The Republican Party officially nominated Donald Trump as a candidate for US President; a plant in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation burned after a drone attack.
Explosions were heard in temporarily occupied Mariupol and near Kiev.
More details about the main events of the night of July 16 — in a selection from Facts ICTV.
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Trump — official candidate for US President
Donald Trump has officially been nominated as the Republican Party's presidential candidate.
The corresponding decision was approved at the national convention in Milwaukee, although Trump had been the expected nominee for several months.
Donald Trump also chose Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his likely vice president of the United States.
Explosions in Mariupol July 16
In temporarily occupied Mariupol, Donetsk region, explosions occurred on the night of July 16 — this is a consequence of the arrivals and operation of Russian air defense systems.
Witnesses heard at least five explosions.
Two flights are known between Nevsky and Agrobaza in the direction of Mangush. Electricity disappeared in some houses.
Fire at a factory in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation
That night, a low-voltage equipment plant burned in the village of Korenevo, Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
Local authorities said that a fire in one of the technological workshops allegedly started after a drone attack,
At the same time, they claim that none of the workers were injured.
Explosions in the Kyiv region today
In the Kyiv region at about three o'clock in the morning on July 16, explosions were heard — Air defense forces shot down kamikaze drones launched by Russia.
— Kyiv region! A UAV was detected in the airspace. Air defense forces work on targets, — reported to OVA.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for the 874th day. You can monitor the situation in cities on the interactive map of military operations in Ukraine and the map of air raids in Ukraine.
