More powerful weapons from the US to Ukraine: Joe Biden will send long-range missile systems, Multiple Launch Rocket System or MLRS, to Kiev, the ones that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been asking for for some time.
The weapons, which are manufactured in the United States, are capable of firing a barrage of rockets for hundreds of kilometers , and according to Kiev could be the turning point in their war against Russia.
Lugansk is now almost entirely in Russian hands, and Boris Johnson himself admits the "slow but tangible" progress of the Moscow troops. Today the Russians fired a missile at the National Guard barracks in the Dnipro district, killing ten people and wounding 35.
" They want to burn the Donbass to ashes, " Zelensky thundered in yet another video on Telegram. “They want to burn Popasna, Bakhmut, Lyman, Lysychansk and Severodonetsk to ashes. Like Volnovakha, like Mariupol ”, he continued, accusing the Russians of carrying out a“ genocide ”and pointing the finger at the EU, which“ does not act decisively on sanctions ”.
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The day by the hour:
14.25 - Zelensky: "No anxiety to talk to Putin but it is necessary"
Ukraine is not eager to talk to Russia about Vladimir Putin, but it must face reality and it will be necessary to end the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a speech to an Indonesian think tank. Reuters reports it on its website. "There are things to discuss with the Russian leader. I am not saying that our people are eager to talk to him, but we have to face reality. What do we want from this meeting? We want our lives back. We want the life of a sovereign country back to the within its own territory, but Russia does not appear to be ready for serious talks, "he said.
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14.05 - Russian Premier: "The West wants to wipe us off the map"
"The West is trying to erase our country, to remove it from the world map." This was stated by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, quoted by TASS. "Financial, economic, humanitarian sanctions are imposed, discrimination and pressure continue in the fields of science, sport, culture, and on our compatriots abroad", added the premier. And this "for the sole reason that we are protecting our national interests".
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13.25 - Putin: "The pressures of the West almost like aggression"
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the pressure exerted by a number of hostile countries as "almost an aggression". Tass reports it.
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12.45 - Johnson: "Russia is making slow but tangible progress"
Russia makes "slow but tangible progress" in Ukraine. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this, referring to the advance of Moscow troops in the Donbass. According to the prime minister, President Vladimir Putin "at great cost to himself and to the Russian army is continuing to gnaw at ground". We must not, added Johnson, "be lulled by the incredible heroism of the Ukrainians in repelling the Russians from the gates of Kiev" but it is "vital" now more than ever to "support the Ukrainians militarily".
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12.15 - Missile over Dnipro, dead and wounded
Ten people died and about 35 were injured by a missile launched by the Russians on the National Guard barracks in the Dnipro district. This was stated by the military leader of the region Gennady Korban as reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
According to Korban, three missiles were launched from the Rostov region, one of which hit the target.
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12 noon - Moscow reiterates: "Negotiations suspended by Kiev decision"
Negotiations with Ukraine have been suspended by Kiev's decision, which runs counter to Zelensky's claims that talks at the highest level are needed. The Kremlin affirms this, reports the TASS.
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11.25 am - Lavrov: "The West has declared total war on us"
The West has declared total war on the Russian world: the Russian Foreign Minister, Serghei Lavrov, said today. Tass reports it.
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10.35 am - Kiev: "Russia has planted 500 mines in the Black Sea"
Russia has planted between 400 and 500 old Soviet mines in the Black Sea, which are pulled from the anchors when the sea is rough and drift, making it impossible to export goods from Ukrainian ports. This was stated by the spokesman of the regional military administration of Odessa Sergiy Bratchuk, adding that Moscow has "created a food crisis in the world" and is using an "information alibi" blaming Ukraine for the food crisis. The BBC reports it.
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10.05 am - Bombing of Mykolaiv, the countryside also hit
Russian bombings of Mykolaiv and Bashtansky on southern Ukraine also hit the countryside, two women grazing cows were hit and one died. This was announced by the representative of the Southern operational command Vyacheslav Nazarov, adding that there are also 14 civilians injured. He brings it back
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9.45 am - Severodonetsk, the mayor: "Killed 1,500 people"
"1,500 people have been killed since the beginning of the war in Severodonetsk", in the Ukrainian region of Donbass (east): said Mayor Oleksandr Stryuk quoted by the BBC. The city is subjected to constant bombing, 60% of the housing stock is completely destroyed and up to 90% of the buildings are damaged and in need of major repairs, adds Stryuk. About 12,000-13,000 people still remained in the city.
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8.30 - Zelensky: "They want to reduce Donbass to ashes"
Russian forces want to "reduce to ashes" the Donbass: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said this, describing the growing difficult position of Kiev in the east of the country. "The current offensive by the occupiers in Donbass may make the region uninhabited," Zelensky said. "They want to burn Popasna, Bakhmut, Lyman, Lysychansk and Severodonetsk to ashes. Like Volnovakha, like Mariupol," he continued. CNN reports it. Zelensky also pointed the finger at the EU, accusing it of not acting decisively on sanctions.
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7.25 am - UN, civilian death toll rises to 4,000
The death toll of civilians in Ukraine is close to 4,000 since the beginning of the Russian invasion on February 24, the United Nations human rights agency reported, according to reports from the Kiev Independent. The inhabitants killed so far by the Russian forces are in fact at least 3,998 (data updated to Wednesday), while the civilians injured are at least 4,693. However, the agency believes the actual figures are much higher.
(Unioneonline)