Ukraine: the first ship with grain sets sail. New attacks and victims in Mykolaiv

left from the Ukrainian port of Odessa

.

The first Ukrainian grain cargo left the

port this morning, in accordance with the terms of the

.

This was announced by the Turkish Ministry of Defense.

"The Razoni ship has left the port of Odessa for the port of Tripoli in Lebanon. She is expected on August 2 in Istanbul. She will continue her journey to her destination after the inspections that will be carried out in Istanbul", added the ministry.

There are 26,000 tons of

in the first ship bound for

that left the port of Odessa this morning.

"

, together with our partners, took another step today in preventing world hunger, "said

, Ukraine's infrastructure minister. Kubrakov stressed that Ukraine has done" everything "to restore ports and that the lifting of the blockade would give the Ukrainian economy 1 billion dollars in foreign currency revenues. The Guardian reports.

Times and dates for new departures will be established after the arrival in Istanbul, scheduled for tomorrow, of the first ship left in morning from Odessa, which will be inspected here before heading to Lebanon.

from Odessa.

"It is a first step and it is necessary to implement the agreement in its entirety."

This was stated by the spokesman of the EU Commission,

, in the press briefing.

and considers it "a good opportunity to test the effectiveness" of the Istanbul agreements: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared this. from the Interfax agency.

"Indeed, the departure of the first ship is very positive,"

told reporters.

waiting to be exported

.

This was announced by the Turkish Defense Minister

during an interview with Anadolu.

"I welcome the first shipment of Ukrainian wheat from Odessa under the UN-brokered cooperation agreement. I thank our ally Turkey for its central role.

strongly support the full implementation of the agreement for alleviate the global food crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine. "

NATO Secretary General

writes in a tweet .

"

" for the Minister of Agricultural Policies,

.

"A ship is not enough, added Patuanelli, but it is the beginning of a journey towards a greater guarantee of

, especially in the poorest parts of the world".

"Ukraine has always been a supplier of cereals for a large part of Africa - concluded the minister - and I believe that today it is necessary to somehow empty the silos and then also try to increase the production capacity which this year will be limited: for Italy it changes little, but it certainly changes for the world scenario ".

The start of the ship that set sail today from Odessa with a load of Ukrainian grain, after months of maritime blockade, is

.

This was stated by

, foreign minister of the British government and candidate to succeed

premier at the beginning of September

, in a note released by the Foreign Office.

THE DIPLOMATIC FRONT: THE WORDS OF PUTIN AND BIDEN

"The

do not reflect the reality of global politics and economics."

This was stated by Russian President

quoted by TASS.

According to the Russian leader, Western politicians have "thrown away" the principles of the

by imposing sanctions on Moscow.

"

is a

, we will defend ourselves," said Putin, announcing the arrival of the

. 

Putin: 'NATO enlargement is a threat, we will defend ourselves'

"After the brutal and unprovoked

, which tore apart peace in Europe and poses a threat to international law,

must

to resume a commitment

for the control of

".

This was stated by

on the occasion of the Tenth Conference of the Nuclear Weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The American president stressed that

that reduce the risk of miscalculations and destabilizing military dynamics".

NEW WEAPONS DELIVERED TO KIEV.

MOSCOW EXTENDS THE CLOSE ON WITHDRAWALS

Meanwhile, Ukrainian Defense Minister

announced on Twitter the arrival from

of a batch of the Mars

.

Reznikov thanked Berlin and personally his German counterpart Christine Lambrecht: "Our gunners salute our German partners", he wrote.

On 23 June the minister announced that American Himars systems had been delivered to Ukraine and on 5 July he said that Kiev had received the first M270 long-range multi-launch rocket systems.

The

has disbursed the first half of the one million euro granted to Ukraine as

.

The second tranche, also of 500 million, will be paid tomorrow.

Overall, the agreement in the EU is to put

.

Also from the Commission came the delivery of the first 50 million of macro-financial assistance for

to address the most urgent financial needs of the country, weakened first by the pandemic and then by the war in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, the

has extended the current

, i.e. until March 9, 2023

: the online newspaper Meduza reports, quoting the website of the Russian central bank.

The restrictions, introduced in March, shortly after the Russian troops began invading Ukraine, stipulate that a

maximum of $ 10,000 or its equivalent can be withdrawn from a

or

account or deposit. EUR.

The rest of the funds can only be received in

according to the current exchange rate.

THE SITUATION ON THE FIELD

"The

of the" Russian "enemy from February 24 to August 1 were approximately

."

The update of the war bulletin by the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces, reports UNIAN.

According to the same source, 200 tanks, 1,768 armored combat vehicles, 117, airplanes and 223, helicopters were destroyed. 

On the ground, the

recorded more than

by Russian bombing yesterday.

Ukrinform reports it.

"After yesterday's massive bombing, police documented 58 damage to private buildings and 13 between apartments, private garages, educational institutions, private offices, a hotel, public services and private companies and administrative buildings.

. " , reads the statement.

.

The police made it known according to reports from Ukrinform.

16 settlements were targeted by Russian forces, with Avdiivka hit 11 times.

The settlements of Soledar, Bakhmut, Siversk, Mykolaivka, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Niu York, Pivnichne, Yahidne, Predtechyne, Kurdiumivka, Ptyche, Karlivka, Heorhiivka and Lastochkyne are also under fire.

According to the same sources, Russia used air-launched missiles, multiple Uragan and Grad rocket launchers and artillery against the civilian population.

The Russians

they also

and

following an attack on Kharkov in Ukraine.

This was reported by the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General

, quoted by Tass.

"A precision attack on the Ukrainian company Energy Machines in the city of Kharkov wiped out two American Himars multiple rocket launchers on the territory of the plant. In addition, 53 Ukrainian nationalists and foreign mercenaries were eliminated," the spokesman said.

Finally, the special forces of the Ukrainian Navy captured 11 Russian soldiers during a battle in the

region .

This was reported by the press service of the Kiev Navy according to Ukrinform.

"As a result of a successful counter-offensive in the direction of Kherson,

. Among them are an officer, a non-commissioned officer and nine members of the so-called 'DNR'", it reads.

The prisoners of war were handed over to the competent authorities.