Drone attack on Sevastopol. The affected military unit of the Russian army
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Drone attack on Sevastopol. The affected military unit of the Russian army

Drone attack on Sevastopol. The affected military unit of the Russian army
Source:  online.ua

On July 23, the Russians announced a drone attack on Sevastopol. It became known that as a result of the attack, the military infrastructure was affected.

Points of attention

  • As a result of the drone attack on Sevastopol, a military unit specialized in special purpose radio units of the GRU of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was injured.
  • The occupation governor reported that more than 15 drones were destroyed as a result of the attack/
  • On July 23, drones also attacked a ferry ship in the port of "Kavkaz" in the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation.

What is known about the consequences of the drone attack on Sevastopol

According to ASTRA sources in the emergency services of the annexed region, at least one of the 21 UAVs attacking Sevastopol on July 23 was not shot down.

They hit the building of military unit 65372 on the Monastirsky highway.

It is not known about the victims.

Military unit 65372 is a separate special purpose radio node of the GRU of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This part was also attacked on July 15.

What is known about the drone attack on Sevastopol on July 23

According to the occupation governor of Sevastopol Mykhailo Razvozhaev, more than 15 drones were "destroyed" in the area of the North Side and Fiolent over the water area.

Debris from one UAV fell in one of the real estate owners' associations (TVN), the glass of a truck was broken.

The wreckage of the second drone fell next to a house in the area of another TVN.

According to the occupiers, no objects in the city were damaged.

Instead, locals reported powerful explosions heard in Kerch and Dzhankoya. The Kerch bridge was closed to traffic by the occupiers of the Russian Federation.

In addition, the governor of the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation, Veniamin Kondratiev, drones attacked a ferry ship in the port of "Kavkaz".

He claims that the attack was allegedly carried out by Ukrainian UAVs, after which a fire broke out.

The Russian governor said that the fire is currently contained, and emergency services are working on the spot.

According to Kondratiev, there are also injured and dead among the crew members and port employees.

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Why Putin actually agreed to negotiations — Zelenskyy's explanation

Why Putin actually agreed to negotiations — Zelenskyy's explanation
Source:  NBC News

According to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin agreed to start peace talks in order to have time to accumulate strength for further hostilities, not to end the war.

Points of attention

  • Putin is looking for ways to lift international sanctions on Russia.
  • Zelensky believes that it will be difficult for Ukraine to fight without US help.

Zelenskyy revealed Putin's motives

The head of state issued a warning on this issue on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

According to him, the goal of Vladimir Putin's participation in the negotiations is not to end the war, but to conclude a ceasefire agreement.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicts that such an agreement will make it possible to lift international sanctions from the aggressor country and allow it to regroup.

That's really what he wants. He wants to take a break, prepare, practice, lift some sanctions through a ceasefire, and so on.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine

In addition, the head of state warned that it would be "very difficult" for Ukraine to survive without US military support in the war against Russia.

It will probably be very, very, very difficult. And of course, in all difficult situations you have a chance. But we will have little chance, very little chance of surviving without the support of the United States. I think that is very important, critically important.

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