Ukraine said its forces shot down a Russian naval tugboat with two Harpoon missiles in the Black Sea. The tugboat, identified by the governor of Odessa as Vasily Bekh, had a Tor surface-to-air missile system on board. Russia claims nearly 2,000 foreign “mercenaries” have been killed Ukraine Since the beginning of his “Special Military Operations”.
Meanwhile, the European Commission has recommended granting Ukraine candidate status for the European Union. Russian President Putin addressed the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, describing the West’s sanctions as “reckless and insane”. UK Prime Minister Johnson has offered Ukraine new military aid to “change the equation” against Russian aggression.
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