«The West one step away from sending troops»

“We are one step away from the West sending troops to Ukraine.” This is the prediction of Hungarian Prime Minister Vikton Orban published on his Facebook account. «It is a vortex of war that could drag Europe into the abyss. Brussels plays with fire – continues the Hungarian leader -. In Europe the atmosphere is that of war and politics is dominated by the logic of war. I see everyone preparing for war.” Orban specifies, however, that his country «must stay out of it. This is not our war. We don’t want it and we don’t want Hungary to go back to being the toy of the great powers.”

The town of Chasiv Yar, in eastern Ukraine, the scene of heavy fighting, remains under Ukrainian control. The Kiev army reported this today. “Chasiv Yar is holding,” local troop spokesman Nazar Voloshyn told Ukrainian television. “The enemy is pressing, but the situation is under control, there are no Russian troops in the city”, he assured, explaining that Moscow’s troops unsuccessfully attempted to advance with artillery support. The town of Chasiv Yar is considered the next target of the Russian army. The front runs a few kilometers from the center of the city, it is not far from Bakhmut, which was conquered by the Russians almost a year ago after heavy fighting a few days ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Chasiv Yar and inspected the state of defense.

An explosion hit a vessel in the port of Sevastopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea. Russian social media revealed it: the explosion could have been caused by a missile or a drone. No comment or confirmation has arrived from the Russian side. In recent months, Ukrainian armed forces have repeatedly attacked ships in Crimea.

«Patriots can only be called air defense systems if they work and save lives instead of sitting still somewhere in storage bases. The Patriots must be in Ukrainian hands right now. Modern fighter aircraft are needed in Ukrainian skies. Russian missiles and Iranian Shahed drones must be defeated for life to triumph in the future.” This is the appeal launched by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on

An explosion was heard today in Odessa, in southern Ukraine, where an air alert was triggered following the “threat” of ballistic missiles coming from occupied Crimea: this was reported by Rbc-Ukraine, which cites the Air Force, the mayor of city ​​Gennady Trukhanov and the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine. «An explosion is heard in the city», wrote Trukhanov, inviting the population to stay in shelters. «There is still a target in our direction», he added. «Attention! Ballistic threat from Crimea», announced the forces of defense of southern Ukraine. The air alert was triggered at 1.13pm (12.12pm in Italy) and also affected the cities of Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad and Kherson.

Russian forces have conquered the Ukrainian village of Bogdanovka, in the Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine: this was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense, as reported by Ria Novosti. “The units of the ‘South’ troop group have completely liberated the settlement of Bogdanovka, (in) the Donetsk People’s Republic,” it said in a statement.

The exiled widow of the late Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, said in an interview with Dpa, reported by Radio Free Europe, that “no one knows” what to expect from Russian President Vladimir Putin and warned that the leader of the Kremlin could use nuclear weapons. “We don’t know what to expect from him. He probably would,” Navalnaya said when asked if she thought Putin would refuse to use nuclear weapons.

The Pentagon is ready to send military aid to Ukraine after the Senate votes on the package on Tuesday which will then be signed by Biden, so it will take less than a week for some weapons to reach the battlefield. The Washington Post claims this, citing American officials. The Defense Department, which had warned that Ukraine would gradually succumb to Russian forces and face massive losses without urgent action on Capitol Hill, began putting together an aid package well before the votes in an effort to speed up the process.

One person was killed and four others were injured this morning in a Russian attack on the city of Ukrainsk, in the Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine: the local military authorities announced this on Telegram, as reported by Ukrinform. «Around 8.30 (7.30 in Italy, ed.), the occupiers attacked the city of Ukrainsk, killing a civilian born in 1942 and wounding four people. Six two-storey residential buildings were damaged,” it said in a statement. A few hours earlier, the village of Tsukuryne – also in Donetsk – had been hit with a missile which damaged a residential building without causing injuries or casualties.

«The $60 billion in new aid to Ukraine approved by the US Congress represents a decisive turning point. The unity of the partners alongside Kiev was strengthened from the G7 meeting in Capri led by Italy. Our support is stronger than ever.” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani writes it on X.

The Russians attacked the Zaporizhzhia region yesterday “390 times”. The head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov, reported this on Telegram, according to which 124 drones were also used to hit the targets.