Russia’s Black Sea fleet was deployed on Tuesday morning to repulse the Ukrainian attack on Sevastopol, said Mykhailo Razvozhaev, the governor of Crimea appointed by Moscow. The official said it was likely an “underwater sabotage attack”.

The new Ukrainian marine kamikaze drone Sea BabyPhoto: Not provided / WillWest News / Profimedia

Highlights of the war in Ukraine, day 608, LIVETEXT:

07:31 Ukraine, dependent on foreign aid after last year’s Russian invasion, hopes to receive 18 billion euros ($19 billion) in aid from the European Union next year, the same amount it received in 2023. News.ro.

Kyiv has just received 1.5 billion euros ($1.59 billion) of the ninth tranche of financial aid from the EU, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in the Telegram messenger.

“EU budget support for Ukraine in 2023 already amounts to 15 billion euros – this is one of the most important factors that help Ukraine to be sustainable and economically stable.” Kyiv is heavily dependent on foreign financial aid after its economy shrank by about a third. last year because of the war with Russia.

Millions of people have fled the war, cities have been bombed, logistics routes and supply chains have been disrupted, and the energy sector and critical infrastructure have been hit by airstrikes.

In the coming months, two more tranches of support from the EU are expected, which will bring the total amount this year to 18 billion euros, the Ministry of Finance reported in Kyiv. According to Shmyhal, the Ukrainian government has started working with the EU on a new long-term program for the total amount of 50 billion euros, which is designed for four years. According to him, the government hopes to receive 18 billion euros from this facility next year.

A quick summary of the latest information:

  • Zelensky: The world’s attention to Ukraine, to the protection of freedom and international law must be preserved – we will do everything for this.
  • The Security Service of Ukraine says that it will comment on the disclosure of murders in Russia “after the victory.”
  • The EU did not reach an agreement on the aid to Ukraine / Hungary again raised the case of OTP Bank.
  • Russia begins a major offensive on the entire eastern front. Russian troops are carrying out large-scale strikes in many areas of the eastern front, including in the directions of Avdiyivka, Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut and Maryinka, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Monday, citing the Kyiv Independent.
  • Oleksandr Dugin’s daughter was allegedly killed by the SBU with a bomb kept in a cat cage. She was not the real target, The Washington Post investigates.
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday officially submitted the protocol on Sweden’s accession to NATO for parliamentary ratification, the president announced in Ankara after 17 months of impasse.
  • Sahra Wagenknecht, the star of Germany’s most left-wing parliamentary party, left it to found her own political party based on both climate skepticism and support for Ukraine. An opinion poll conducted after the announcement suggests that a party that wants, among other things, a negotiated “solution” to the war in Ukraine with President Vladimir Putin could win 20% of the vote.
  • The ruble continued to appreciate on Monday following capital controls imposed by the Moscow government last Monday, with the dollar reaching 94.34 rubles.

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Monday’s events related to Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro