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A thousand two hundred forty -third days. Ukraine invited Russia to hold a new round of negotiations. Armed Forces of Armed Forces attacked Moscow
Medusa from February 24, 2022 lives on the Russian-Ukrainian war on the air. In our daily materials, we publish your letters because we are sure: we must continue to talk about the war. What feelings do you experience because of the ongoing war? How does it affect you personally right now? How has your attitude to what is happening, towards Russia, Ukraine, to the world changed over these three years of the war? Look for a feedback form at the end of this article. The review of the previous day can be read here .
Russia
Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow. A residential building fell under the blow in Zelenograd
Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow on the night of July 20. From the reports of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin in Telegram channel it follows that the Russian air defense forces from the evening of July 19 shot down more than 20 Ukrainian drones. In Zelenograd, according to Sobyanin, the fragments of the drone fell. Judging by the publications of the Russian media, an apartment building fell under the blow. On the recording from the surveillance camera and the video of the eyewitness, you can see how the drone crashes into one of the upper floors of a residential building.
According to Sobyanin, as a result of an attack in Zelenograd there are no serious damage and victims. At the same time, as the local telegram channel "PE Zelenograd" said, there is destruction in one of the apartments, and two cars burned down. Judging by the shots taken by the photographer of the State Agency of TASS, the windows knocked out in the residential building, and the parked cars were damaged.
During the attack, the Federal Air Transport Agency completely closed the sky over Moscow: restrictions on reception and departure of aircraft were introduced at all airports of the Moscow airborne. Due to the incident in Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo, judging by the staff of eyewitnesses, passengers of delaying flights slept on the floor and artificial lawn.
Ukraine
Ukraine invited Russia to hold a new round of negotiations
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (National Security and Defense Council) of Ukraine, former Minister of Defense Rustem Umarov invited the Russian side to hold the third round of negotiations in Istanbul next week, that is, from July 21 to 27, said President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky in the appeal in July 19.
“The negotiation dynamics must be increased. Everything must be done to achieve a ceasefire. And the Russian side must stop hiding from decisions, ”Zelensky said. He added that negotiations should be devoted to the exchange of prisoners of war, the return of children and the “termination of murders”.
Zelensky believes that it is necessary to hold a meeting "at the level of leaders." According to him, this is necessary, "in order to really ensure the world - really long." He added that he was ready for such a meeting. Earlier, the President of Ukraine already proposed to hold a separate meeting with Vladimir Putin, as well as a tripartite meeting with Putin and Donald Trump.
The source of the Russian State Agency TASS, close to the Russian negotiation group, confirmed that Ukraine invited Russia to hold a new round of negotiations next week. Another TASS source said that "there are no dates yet, it will be agreed." The Kremlin and the Russian Foreign Ministry have not yet commented on the proposal of Zelensky. At the same time, a spokesman for the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said on July 18 that Russia was standing “to add speakers to the negotiation process” (quote for Interfax).
Istanbul will remain a platform for the round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, the source of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation “Zvezda” said.
As the German edition of Der Spiegel suggested , "there may be agreements with the United States for the new initiative of Ukraine." This week, a special messenger of the US President in Ukraine came to Kiev Kiev Keith Kellog. In addition, Donald Trump threatened to introduce one hundred percent duties on goods from Russia on July 14 if Moscow does not conclude an agreement on the end of the war within 50 days.
Russia and Ukraine previously held two rounds of negotiations in Istanbul - May 16 and June 2. The parties did not reach a breakthrough in the issue of the ceasefire, but agreed to exchange prisoners and bodies of the dead military.
The Ukrainian military covered tens of kilometers of roads for protection against FPV thrones
The Armed Forces began to actively install antronron nets over the roads to protect themselves from FPV-throns attacks. As the Ukrainian military Vlad Voloshin told July 18, tens of kilometers of roads “in some dangerous directions” are covered with such nets. Voloshin posted on Facebook photos with nets stretched over the streets in the city of Orekhov, Zaporizhzhya region and its environs.
According to the military, Russian soldiers are actively attacking the logistics of the Armed Forces, "trying to cut off the advanced positions from the nearest rear." “This is done so that we cannot quickly transfer the necessary reserves in the directions where it is necessary,” said Voloshin.
According to him, the Russian army seeks to create a dead strip in the frontline zone, where any transport risks falling under the drone. Now, Voloshin said, the width of the "dead strip" reaches ten kilometers.
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Dasha (Serbia, earlier Petersburg and Tomsk). I am 29 years old, after the start of the war, my husband and I first left for Kazakhstan, then to Serbia. I entered the journalism department in 2014, when the case of the “tape” happened and our local independent TV-2 channel closed. And then I fell ill with depression, which I have chronically suffering for more than ten years.
I never wanted to seriously leave Russia. On the contrary, I tried to change something. She was an observer in the elections, participated in rallies, supported the necessary ruble. Because of this, she often cursed with a father living in Kharkov with a Russian passport, which he, in due time, fundamentally did not want to change.
On February 24, my dad was transparent. We began to communicate again. And now for more than three years I have been living with the realization that we will most likely never see each other more. He is not an exit from Ukraine, I'm not an entrance.
I constantly remember his words. About six months have passed since the beginning of the invasion, Kharkov was constantly fired. And dad was afraid to take a shower. After all, if the “hchand” arrives, then how naked you are in the bathroom ...
There are no answers. There is no hope. The image of the future too. Only loved ones save, especially, care for the dog and cat. I try to continue to talk about what I consider necessary. Do what I think is right.
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