Victorious news on 864th day of the war: F-16s heading to Ukraine, Ukrainian Special Forces destroy over 200 Russian fortifications in two weeks

NATO will provide Ukraine with 40 billion euros in basic funding

NATO member states will announce at the summit that they will provide Ukraine with a minimum core funding of €40 billion through 2025. The White House press service reported this.

The Allies will announce their intention to provide a sustainable level of security assistance to Ukraine to help it achieve victory.

"The United States is proud to support that effort.  Our contributions to Ukraine for this pledge will come from the funds already appropriated by Congress in the national security supplemental, which President Biden signed into law in April," the statement said.

Transfer of F-16s to Ukraine is already underway, Blinken said 

During the NATO forum, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Denmark and the Netherlands have already begun the process of transferring F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. 

"I'm also pleased to announce that as we speak, the transfer of F-16 jets is underway, coming from Denmark, coming from the Netherlands," Blinken said.

He noted that these fighters will be flying in the skies over Ukraine this summer "to make sure that Ukraine can continue to effectively defend itself against the Russian aggression"

Another 7 children returned from occupied part of Kherson region

Another 7 children and their families have been rescued from the temporarily occupied part of Kherson region. The head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin announced this.

Six boys and one girl were returned to the government-controlled territory. These are children aged 9 to 17 years.

"The children and their parents told us with horror what they had to go through in the temporarily occupied Kherson region. These include bullying, searches and threats. Fortunately, children and adults are now safe and have a long recovery process ahead of them. They are receiving the necessary medical and psychological assistance," the head of the region wrote.

Ukraine's Special Forces destroy several hundred pieces of Russian equipment in two weeks

According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), over the past two weeks special forces have destroyed several hundred pieces of enemy equipment and liquidated 485 occupants using attack drones and other firepower.

In particular, the special forces managed to destroy 30 tanks, 43 armored personnel carriers, 56 artillery systems and MLRS, 12 air defense systems, 8 electronic warfare systems, and 461 vehicles. In addition, they hit 235 enemy fortifications and firing positions and 11 ammunition and fuel and lubricant depots.

Free roaming for Ukrainians extended for another year

The agreement between 22 European and seven Ukrainian telecommunications operators on free roaming has been extended for another 12 months. This was reported by the press service of the European Commission.

"The Commission welcomes the fifth extension for another twelve months of the voluntary agreement between 22 European and seven Ukrainian telecommunications operators, which aims to ensure that refugees from Ukraine can stay in touch," the statement said.