Have you missed the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes Get the point for you every night. Here is the essentials of this Tuesday, July 22, 1.245th day of the conflict.
The fact of the day
Ukrainian deputies adopted a law on Tuesday that liquidates the independence of the two institutions responsible for the fight against anti -corruption. This vote comes after the disputed arrest of an official, working in one of these structures, accused of spying on behalf of Russia. He aroused criticism of activists and NGOs in Ukraine who are worried about a possible democratic decline in the country, in the midst of war against Russia since the large -scale invasion launched by Moscow in February 2022.
The European Commission, by the voice of the commissioner responsible for expanding the European Union, Marta Kos, said she was “deeply concerned” by Tuesday’s vote, believing that it was a “serious decline” of Ukraine in matters of the fight against corruption. Respect for “the rule of law remains at the heart of the membership negotiations” from Ukraine to the EU, she added. Corruption has been an endemic evil in Ukraine for many years, but the country had made progress by creating, in particular, in 2014 and 2015 respectively, an Investigation body, NABU, and a dedicated prosecutor’s office, SAP, specializing in these cases.
The Declaration of the Day
« There is of course no reason to hope for miraculous advances, but we intend to defend our interests, guarantee them and perform the tasks that we set ourselves from the start. »
We should not expect major surprises on Wednesday during the next negotiations between Russians and Ukrainians planned in Türkiye. Moscow should maintain its maximalist conditions to end its military assault. This third session of direct talks in Istanbul will once again intervene under pressure from American president Donald Trump, who gave Russia 50 days to reach an agreement with kyiv, under penalty of severe sanctions.
The figure of the day
6. At least five people were killed in Russia and the occupied territories and a person died in Ukraine Tuesday in crossed strikes. Three people died in particular and three are in serious condition after an attack by Ukrainian drone on a bus in the part of the Kherson region occupied by Russian forces in southern Ukraine, said the governor installed by Moscow, Vladimir Saldo, on Telegram. In Russia, a man died of his injuries after a Ukrainian shot that hit a car in the village of Leonovka in the Belgorod border region, Governor Viatcheslav Gladkov said on Telegram on Tuesday morning.
Two people were also injured in a Ukrainian drone shot on a car in the village of Brovnitchi, in the British region, according to governor Alexandre Bogomaz. The Russian Defense Ministry indicated that 35 Ukrainian drones were intercepted in the night, including three in the Moscow region
The trend of the day
Russian deputies ratified a law on Tuesday, a law providing for the punishment for internet research of content classified “extremists”. An accentuation of repression in the country, despite the opposition of sixty parliamentarians. A few hours before the vote, several activists and a Russian daily journalist Kommersant were arrested for participating in a protest action against this law before the siege of the Duma, the lower room of the Parliament.
Searches took place the same day on the premises of the online media Baza, however deemed close to the police. The editorial team is said without news from its editor and several employees. Taking the form of a Telegram chain, one of the most followed in Russia with more than 1.6 million subscribers, Baza is known for the publication of exclusive information supposedly obtained thanks to its links with the police. The drafting said that they did not know the reasons for these searches.