of Thanassis Gavos
Russia is likely to target Ukraine’s communications infrastructure to reduce Ukrainian citizens’ access to reliable news and information, the Pentagon said in a recent news release based on military intelligence gathered from the war front in Eastern Europe.
The report says Russian forces reportedly hit a television tower in Kharkov on Sunday, interrupting broadcasts. The British Ministry reminds that a similar attack took place on the TV tower in Kyiv on March 1.
It is also noted that the access of Ukrainians to the Internet is extremely likely to be interrupted as a result of collateral damage from Russian attacks on infrastructure. Internet shutdowns were reported in Mariupol, Sumy, Kyiv and Kharkiv during the week.
In a briefing overnight, the British Ministry of Defense also said that Russian forces were likely to drop minimal ground advances over the weekend. “It is extremely unlikely that Russia has achieved its intended goals so far,” it said.
The statement added that Russian airstrikes and artillery shelling against military and political targets in Ukrainian cities continued at a “high level” on Sunday. Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Chernihiv have been hit recently, while the strikes in Mariupol were “particularly severe”.
Later in the day, British MPs will be voting on amendments to the Financial Crimes Act that will make the process of imposing sanctions on Russian oligarchs with property in Britain easier and faster.
Developments in Ukraine and what will be born will be discussed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in meetings he will have on Downing Street with his counterparts from Canada and the Netherlands.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will also be received by his counterpart at the Foreign Office late in the afternoon.
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