Sunday, July 23, 2023

Russian Strike on Odesa Leaves One Dead, Dozens Injured and Historic Cathedral Badly Damaged

"Russia struck the Ukrainian
Black Sea city of Odesa again, local officials said, keeping up a
barrage of attacks that has damaged critical port infrastructure in southern
Ukraine in the past week. At least one person was killed and 22 others wounded in the attack in the early hours.
Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said that four children were among those wounded in the blasts, which severely damaged the historic Transfiguration Cathedral, a landmark Orthodox cathedral in the city." Breitbart

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Recovering After Emergency Heart Surgery

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in hospital after being fitted with a pacemaker. 
Netanyahu said: “A week ago I was fitted with a monitoring device. That device beeped this evening and said I must have a pacemaker and that I must do this already tonight.
Breitbart

Ukraine Drone Strikes Crimean Munitions Depot, Cluster Bombs Belgorod

"A Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea Saturday blew up an ammunition depot, sparking
evacuations on the Moscow-annexed peninsula and halting rail traffic, just five days after drones damaged
Russia’s symbolic bridge across the Kerch Strait." Breitbart

Wagner Paramilitary Troops Training Lukashenko’s Army in Belarus

"Belarus said Friday that instructors from the Russian mercenary force Wagner were training
its troops, following weeks of uncertainty about the future of the group after its failed mutiny in
Russia....Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had cast doubt on the deal when he said earlier this month that no Wagner fighters had moved to the country yet....The Belarusian defense ministry appeared to confirm that at least some Wagner fighters had arrived." Breitbart

Russia Targets Ukraine’s Farm Storage Sites After Collapse of Black Sea Grain Deal

"Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks from port
infrastructure to farm storage buildings in
Ukraine’s Odesa region, while also practicing a Black Sea blockade.
Other Russian missiles damaged what officials described only as an “important infrastructure facility” southwest of the port city of Odesa, in what appeared to be an effort to cripple Ukraine’s food exports." Breitbart