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Ukraine will have more Mirage aircraft; the US has prepared a "full-fledged" version of the mineral agreement for Ukraine. Korespondent.net highlights the main events of yesterday.
Ukraine will have more Mirage aircraft – Zelensky
Ukraine will have even more French Mirage fighters . This aircraft is already helping to protect Ukrainian skies. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron. The Ukrainian leader thanked his French counterpart for the provided aircraft and added that they have already become part of Ukraine's air shield.
The US made a statement about the agreement on Ukrainian minerals
The United States has prepared a " full-fledged" version of a mineral deal for Ukraine that could be signed as early as next week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant said. He added that the initial draft of the agreement, which Ukraine and the United States could sign in late February, was set out on four pages. However, Washington allegedly took advantage of the moment to "move to a completed deal."
France allocates €2 billion aid package to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris is providing 2 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine. The package will include anti-tank missiles, air defense missiles and Mirage aircraft. It also includes funding for the production of equipment in Ukraine.
A double terrorist attack was prevented in Ternopil
SBU employees detained two Russian agents who were preparing a double terrorist attack near the Trade Center in Ternopil. Initially, the enemy's henchmen planned to blow up a company car parked near the Trade Center. The second explosive was to be detonated after emergency services arrived at the scene. "In this way, the Russian special services planned not only to kill the maximum number of Ukrainian citizens, but also to eliminate their agents as "extra witnesses," the report says. Two drug addicts from Poltava region worked for the Russians. They were looking for money "for a dose" in Telegram channels and were recruited by the Russians there.
The General Staff denied Russia's statement about drone attacks
The Ukrainian military did not strike Russian energy infrastructure in the Kursk and Bryansk regions, as well as energy facilities in the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. The General Staff emphasized that Russia "is spreading false and baseless accusations in order to prolong the war, continue false propaganda and typical Russian attempts to deceive the world."
Russia launched eight strikes on energy facilities – OP
The Russians, in their statement after the talks in Riyadh, said that the ceasefire on strikes on energy facilities had been in effect since March 18. But since then they have attacked energy facilities at least eight times . This was reported by Dmytro Lytvyn, an adviser to the President of Ukraine. "We will not go into details, but there have already been eight confirmed hits on energy facilities. And every night our air defense forces shoot down about a hundred strike drones – and many of them were probably aimed at other energy facilities. If it were not for our defenders, there could have been many more hits," he stressed.
Kremlin says 'good progress' in talks with US
The agreement on a "moratorium" on strikes on energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine is a good step forward and must be adhered to. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. "You know that these contacts continue very intensively, it was thanks to these contacts that we managed to quickly agree yesterday on the list of Russian and Ukrainian facilities that fall under the temporary moratorium on strikes on the energy system," he said, and did not forget to criticize the "Kyiv regime" for alleged "attempts to strike Russian energy facilities."
The Ministry of Defense has announced weapons spending since the beginning of the year
Since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Defense has signed contracts with 12 Ukrainian arms manufacturers for almost UAH 130 billion. This not only ensures the stability of supplies for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but also the development of the defense industry, the creation of new jobs, and the strengthening of the economy in times of war, the department emphasized.
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