All the goals that Russia set for itself in its intervention in Ukraine “are being realized.” President Vladimir Putin said this, adding that Moscow’s forces are advancing daily in all sectors of the front. This was reported by Interfax. The more effectively the Russian armed forces act, the sooner it will be possible to resolve the conflict in Ukraine “peacefully”, Putin said, quoted by the Tass agency.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, visiting Kiev, announced new funding of two billion dollars for military purposes to Ukraine.
Ukraine can decide for itself whether to strike Russian territory with American weapons, but Washington has not encouraged such attacks. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this in Kiev. “We have not encouraged or allowed attacks outside of Ukraine, but ultimately Ukraine must make decisions for itself about how to wage this war,” Blinken said.
At least 8,000 people have been evacuated in the Kharkiv region, in north-eastern Ukraine, following the new Russian offensive: the rescue services announced this.
Ukraine has decided to send reinforcements in the Kharkiv region, in the north-east of the country, the target of a new Russian attack: this was announced by the Kiev presidency.
The Ukrainian army had announced that it had been forced to retreat in some areas of the northern front, in the Kharkiv region, where Russia launched a new offensive last Friday. “In some areas, near Lukiantsi and Vovchansk, in response to enemy fire and infantry assault, our units maneuvered to more favorable positions to save the lives of our soldiers and avoid casualties,” the General Staff announced Ukrainian on social networks. As reported by the Independent, the Kiev Security Council has announced that up to 30,000 soldiers are involved in attacks by the Russian army in the Kharkiv region.
Russian troops have captured two more villages in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine: Glubokoe and Lukiantsy. This was announced by the Moscow Ministry of Defense.
Ukraine launched a massive airstrike on the port city of Sevastopol last nightin occupied Crimea, and over several Russian regions: this was announced by the Moscow Ministry of Defense, as reported by Tass. In addition to Crimea, the operation affected the Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk regions and also involved the Atacms long-range precision guided missiles supplied by the US. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 10 Atacms were shot down on the territory of Crimea and the attack was largely “thwarted”. The Independent reports that Ukraine also used 17 kamikaze drones.
“The situation on the battlefield right now in Ukraine is difficult”: the Pentagon spokesman said. The Ukrainians “continue to take measures to defend their territory and we will do everything possible to provide them with the ammunition and critical supplies they need,” he added. “It goes without saying that this pause in security assistance has not been helpful,” he stressed, referring to the stalemate in Congress over new aid: Moscow “has exploited the situation on the battlefield and is trying to make progress. However incremental it may be , it is certainly worrying.”
No armament will be able to save “Zelensky’s criminal regime from collapse”, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. All military material sent by Western countries to Ukraine “will be destroyed”, added the spokeswoman, quoted by Tass
Kiev: ‘Russian raid on the city of Dnipro, at least two dead’
At least two people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on Dnipro, in central-eastern Ukraine. The authorities reported it. “According to preliminary data, two people were killed. There are injured,” the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region Sergiy Lysak said on Telegram, reporting “damaged infrastructure”. An attack also targeted Mykolaiv in the south, leaving at least five injured.
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