Europe's Eastern Front theme
Does Ukraine see an opportunity to gain momentum to reclaim more territory from Russia?
The EU is paying out 3.3 billion euros on Friday. The EU will on Friday pay out 3.3 billion euros to Ukraine for the purchase of rockets and drones, according to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The announcement came after a phone call between von der Leyen and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday. "Tomorrow we are paying out 3.3 billion euros for rockets and drones in Ukraine," Ursula von der Leyen writes on X. See the article on SVT News.
Ukraine: 'Defeated' the Russians in northern Donetsk. Ukraine has 'defeated and destroyed' the Russians' northern advance in the Donetsk region, which threatened the Ukrainian defensive belt, according to a commander cited by Ukrinform. The Russians' goal was to bypass the four fortified cities by advancing in the southern Dobropillya direction and near Lyman in the north. The Russians were pushed back in the southern direction already last year.
That Ukraine carried out a successful counterattack in the area is confirmed by Russian military bloggers who write that heavy fighting is ongoing there. See the report on SVT Nyheter.