February 25, many events took place in Ukraine and the world. Zelensky announced the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Irina Farion.
Romania confirmed the fall of Russian drone debris on the territory of the country.
Spain and Great Britain are preparing to transfer weapons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the United States intercepted Russian and Chinese military aircraft off the coast of Alaska.
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More details about the main events of the day on July 25 — read in the selection from Facts ICTV.
- Suspect in Farion's murder detained
- Strike on Vilkovo port infrastructure
- Spain to transfer Hawk anti-aircraft battery to Ukraine
- British government orders additional Martlet missiles
- Romania confirms fall of Shaheed debris
- Russians build fortifications near Crimean Bridge
- Ukrainian paratroopers repel one of Russia's largest assaults
- Interception of Russian and Chinese military aircraft near Alaska
Suspect in Farion's murder detained
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that an 18-year-old suspect in the murder of Iryna Farion was detained in Dnipro.
According to him, this was a difficult operation, on which hundreds of specialists from the National Police, the SBU and other services worked during these days.
— An 18-year-old man has been detained. The necessary investigative actions and examinations are ongoing. He instructed the Minister of Internal Affairs to present all the details to the public, — he added.
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko stated that the investigation has enough evidence to assert that it was the 18-year-old local resident detained in Dnipro who shot Iryna Farion in Lviv.
He noted that in 139 hours of continuous work, a team of operatives, investigators, analysts, experts, other police services and SBU employees checked every corner along the shooter's escape route and searched about 100 hectares of forest.
Photo: Igor Klimenko
Detained intruder — an 18-year-old resident of Dnieper, who, while preparing for the crime, rented at least three apartments in Lviv.
Impact on Vilkovo port infrastructure
At night, July 25, Russian invaders attacked Vilkovo, Odessa region.
During the shelling, port infrastructure facilities were damaged.
Vylkove on the map
According to the head of the Odessa regional military administration Oleg Kiper, an administrative building in the Izmail district was partially destroyed.
The fire that broke out was quickly tamed by rescuers.
In addition, a private house in Vilkovo was hit.
Two people were injured (one was hospitalized in a moderate condition) gravity).
Photo: Izmailsk RVA
Spain will transfer Hawk anti-aircraft battery to Ukraine
Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said her country was preparing to send the materials needed to ensure Ukraine receives a fully operational Hawk anti-aircraft battery in September.
MIM-23 Hawk anti-aircraft missile launcher. Photo: Getty Images
Robles also noted the humanitarian aspect of Spanish support, for example, the opportunity for orphans and relatives of Ukrainian soldiers to spend a few days in Spain, facilitating transportation from Poland.
British government orders additional Martlet missiles
The UK government ordered an additional number of multi-purpose Martlet missiles to support its Armed Forces, part of which was allocated to Ukraine.
— Hundreds of LMMs are donated to Ukraine as they were used to repel the illegal Russian invasion that began in February 2022, — says the UK Defense Department in a statement.
The £176 million order is intended to equip the British Army's existing and future short-range air defense systems, such as the Stormer combat vehicle.
They will also be used in the Royal Navy's Martlet naval anti-ship missile system, which is deployed from Wildcat helicopters.
The fall of Shahed debris was confirmed in Romania
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense of Romania officially confirmed that the wreckage of the Shaheds, which the Russian Federation used in recent days to attack the civilian and port infrastructure of southern Ukraine, was found on the territory of Romania.
— Russia has carried out even more horrific attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. The wreckage was found on Romanian territory, — noted the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Luminita Odobescu.
And reported that Romania has already informed its NATO allies about the incident and is coordinating its actions with them.
Russians are building fortifications near the Crimean Bridge
Partisans of the Atesh movement report that the Russians are building fortifications near the Crimean Bridge.
Also, according to their information, today the occupiers are actively relocating the surviving air defense systems, aviation, radar and all military facilities from the western part of Crimea.
Photo: Crimean Wind
Photo: Crimean Wind
According to Atesh, oil storage facilities are already empty, and it is virtually impossible for even the local population to get fuel.
In addition, BC warehouses are moving to the east and are located near the Kerch Bridge.
It is also noted that due to the lack of air defense systems, the Russians are only able to cover one area of the peninsula.
Ukrainian paratroopers repulsed one of the largest assaults on the Russian Federation
In the Kurakhovsky direction, soldiers of the 79th separate airborne assault Tavricheskaya brigade carried out one of the largest assaults by Russians during the entire full-scale war.
To break through the positions of Ukrainian paratroopers, Russian soldiers used 57 armored vehicles, 12 motorcycles and 200 attack aircraft.
The Russian military simultaneously used 11 tanks, 45 combat armored vehicles with landing troops and one Terminator tank support vehicle.
Aerial reconnaissance of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade detected enemy equipment while still far away on the approaches. Ukrainian artillery immediately began to work on the occupiers.
The first tanks and armored combat vehicles of the enemy were stopped by operators of attack UAVs. Then anti-tank gunners entered the battle.
Interception of Russian and Chinese military aircraft near Alaska
On Thursday, July 25, it became known that the day before, the North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers that were flying near Alaska.
— On July 24, 2024, NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian Tu-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). The interception was carried out by NORAD fighters from the United States and Canada, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement.
This was the first time aircraft from the two countries were intercepted during a joint operation, according to a U.S. Defense Department spokesperson.
This was also the first time Chinese bombers have flown into the Alaska ADIZ. But Russian aircraft enter it regularly.
