The headquarters of the General Staff of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, in Sevastopol (Crimea) , was attacked by a Ukrainian armed drone . The governor of the peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014 writes on Telegram.
"This morning the Ukrainian nationalists have decided to ruin the day of the Russian Fleet", which is celebrated today in Russia , reported Mikhail Razvozhaiev. The five wounded, he said, are all Navy employees.
The drone would start firing once it entered the building's courtyard. The FSB, the Russian intelligence services, is working to clarify the circumstances of the attack, which Moscow attributes to the Ukrainians. However, all allegations are rejected by Ukraine through the spokesman for the Odessa region.
In these hours, the Kyiv Independent reports the news that Russia "says it will allow the United Nations and the Red Cross to inspect the prison where Ukrainian prisoners of war died" in Olenivka , Donbass, hit in a devastating attack that the Ukrainians attribute to Moscow.
Pope Francis also spoke of the conflict: "Even during the trip to Canada I never often pray for the Ukrainian people, attacked and tortured, asking God to free them from the scourge of war".
"If we looked at reality objectively - added Bergoglio - considering the damage that every day of war brings to that population but also to the whole world, the only reasonable thing to do would be to stop and negotiate . May wisdom inspire
concrete steps of peace ".
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Turkey, first ship with grain could leave tomorrow
The export of grain from Ukrainian ports could begin tomorrow, August 1st. This was claimed by Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman for the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, quoted by TASS. Turkey played a mediating role between the UN, Russia and Ukraine to unblock Ukrainian wheat exports until the agreement was signed just over a week ago in Istanbul. According to the television channel CNN Turk, the first Ukrainian wheat caravan, which could leave tomorrow morning, will consist of 16 ships. The caravan will reach Turkish territorial waters on 3 August and will be monitored by drones. In addition, representatives of the Istanbul Joint Coordination Center will use satellites to track the passage of ships with grain.
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Zelensky, grain harvest could be twice as low
"The Ukrainian harvest this year is likely to be twice as low. Our main goal is to prevent the global food crisis caused by the Russian invasion." Cereals "still find a way to be delivered alternatively." This is how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on twitter while waiting for the go-ahead for the departure of ships from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea.
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Putin reviews combat ships for Navy parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the Russian Navy parade, reviewing the military fleet on the Neva River in St. Petersburg. The Tass reports. At the opening of the event, Putin congratulated the sailors. This year, more than 40 combat ships, boats and submarines from the Russian fleets of the North, Pacific, Baltic and Black Sea participate in the naval parade on the Neva River and in the Kronshtadt roadstead. The aerial part of the parade involved more than 40 aircraft and helicopters of the Russian naval aviation and aerospace forces. Over 3,500 people attended.
(Unioneonline)