Victorious news of the 561st day of the war: productive day of Ukrainian Navy, Ukrainian flag in two gray zone villages and transfer of seized Russian oligarchs' assets to Ukraine

US to transfer confiscated assets of Russian oligarchs to Ukraine

For the first time, the United States will transfer assets confiscated from sanctioned Russian oligarchs to Ukraine: they will be used to support Ukrainian military veterans. This was announced by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

"Those who made Putin's aggressive war possible must pay for it," Blinken said. The State Department clarified that it is about $5.4 million of confiscated assets of oligarchs. In addition, the United States continues to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine: emergency housing for people whose homes were destroyed by Russia, medical care for victims of Russian shelling, generators for communities, etc. An additional $206 million has been allocated for these needs. Part of these funds will be used to help 6 million Ukrainians who have been internally displaced as a result of the war unleashed by Russia.

Ukrainian border guards raise Ukrainian flag in two gray zone villages in Kharkiv region

Ukrainian soldiers raised the Ukrainian flag over the villages of Stroyivka and Topoli in Kharkiv region, which are located in the so-called grey zone. This was reported by the State Border Guard Service.

According to the border guards, no one has entered the territory of these villages since the de-occupation of the Kharkiv region because of mines. The soldiers have now paved a safe path and raised the Ukrainian flag.

Ukraine starts exporting grain through Croatian ports

Ukraine has started exporting grain through Croatian ports. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.

During a meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in Bucharest, Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko discussed, among other things, the opening of new trade routes for the export of Ukrainian grain.

"Ukrainian grain has already been exported through Croatian ports. We are grateful for this opportunity. This trade route, although niche, is already popular. We are ready to develop it and expand the capabilities of the transportation corridor. We believe that this logistics route will play an important role in bilateral trade between our countries even after the war," Svyrydenko said.

Ukrainian Navy targets two Russian boats and 17 quadcopters

The Ukrainian Navy boasted of a “generous catch” over the past day: they managed to target more than two dozen Russian soldiers, two boats and 17 quadcopters.

"Servicemen of military units and subunits of the Ukrainian Navy, which are part of the groups, continued to perform tasks to repel the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation," the Ukrainian Navy press service said on Telegram.

 "Over the past day, units of the Ukrainian Navy targeted 24 soldiers, 2 boats, 2 artillery systems, 2 vehicles and 17 quadcopters. Russian enemy's final losses are being clarified."

More than a hundred of Russian soldiers neutralized in Tavria sector over the last day

Over the last day, the enemy lost more than three hundred people in the Tavria sector - 114 killed in action, 187 wounded and six taken prisoners.  

This was reported by General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi.

"The work of the Defense Forces continues in the Tavria sector. In total, the Russian enemy attacked our positions 26 times over the last day, fired 780 times, launched 1 missile and 21 air strikes. Artillery units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Tavria sector completed 1,527 firing missions over the last day," said General Tarnavskyi. "Russian losses amounted to 307 personnel (114 dead, 187 wounded and 6 captured) over the last day.

Over the last day, 59 units of Russian military equipment were targeted in the Tavria sector. In particular, one tank, 13 armored personnel carriers, 6 artillery systems and mortars, one ATGM, two anti tank systems, 30 UAVs, and six vehicles were targeted.  

"Three Russian enemy ammunition depots were also destroyed," Tarnavskyi added.