The planet is watching with bated breath the developments in Ukraine and especially in Mariupol, where hundreds of civilians are at the Azovstal steel plant, which the Russians say will “fall” during the day.
“They want a victory to feed their propagandists,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said of Moscow.
The Ukrainian forces are resisting, while their air force was strengthened after the supply of necessary spare parts, which “lifted” 20 aircraft again in the sky.
The latest developments in titles:
- Ukrainian forces continue to resist in the southeastern port city of Mariupol. A Ukrainian commander has said the situation at the Azovstal steel plant is “critical” as hundreds of civilians have taken refuge inside.
- In the east, the Ukrainians repulsed countless Russian efforts in the Donbas region, at a time when Moscow was stepping up its bombardment of the area, according to London.
- Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation, said that the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol – the last enclave of Ukrainian resistance in this port of strategic importance in the Sea of ​​Azov – would be closed.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the situation in the region as “very serious” and said that the Russians were trying to secure at least one victory in order to “feed” their propaganda. He welcomed the fact that his country’s partners now understand the need for weapons, while stigmatizing Germany, saying that it is not yet ready to take this step.
- An additional 20 aircraft were reinforced by the Ukrainian Air Force due to the influx of spare parts, a senior US defense official said. He added that Kyiv now has more aircraft than it had three weeks ago.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that it had launched a test launch on the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. According to the Russians, it ended up in the Kamtsaka area as defined.
