Victorious news of 517th day of war: former MP suspected of treason, Ukrainian forces target Russian helicopter

Occupying Russian forces are experiencing "shell hunger" due to the “explosive” season

The head of the Joint Coordination Press Centre of the Southern Ukrainian Defence Forces, 1st Rank Captain Natalia Humeniuk, noted that the Russian enemy has nowhere to pull up resources from.

She said this on the air of the Espreso TV channel.

"The explosions are occurring and the shells are 'melting' somewhere behind the enemy lines. Russian forces are experiencing a significant "shell hunger" on the left bank. There is no place for the Russian enemy to pull up resources from. Fire control over the logistics routes is also a significant obstacle for them to quickly bring up the lost ammunition," emphasised Humeniuk.

According to her, the combat work of the Ukrainian Defence Forces on the enemy's ammunition supply points was quite effective last week.

Former MP Muraiev served with a notice of suspicion of high treason

The Security Service of Ukraine has served a notice of suspicion of high treason on pro-Russian politician and former MP Yevhen Muraiev. He is accused of spreading Kremlin propaganda through the Nash TV channel.

According to the investigation, the former MP from the banned Nashi party used the Nash TV channel under his control to massively spread Kremlin narratives in the information space of Ukraine.

It is noted that in his speeches and interviews, the suspect spread Russian narratives that there is a "cultural war in Ukraine and that dissidents are being persecuted", promoting ideas aimed at discrediting the independence of the state and the need to implement agreements with Russia.

Also, according to the investigators, the former MP convinced his audience that Ukraine's current foreign and domestic policy course, focused on European integration and NATO membership, was inappropriate. These publications and videos were actively disseminated by propagandists on social media.

Ukraine launches mass production of its own Sirko UAVs

Ukraine has launched mass production of its own Sirko unmanned aerial reconnaissance system, and the developer plans to introduce another version of the UAV soon.

The manufacturers have managed to establish ties not only with Chinese manufacturers of the necessary components, but also with Israeli, Canadian, Taiwanese and other countries.

The company has already received positive feedback on its product and suggestions for improvement from Ukrainian defenders from Kupiansk, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.

Romania joins G7 declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine

This was reported by the press service of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Romanian Foreign Minister Luminiţa Odobescu informed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about Romania's decision to join the declaration on "security guarantees" for Ukraine during a telephone conversation.

Ukrainian marines down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter

On the morning of July 25, soldiers of the 38th Detached Marine Brigade targeted a Russian Ka-52 helicopter.

This was reported by the press service of the 38th Detached Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy.

The brigade's fighters hit an enemy Ka-52 with a portable anti-aircraft missile system at 7:43 am.

"The morning of the marines does not start with coffee," the military commented.

The EU has allocated a new tranche of 1.5 billion euros for Ukraine

This was reported by the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

"I strongly condemn Russia's attacks on Ukraine's grain storage and export infrastructure. While Russia continues its ruthless war, we continue to support Ukraine," the European Commission President wrote.

It is reported that on July 25 the European Commission allocated another €1.5 billion to help Ukraine preserve its statehood and repair the infrastructure damaged by Russian shelling.

Ukrainian Armed Forces aviation carried out 8 strikes against Russian enemy

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Over the past day, the defence forces' aviation carried out 8 strikes on the areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated.

Also, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 5 enemy strike UAVs of the Shahed-136 type and 2 reconnaissance UAVs of the operational and tactical level.

During the day, missile and artillery units struck the manpower, weapons and military equipment concentration area, 7 artillery pieces in firing positions, 2 electronic warfare stations and 2 Russian anti-aircraft missile systems.