This is the second tranche of a $15.6 billion support package for Ukraine under the IMF's arrangement. Kyiv has already received $3.6 billion from the IMF, according to the ministry.

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Ukraine receives $890 million from IMF. Ukraine's state budget has received $890 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement, the Finance Ministry reported on July 3.

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For those who say the Ukrainian offensive – which requires breaching 4 distinct obstacle belts & fighting a dug-in enemy – is going too slow, my only advice: try it sometime…it’s beyond extremely difficult. As @jimsciutto said, visit WWI battlefields; trenches are still there! https://t.co/llMQubrdPt

— Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling) 3 juillet 2023

For those who say the Ukrainian offensive – which requires breaching 4 distinct obstacle belts & fighting a dug-in enemy – is going too slow, my only advice: try it sometime…it’s beyond extremely difficult. As @jimsciutto said, visit WWI battlefields; trenches are still there!

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Ukrainian forces are advancing on the city's southern flank, near the village of Klishchiivka, said Maliar. "However, the situation is changing very rapidly. Control over the same positions can be lost and regained twice a day," the official added.

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Defense Ministry reports escalation on Bakhmut front line, advances on southern flank. The battlefield situation has "escalated again" in the Bakhmut area, with two sides trying to gain the initiative, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar reported on July 3.

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⚡️The 🇺🇦Ukrainian military destroyed the 🇷🇺Russian 122-mm towed howitzer D-30 on the Southern Front pic.twitter.com/Wh7soobG6Q

— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 3 juillet 2023

The Ukrainian military destroyed the Russian 122-mm towed howitzer D-30 on the Southern Front

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A law regarding English-language dubbing is under review, the situation near Bakhmut has escalated again, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry to summon the Georgian ambassador due to Mikheil Saakashvili's condition. https://hromadske.ua/en/posts/saakashvilis-condition-escalation-near-bakhmut-highlights

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"For those rightly invested in this war and in the fate of an independent Ukraine, managing expectations and staying in touch with reality is paramount," writes Kyiv Independent reporter @francisjfarrell
, in his recent op-ed.

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On July 3, Russians fired 28 times at Sumy Oblast. 170 explosions were recorded. Two people were killed in Sumy city due to a drone attack, and three more – in Shalyhynska and Yunakivska communities, reported the Sumy Oblast Military Administration.

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