The fighting in Ukraine continues for the 27th day.
The focus of Russian forces remains the Kyivin which yesterday 8 people lost their lives after Russian bombing of a shopping mall.
It has been in force since yesterday afternoon until 7 am on Wednesday Curfew in the Ukrainian capital.
At the same time, there was a Russian strike on bus convoys, which transported civilians from Mariupol. The bomber struck shortly after noon in an area outside Zaporizhia. 4 children were injured, one of whom is in critical condition.
In Hersonissos, a demonstration was broken up by fire automatic weapons, grenade launchers and tear gas, while Ukrainian officials spoke of at least one casualty.
The Ukrainian military says Russian forces are holding on the land corridor with Crimea and block access to Sea of ​​Azovaccording to a recent business report.
A total of 2,421 civilian casualties have been reported in Ukraine since the Russian invasion, including 925 dead and 1,496 wounded, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Human Rights (OHCHR).
Diplomacy
In the diplomatic field, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, urged for direct talks with him Vladimir Putin, saying that “without this meeting it is impossible to fully understand whether they are ready to stop the war.” He also said his country would never succumb to ultimatums from Russia and that cities under direct attack, including the capital, Kiev, Mariupol and Kharkov, would not accept Russian occupation.
He stressed that any compromise with Russia should be put in referendum in Ukraine. “I have made it clear to all the negotiating teams,” Zelensky said. “The people must speak out and react to any form of compromise. “And who these (compromises) will be is the subject of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia,” he said in an interview with Ukrainian state television.
In fact, one of the Ukrainian negotiators in the talks with Russia and an adviser to President Zelensky, Michael Pontoliak told the BBC that after 26 days of war they have existed some changes in the negotiations.
He said after the latest round of talks that the strong resistance of the Ukrainians has forced Russia to “more adequately assess the reality” of the situation that has developed. This has contributed to encouraging “some kind of dialogue”.
Russia’s false accusations that Ukraine has biological and chemical weapons is a “clear sign” that Vladimir Putin is considering using them himself, he said. Joe Biden. “(Putin)’s back is on the wall and now he is talking about new fake flags,” he added. The Pentagon has accused Russian forces of committing war crimes in Ukraine, saying there was “clear evidence” of this, and a Pentagon spokesman said it would help gather evidence.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has announced new plans to develop an “EU rapid development capability” that could allow member states to “quickly deploy up to 5,000 troops” for different types of crises. He insisted, however, that a “European army” would not be created.
Russia, meanwhile, has threatened to sever ties with the United States after Joe Biden called Vladimir Putin a war criminal, saying his remarks “put Russian-American relations on the brink of collapse.”
Nearly 10,000 Russian soldiers may have been killed in the war in Ukraine since the Russian invasion nearly four weeks ago, and more than 16,000 were wounded, according to unnamed Defense Ministry figures in Moscow revealed to the tabloid-based newspaper Tabloid. The newspaper later published a statement claiming that it had been hacked.
