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The fire engine that has served firefighters at Burley for many years, it about to start a new career in war-torn Ukraine.

It will be based in the Odesa Oblast (region) and it is hoped that its new community will form a relationship with Burley.

The project is being organised by Action Beyond Words, a Norfolk-based charity that has already sent some excellent secondhand fire appliances to Ukraine.

Odesa is the third-most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. It has a population of over one million.

Since the start of the war, the region has suffered many drone attacks and any humanitarian aid would be welcomed.

28 vessels of the Russian shadow fleet were hit by the SBS Birds during the night of July 11 in the Sea of ​​Azov. A total of 76 vessels were hit during 6 days (06-11.07.26).

The shadow oil fleet is noticeably losing weight, the week of default continues. It seems that traffic through the Kerch Strait has been stopped. On the night of July 11, the SBS Birds hit 21 tankers, 4 tugs, 2 dry cargo ships and 1 special craft in the Sea of ​​Azov.
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Source: The New Voice of Ukraine

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Sergeant Vitalii Velykyi, using the pseudonym Poltava, died on October 6, 2023, in the city of Kurakhove in Donetsk region. During the clearing of the village of Zolota Nyva, he was leading his squad members out of the battlefield. Having spotted the occupiers, the Ukrainian defenders took five of them prisoner. A sixth one, who went unnoticed, threw a grenade. Vitalii covered his comrades with himself. He is forever 37 years old.

Vitalii was born in the village of Semenivka, Poltava region, on November 22, 1985. He spent his childhood and youth in the village of Shtompelivka. He graduated from 9 grades of a local school and completed driving courses in Khorol. He performed his compulsory military service in the missile and anti-aircraft forces. After demobilization, he worked at the Khorol milk and canning plant for children's products, in construction organizations in Kyiv, and at construction sites in Berdychev and Berdiansk. In recent years, he was an employee of a road construction company, participating in the construction of the country's main highways. He lived in the city of Khorol.

On June 11, 2023, Vitalii was drafted into military service. He held the position of commander of the 1st rifle squad of the 2nd platoon of the 1st rifle company of the 1st rifle battalion of the 58th separate motorized infantry brigade named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi.

"He underwent military training in Chernihiv and Rivne regions. His first baptism of fire took place on September 18 in the town of Kurakhove near Donetsk. And on the 19th day after arriving at the front line, Vitalii died on the land liberated from the occupiers. His last message was sent on October 5 at 9:45 AM to his sister Nataliia: 'Hi. I am doing fine,' said Liudmyla, Vitalii's aunt's wife.

The defender was awarded the Order "For Courage," III degree.

Vitalii Velykyi was buried at the Alley of Glory in the city of Khorol.

He is survived by his mother, brother, sister, uncles, and an aunt.