Russia shells Kherson region, five injured
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Russia shells Kherson region, five injured

Oleksandr Prokudin / Kherson OVA
Kherson

Last day, more than 20 settlements of the Kherson region came under enemy fire and airstrikes. As a result of shelling, 9 civilians were injured, five people were injured.

Points of attention

  • On July 13, the Russian army shelled critical and social infrastructure, including medical facilities, educational institutions, and residential areas.
  • In the Kharkiv region, the Russian occupiers staged a double attack on railway facilities, which resulted in the death of two people and wounding of 23.
  • The attack on the Ukrzaliznytsia facility resulted in injuries to five railway workers, among whom were the train driver and the station manager.

As a result of Russian shelling in the Kherson region, 5 people died

Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson OVA, reported this.

On July 13, Mykhailivka, Kizomys, Sadove, Tokarivka, Shevchenkivka, Ukrainka, Priozerne, Havrylivka, Beryslav, Lviv, Odradokamyanka, Tomarine, Antonivka, Dniprovske, Chornobayivka, Bilozerka, Komyshany, Tyaginka, Mykilske, Vysoke, Poniativka, Veletenske came under fire. , Blagovishchensk and the city of Kherson.

The Russian military targeted critical and social infrastructure facilities, including the Point of Invincibility, educational institutions, a medical facility, administrative buildings, and a gas pipeline; in residential quarters of populated areas of the region, including 2 high-rise buildings and 42 private houses. An economic structure, garages and private cars were damaged.

Oleksandr Prokudin

Oleksandr Prokudin

Head of the Kherson OVA

As a result of Russian aggression, 5 people died, 9 others were injured, including 1 child.

The Russian army attacked the Ukrzaliznytsia facility in the Kharkiv region

On July 13, the Russian occupiers struck a double blow at railway facilities and rolling stock in the village of Budy in the Kharkiv region. Two people died, 23 were injured.

As a result of the attack by the Russian Federation, five railway workers were injured:

  • driver,

  • head of the station,

  • on duty at the station,

  • senior journeyman,

  • train assembler.

Three railway workers with shrapnel wounds and concussion were hospitalized, two more received medical assistance on the spot. The wagons were hit, the fires that arose due to the enemy strike were quickly contained.

The head of Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov reported that two people were killed during the attack. Among them is Artem Kostyria, the head of the Kharkiv District Department of State Emergency Services in the Kharkiv region.

He emphasized that the enemy purposefully struck two times with an interval of half an hour, when all specialized services were already in place.

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Trump's trade wars: the US could run out of toilet paper

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Source:  Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump's trade war could lead to shortages of more than just eggs and beef. Promised tariffs on softwood lumber risk leaving Americans without toilet paper.

Points of attention

  • President Trump's trade war and proposed tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber may lead to a shortage of toilet paper in the US.
  • Increasing tariffs on softwood pulp, a key component for toilet paper production, could result in higher prices and limited availability of paper products like napkins and paper towels.

Trump will leave the US without toilet paper

The Trump administration plans to nearly double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber to 27%, and if additional tariffs are imposed, to more than 50%.

The American leader is pushing for the new tariffs in part to support local production, but they could also hit the availability of northern bleached softwood sulfate pulp, or NBSK, a key component for making toilet paper and paper towels.

The agency explained that NBSK makes up about 30% of standard American napkins and half of a regular paper towel.

Brian McClay, chairman of the consulting firm TTOBMA, which tracks the global pulp market, told reporters that NBSK is currently supplied mainly from Canada.

He added that in 2024, the US imported about 2 million tons of this material.

Some of these mills in the US, some of the big brand names, not only want softwood pulp from Canada, but they want pulp from this particular mill — they've been using it for 30 years and they're not going to change. If the Canadian pulp mills close down because of a lack of fiber supply, I can't think of any other option for them — they just can't change the recipe.

The agency warned that this scenario could lead to a shortage of toilet paper in the US, similar to the one experienced during the pandemic. It also could lead to a sharp increase in the price of toilet paper.

Trump has long promoted tariffs as a tool to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., and he has repeatedly stated that his country does not need Canadian lumber.

However, this position does not take into account the unique qualities of Canadian softwood pulp, which industry leaders say cannot be easily replaced by American alternatives. NBSK is valued for its tensile strength, the agency stressed.

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