Russia said on Friday that it attacked Ukraine's railways to disrupt its military supplies while Ukraine said that it struck Russian logistics warehouse the same day.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian army had taken control of more favorable positions in several directions and repelled multiple attacks by the Ukrainian army. The Russian army also attacked Ukrainian military trains, anti-artillery radars, unmanned aerial vehicle control points among other targets.
Additionally, Russian air defense forces shot down around 200 Ukrainian drones, multiple rocket missiles, and aerial bombs.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on the same day that the Ukrainian army engaged Russian forces in dozens of battles along multiple fronts, targeting Russian radar stations, air defense systems, logistics warehouses, and other objectives.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Friday that the United States will provide Ukraine with a military assistance package worth six billion U.S. dollars.
The package includes providing ammunition for Ukraine's air defense systems, as well as supplying anti-drone systems and equipment.
It came with the Foreign Aid Bill which the U.S. Congress passed and Biden signed into law on Wednesday, so the United States is able to funnel weapons into Ukraine on such a large scale. Of the legislation's 95-billion-dollar total, about 61 billion dollars will be used for funding Ukraine's defense against Russia.
Russia attacks Ukraine's railways as Ukraine hits Russian logistics warehouses
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran have agreed to continue cooperation and bridge differences within the framework of the relevant international agreements, according to President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami on Tuesday.
Eslami made the statement at a joint press conference with Rafael Grossi, visiting director general of the IAEA, following their meeting earlier in the day in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.
Eslami said the IAEA should remain unaffected by external "political influence and pressures" and play a professional role.
In addition, on the sixth anniversary of the United States' withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Eslami once again emphasized Iran's position on the issue.
"Iran did not withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. It was the U.S. that tore up the deal and failed to fulfill its responsibilities and did not allow other countries to cooperate on it," said Eslami.
Also speaking at the press conference, Grossi said that the IAEA has engaged in thorough and constructive discussions with Iran, charting a roadmap for future cooperation. Both sides will continue to collaborate and engage in dialogue, while earnestly addressing remaining differences, according to Grossi.
Grossi emphasized that the IAEA will fulfill its responsibilities to play a role in promoting the return of the nuclear deal to the right track.
"We need to work together in order to be in a better place, in order to put things back on track, in order to facilitate as well return to wider agreements in the form of the JCPOA or any other form that Iran may wish to agree," he said.
Grossi arrived in Iran on Monday to attend an international nuclear conference and meet a number of the country's high-ranking officials.
Iran signed the JCPOA with world powers in July 2015, accepting restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions. However, the United States withdrew from the agreement in May 2018, reinstating sanctions and prompting Iran to scale back some of its nuclear commitments.
Efforts to revive the JCPOA commenced in April 2021 in Vienna, Austria, but despite multiple rounds of negotiations, no substantial progress has been reported since the last talks in August 2022.
IAEA, Iran agree to continue cooperation, bridge differences
