i am also pleased to report that the transfer of f-16s from denmark to the netherlands is now underway. and these planes will fly in ukrainian skies already this summer to make sure that ukraine can continue to defend itself effectively against russian aggression. in turn, us defense secretary loyt austin said that the f-16s would be another sign of deep commitment to self-defense. of ukraine from allies. we will deepen cooperation in support of ukraine's self-defense. we are launching a new military effort to help coordinate some aspects of relief in the field of security and training for ukraine. and we are ready to agree on new financial assistance to ukraine. as another sign of our deep commitment to the self-defense of ukraine. the coalition of countries worked tirelessly on.

the provision of f-16 fighter jets to ukraine, and today president biden, together with the prime ministers of the netherlands and denmark, proudly announced that the transfer of f-16 is officially underway. ukraine will have f-16 already this summer and finally we will continue to deepen ties with our global partners, especially in the indo-pacific region. i know we are everyone is concerned about china's support. putin's war against ukraine, but it not only reminds us of the deep ties between euro-atlantic and indian security, and we send a message to the world that we are united by our values. my colleague and special correspondent at the pentagon, ostap yarysh, is talking about the capabilities announced by the allies and whether they will still allow kyiv to strike deep into the territory of the russian federation. congratulations ostap!

tell me, please, president biden announced about, congratulations, about this historic broadcast ukraine, as he called it, air defense, when can we expect air defense equipment in ukraine, and what exactly did the partners transfer? yes , indeed, what is said in the announcement made yesterday by joe biden, so we will see at least four patriot systems for ukraine from allies, one patriot battery will be handed over to the united states, two more, as previously promised, will be handed over to germany. romania will jointly assemble one more battery, the netherlands will jointly assemble together with other partners. italy , for its part, will provide an analogue for ukraine of the patriot systems, this is the sempti system, we know that exactly such air defense systems are on defense in italy, so it, for its part, is transferring another such system to ukraine. in addition , joe biden also said that in addition to these announcements, the allies will transfer dozens of, as he said, other anti-war systems to ukraine in the coming months. of defense,

we are talking about nasams systems, we are talking about aristi systems, about hock, about chepard and others, which also help protect the ukrainian sky. in addition, the allies join the in order to supply missiles to these systems on a permanent basis. joe biden said that canada, great britain and other countries, in particular, would join it. as for the patriots, when they arrive on ukrainian territory. at the moment we do not know the time frame, we hope to clarify it tomorrow, the summit continues. we will have the opportunity to ask questions to other officials as well, maybe there will be details and specifics regarding the time frame, regarding the supplies of patriots, but the decision has been made, we know that the united states has so far passed only one patriot battery for ukraine, now they also announced a second one, maria. thank you, stap, we also heard the reactions and deep concern of the officials at the summit regarding this brutal attack by the russians on ukraine, in particular on the ahmadyt hospital. uraina constantly asks

her partners to allow her to hit the russian airfields that launch these missiles. however , earlier this week the white house already said that the red lines are unchanged, they are not ready for this. are they talking about it now at the summit? maria, of course, raises this topic as a ukrainian delegation, volodymyr zelenskyy raises this topic in his conversations here in washington, speaking yesterday, he said that this is one of the priorities, it is one of the main topics that they talk about with american officials, we know that... today volodymyr zelenskyy also had important bilateral meetings with the leaders of other countries in the american congress and these topics were also discussed, especially, especially in the context of the latest russian attack on ukrainian cities and the okhmadyt children's hospital, these shots were definitely seen all over the world and these shots were also seen by maria here in washington, is the united states ready to reconsider its policy and allow ukraine to strike deep into russian territory with american weapons? in particular, on the airfields

from where russia actually launches its aircraft, which attacks ukrainian cities, i had the opportunity to ask this question today to the deputy assistant secretary of state of the united states. to christopher smith, let's hear what he had to say. first of all, let me take this opportunity to express my condolences to the people of ukraine. as you know, i served twice in ukraine. i know that hospital well. our secretary of state visited it back in september 2022 and spent time with the patients and children who were there, some of whom were injured as a result of the full-scale russian invasion, while others were being treated for serious illnesses. cancer we strongly condemn russia's attacks on the civilian population. this is part of the reason why the secretary of state issued a statement saying that russia has committed crimes against humanity in ukraine, and we will do everything in our power to help ukraine confront it. threats, either in the air, or to strike them

at their source in a manner consistent with our policy. and we carefully and closely cooperate with our ukrainian colleagues to adapt. and adjust our security assistance and the guidance we provide with that assistance to address these threats. these conversations are ongoing, i do not want to advertise any of our actions to the russians, but we are working closely with ukraine on this critical issue and will continue to cooperate closely. so it's not out of the question, i want to make it clear. state the secretary was very clear, we will continue to adjust and adapt. our security assistance and the guidelines by which we provide this assistance based on the operational and strategic needs of our partners in ukraine. maria, this is the answer of the deputy assistant secretary of state, at the same time, when yulia yarmolenko spoke with michael

karmendor, a representative of the national security council of ukraine, she asked him the same question, whether the united states is ready to review its policy and expand the geography where ukraine can strike with american weapons . mike carpenter said that the united states is not ready to take such a step at this time, they have nothing to announce at this time and the policy remains unchanged, whether it will be adjusted in any way further, we do not know yet, we just heard a comment from a representative of the state department as well, we will be watching, maybe we will hear more from the ukrainian side, from the ukrainian delegation, what they are told in meetings behind closed doors, or when there are ongoing negotiations or conversations, so about changing this policy of connecting ostape, and the last question to you, we know that after vilnius, ukraine was very eager to get an invitation to nato at this summit, but it will not happen, and one of the obstacles is that there is no consensus among the allies, what is the position of the united states on this? maria, there were reports earlier in

the press that the united states, germany, maybe other countries, they were one of those countries that did not support the invitation to nato at this summit, we asked the united states, representatives of the united states. do not officially confirm these reports, but say that the policy of the usa, ukraine should be in nato, however, they do not explain why this invitation was not given now, but they emphasize the concrete results that this summit can bring, not only promises, but also concrete steps in terms of military support. let's listen to the commentary. allies have very clearly stated that ukraine's future is in nato, and i think that the results announced at today's summit clearly indicate this. we don't just focus on the words in the declaration, which is extremely important, we also focus on concrete things. ukraine is leaving here with historic commitments from nato, which no country has ever received. and the most important thing, in my personal opinion, what

i worked on is the air defense of ukraine and integrated air defense capabilities. secretary general blinkin made an important statement at the time when we are talking to you, the f-16 is heading to... thank you ostap, ostap yarysh told us the latest news from the fields of the nato summit. ukraine needs to be given as much military support as possible, because for the russians there is no division into military and civilian goals, they seek destroy everything in its path. swedish minister of foreign affairs tobias spilstrom said this in an interview with tetiana voroshko. what are the lessons of sweden? the country that was the last to join nato can be useful for ukraine. but under what conditions can sweden transfer its gripen fighters to kyiv, which, according to experts, were specially

created to counter threats from russia. see further in the interview. what is your reaction, sweden's reaction to russia's attacks on a civilian object. well, of course it should be condemned and we do, the swedish government did it, but... of course, this is exactly what we can expect from putin and russia. this is the same tactic they used in syria, where they carried out the same horrifying attacks on civilian objects, deliberately targeting civilians, and this is how they acted throughout the entire russian aggression against ukraine. but the attack on the children's hospital must, of course, be condemned in the strongest possible terms by the rest of the world. it happened on the eve of the nato summit. do you think putin is trying to send some kind of signal in this way, and what could it be? with

you never know in russia. i think we are seeing a show of force from putin. the way he thinks and the way the russian consciousness works is that there are no civilian objects for them. they believe that they have the right to target everything in their path. that is why we must fight against this russian attitude. exactly. therefore, we must provide ukraine with as much military support as possible, including air defense, to make sure that ukraine can defend itself against these terrible russian attacks, that is the policy the swedish government. in your opinion, did these attacks in any way affect the agenda of the summit, the talks at the summit and possibly the results of the summit regarding ukraine. i believe that this has an impact on the debate because it shows once again how vital it is for all of us

to support ukraine as much as possible militarily, and that is why sweden welcomes the decisions that will be made at the summit in terms of making sure that our response is more coordinated, so that nato plays a more visible role in coordinating support with on nato's part in ukraine, so this is the result of the discussions here in washington, because nato is better equipped to... provide coordination than the sporadic manner in which we have operated so far during the russian aggression against ukraine. sweden was the last to join nato. obviously, your situation is radically different from the situation in ukraine, but are there any lessons that ukraine could apply? i think that such lessons. first, of course, these processes require patience. i understand that it is a little

more difficult for ukraine than for sweden. i am this i say, without any irony, but in the end the important message sent by the summit is about the possibility for ukraine to become a member of nato. secondly, we must take into account that the processes of accession to nato and the eu are very interconnected. the reforms that ukraine is currently carrying out when it comes to reforming its legislation, constitution, fight against corruption, of course, as well. is part of joining the eu, but also part of joining nato. so, everything that is done within these two processes reinforces each other. and thirdly, and lastly, of course, preparing to join nato is beneficial for ukraine, because in this way it will have the most experienced army and probably the best equipped armed forces in the alliance on the european continent because of the war. again, i say this without any irony or sarcasm, but it is a fact, because they will not be a problem. i think that ukraine will eventually meet the military criteria for nato membership. sweden provided significant military

aid to ukraine. for some time, the provision of gripen fighters was discussed. sweden planned them provide, and then suspended the supply. why exactly did this happen? we must understand that ukraine. was given the opportunity to get f-16 fighters, of which there are usually more in the nato family. after all, more countries have f-16s than gripen fighters. this has nothing to do with the swedish government's decision. this decision was made because ukraine came to the conclusion that having two fighter systems, the f-16 and the gripen, at the same time is too much. after all, we are talking about systems. it's not just about getting planes and training pilots, they are complex systems and... two of them at once would be too many, but that doesn't mean sweden isn't open to continued cooperation

with gripen fighters if and when the f-16 program is completed. but again, this is ukraine's business, not the swedish government's. since we could not continue with the gripen fighters due to the arrival of the f-16, we decided to give ukraine other options that sweden has. and we handed over the asc 790 aviation surveillance system to ukraine and that means we are giving something that ukraine can to be used in coordination with f-16 fighters. this will give ukraine the opportunity to better conduct air battles and lead development. and manage air battles. our experts say that the gripen is the ideal aircraft for ukraine. they require fewer people to manage, fewer people to maintain. they can land almost anywhere, and they were designed for a possible war specifically with russia. so you just said that sweden

might be open to supplying gripens in the future. so? yes, yes, it's just a practical matter. you know, systems air fighters are very sophisticated, and the f-16s are in more nato partners than the influenza fighters. of course, i would say that the f-16, which is currently in service with the ukrainian air force, will provide you with great and important capabilities. when this is implemented, then we can start talking about airborne, gripen fighters. and sweden and the swedish government there are no restrictions on these discussions after. the f-16 proceedings, but this decision was made by the ukrainian government, not the swedish one. full interview with sweden's foreign minister, watch all platforms of voice of america in ukrainian. and to

the news from ukraine. during the russian attack on kyiv on july 8, not only hospitals were damaged, but also residential ones. houses on the day of the attack, rescuers immediately evacuated all residents from their apartments until they conduct an examination of the damaged structures. on the morning of july 9 , residents were allowed to return to pick up some belongings. for 39-year-old vera sokolova from mariupol, this is the second loss of her home in 2.5 years of full-scale russian aggression. they talked to her and other residents of the affected house in holosiivskyi district anna kostyuchenko and pavil sukhodolskyi. 39-year-old vira sokolova cleans up the remains of the destruction caused by russian shelling in the apartment she rented in the holosiivskyi district of kyiv. and the son was sleeping here, well, as if everything was moved there, and well, you see, if the daughter was here on the bed at that moment, he was just sleeping, he was just thrown over there, during the russian attack, the children of faith, a 14-year-old

daughter and a 17-year-old son stayed in the apartment, and she was at work. at the doctor's and before that we are observed by an endocrinologist, we are observed, he has certain disorders after mariupol, he is underweight, he has panic attacks, russians destroyed the home of faith sokolova and her children for the second time in 2.5 years - says the woman, because she is from mariupol. during the russian attack

in 2022, the house where she lived was completely destroyed. we already had this situation in the apartment, this is the same situation, that is, we had an air bomb arriving in front of the house and the arrival was behind the house, it turns out that in the first arrival, all the frames, all the doors were destroyed, and when we ran to the corridor, there was the second arrival at i'm just older than the front door . since april 22, vera, with her two teenage children and her retired mother , was hiding in the basement of her own house. in september of that year, they... left occupied mariupol, first to zaporizhzhia, and later to kyiv. vera is a nurse with 20 years of experience and a children's massage therapist. in the capital, the woman worked three jobs to rent an apartment and feed her two children. only the mother will receive payments as an idp. she says that there is almost nothing left of things in the apartment, she destroyed everything fire. it's ruined. the children's

computer and tablet were destroyed. another resident of this building, andriy krivolapov, a 51-year-old native of kyiv , was at home during the russian missile attack on the capital, the blast wave knocked out the windows in the apartment and on the balcony, he says. it was beautiful here, it was green, there were flowers one and a half meters long, as if everything had been mowed down. he received a contusion and shrapnel injuries of soft tissues from the explosion. i was sitting at home, i wanted to watch the news, i heard an alarm. that looked out the window and saw an inversion or whatever it is called, traces of rockets, sat down on the couch and an explosion occurred, everything happened very quickly, the emergency services, ambulance, and firemen arrived quickly. the apartment next to andrii's, where 48-year-old allada lived with her two sons and her husband, burned to the ground. the woman and her family were also at home during the shelling, even her passport was burned, alla says.

my handbag with documents was left in the apartment in the hallway, we were just thinking, we were just in such a shock that we thought, now we will return, we will take it all. alla is going to move to her sister's apartment in another district of kyiv. and faith. wants to look for a new place to live, because while staying with a friend, she says she will choose an apartment no higher than the third floor, so that in the event of a new missile attack from russia, she can jump out of the window. in mariupol, it happened that those residents who lived on the upper floors and the forest spans were destroyed, people simply died on the upper floors from fire and smoke. during the massive attack on kyiv on july 8 , the children's corps was destroyed. okhmadyt hospital, a private medical center on the left bank was also affected and residential buildings in several districts of the city. according to the ukrainian government, 33

people were killed in kyiv, including five children. more than 120 people were injured. anna kostyuchenko, pavel sukhodolskyi for voice of america from kyiv. download the voice of america mobile application. the application allows automatic bypass. blocking thanks to the built-in vpn service, read news, watch informative programs and videos, and also listen to podcasts of the ukrainian voice of america service. friends, we will say goodbye on this, the ukrainians continue to hold on as long as u a nato summit is underway in washington. and tomorrow will be a very important day for ukraine. many applications are expected. our correspondents work on the sidelines of the nato summit and will report the most operative news. read breaking news and analytical materials on the website of the voice of america of ukraine, watch live broadcasts and full versions of interviews on our youtube channel and subscribe to our social networks to always be aware of

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the verdict program, and vasyl zima, i continue to work with you, today we didn’t have any sports news, i’ll just let you know, maybe someone won’t watch the european championship, i also sometimes look with one eye, there is light, you’re watching something , there is no light, you don't look, that's not the point it is important, but the first semi-finalist, the first finalist of the european championship, as expected, was the spanish national team. as they say, football defeated anti-football, what's interesting about this story is that a spanish player, lamil yamalal, yes, i think that's his name, who is only 16 years old, scored, he is the youngest player to score a goal in the in the entire history of european championships, he put a beautiful ball into the nine of magnan, the goalkeeper of the french national team, in the match against the french 2:1, spain won, today the second finalist in...

confrontations between the national teams of england and the netherlands, how did someone even do such a thing - research that this is the first time when two teams will play in the final, no, when three teams played in the semifinals, representatives of the monarchy, i will remind you that england is a monarchy, a kingdom the netherlands is also a monarchy, spain is also a kingdom, but only france is not a kingdom, it is the republic of france, well, but less so, ukrainians are no longer at the european championship. well , the olympic games are starting there in a few days, and you know, on against the background of all this, sometimes you just look at the events on the field and think about something else, it takes away little emotion from you, who won there, who did not win, but you look at the fans in the stands, who are so sincerely concerned that the team lost or the team won, i didn’t care, to be honest, especially even when the ukrainian national team was relegated, well, it’s just that you understand that

the most important battles are now on... other fields are taking place, these are unoccupied grounds, these are pitted, burnt, exhausted bodies, no bodies, and places, fields - these, fields where once there were settlements, such as, say, krynk or robotyn, or how at one time avdiivka was almost destroyed, now there are battles in turetsky in the temporary ravine near turetsky, near new york, and you understand that there is the most important thing, but you know, the most difficult thing is perceive. i try to live like this with the understanding that you have to accept everything as reality, it is like that, not accepting it will not do you any good, well, at least for your own consciousness, for your own psyche, you have to accept everything, adapt, and not agree with something, to agree with something, it is again does not give anything, we perceive and understand that , let's say, russia is not just a terrorist country, it is a country in which in fact there are no moral red lines, there is no killing.

children, to serve a kiev-style cutlet at their un, slapping them, and allegedly mocking them, it's not enough that we hit ohmadit, we still, we will do it again, so we have to perceive reality as it is, but is most strongly perceived when, again , people in ukraine live in the center of europe, a large country lives under shelling, war, and somewhere behind a few hundred kilometers from here, people are worried that their national team has scored a ball, well... the prose of our lives, well, but eh, we are waiting for a guest to join us, yes, but now i will offer a plot for your attention, you take a look, and then listen to our conversation, then there will be oleksii haran, so future aerial scouts are trained at the operator training center chervyn loleka in lutsk, boys and girls first work on simulators, after which they hone their skills already on

the training ground, in six months from... . the moment of opening fifty people, both military and civilian, were trained here to learn how to fly drones, the cadets showed our correspondents, let's see, the cadets are learning to fly drones, with a joystick in their hands, watching the quadcopter on the monitor. this is already the fourth day of training, during these four days we have learned a lot of interesting information. which is learned very well, they train air scouts here, so the instructors prefer not to give their names and cover their faces. we specifically conduct air reconnaissance training, i.e. adjustment of artillery, adjustment of mortar and other types of weapons. aerial reconnaissance is, in fact, the eyes of the army, without aerial reconnaissance ftv cannot start either. there is no age limit here at all, that is, it can be from small children.