Russia is " increasing the intensity " of the attacks in Donetsk " in view of a possible large-scale Ukrainian counter-offensive ". This was claimed by London intelligence, according to which Moscow has "made progress towards the center of the village of Pisky, near Donetsk airport". However, on the whole "it has gained little territory".
"It is realistic that Russia has increased its efforts in the Donbass in an attempt to attract or block further Ukrainian units, following rumors that Ukraine is planning a major counter-offensive," the report concluded.
During the night, missile attacks were launched on the central districts of the city of Kharkiv and in the Zaporizhzhia region , also causing civilian casualties, including a 29-year-old woman and two children.
" The Russian monsters took the life of Anastasiia Borovyk and her two sons, aged eight and two , in the village of Kamianka, in the Polohy district, temporarily occupied by the Russians," wrote Oleksandr Starukh, administrator of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Meanwhile, the vice president of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev , in an interview with French TV, warns the EU about gas and sanctions: “We are ready to supply gas in the volumes that have already been negotiated. However, this will certainly depend on the position of Western and European countries. If payments are banned or if the delivery of the repaired turbines or the launch of NordStream 2 is halted, then supplies are likely not to be in the volumes they expect. The supply difficulties can be considered as an element of the ongoing war against Moscow ”.
“We have never refused to supply gas to Europe - he claimed -. We have built the Nord Stream 2, we have fulfilled all the commitments, but we have been told that our gas is not necessary; furthermore, we will not be able to pay in euros and dollars because we have now closed relations with your banks. We have therefore decided that there is only one opportunity for us: to use the ruble as a means of payment. In other words, these ”.
