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The fate of Ukraine’s second-largest power plant is in balance after Russian-backed forces claimed to have captured it intact, but Kyiv did not confirm the seizure, only saying that fighting was taking place nearby. [L8N2Z83DW]
ECONOMY, PENALTY
* Russia delivered less gas to Europe on Wednesday amid further escalation of energy disagreements between Moscow and the European Union, which will make it difficult for the bloc to fill up its stockpile in advance winter heating season.
* Turkey’s defense minister opened a center in Istanbul to oversee the lifting of a ban on Ukraine’s grain exports following a landmark United Nations agreement last week, with the first shipment expected The ants are expected to depart from Black Sea ports within the next few days.
* The Ukrainian Navy confirmed that work has begun at three Ukrainian Black Sea ports to prepare for new grain exports.
* State-controlled media outlet Russia Today failed in court against a ban imposed by the European Union in March for allegedly false information, prompting the Kremlin to warn of countermeasures. retaliation against Western media.
* EU decided to extend sanctions against Russia for another six months, until the end of January 2023.
TRY YOUR BEST
* At least one person was killed by a Russian attack on a Ukrainian hotel in the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, local authorities said.
* Authorities in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Kherson closed the only bridge across the Dnipro River after it was shot down by a US-supplied high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS), a Russian installation official said.
* Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its forces on July 24 destroyed more than 100 US-made HIMARS missiles in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine. Reuters was unable to independently verify the battlefield accounts from both sides.
QUOTE
“The road back doesn’t scare me. It can be said that our excitement and hope have drawn near in recent days.” – Burak Kinayer, 19, a trainee officer on a ship that ran aground for five months in a Black Sea port but has now set sail after the agreement to lift the ban on Ukrainian grain exports was signed.
