THE Russia struck over 90 military targets in Ukraine during the night, killing at least 500 Ukrainian soldiers and destroying dozens of armored vehicles and other military equipment, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced today.
Russia also said it had hit two munitions facilities in its territory Kharkovin eastern Ukraine.
One killed by rocket fire in Zaporizhia
At least one person has been killed and another injured when a rocket hit commercial buildings in the Zaporizhia region of southern Ukraine, according to local authorities.
The district administration said two rockets hit the buildings and a third exploded before it hit its target.
Donetsk separatist leader: The next phase of the “Russian campaign” begins
The Russian-backed separatist leader of his breakaway region Donetsk said today that Moscow is expected to launch the next phase of its military campaign in Ukraine after reaching the borders of the region, as reported by the RIA news agency.
Dennis Pushilin, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, made the remarks on a Russian show that aired online.
Britain: Russia is trying to encircle Ukrainian positions in Donbas
THE Russia is trying to encircle strongholds of the Ukrainian armed forces in the eastern part of the country, the British Ministry of Defense said in its morning briefing on the course of the war in Ukraine.
There are reports that the city of Kremna has fallen into the hands of Russian troops and that heavy fighting is taking place in the city of Izium, as they try to advance towards Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
“Ukrainian forces are preparing defenses in Zaporizhia for a possible Russian attack from the south,” the source said.
Reuters news agency notes that it is not able to confirm this information in an independent way.
Lionoff Lavrov says London – What does it say about NATO
THE British Secretary of the Armed Forces James Hippie assessed today that there is no imminent threat from the escalation of the war in Ukraine, rejecting his comments Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as leontarism.
Earlier, Lavrov called on the international community not to underestimate them significant risks of a nuclear conflict saying that the supply of weapons to Ukraine by NATO means “in essence” that the Atlantic Alliance is engaged in a proxy proxy war with Russia.
“Lavrov’s trademark for 15 years or so as Russia’s foreign minister is this kind of lionism. I do not think there is an imminent threat of escalation at the moment. What the West is doing to support its allies in Ukraine “Everything we do is designed to avoid a direct confrontation with Russia,” Hippie told BBC television.
Speaking to Sky News, Hippie said that while NATO is strengthening its eastern wing, as an organization it does not provide military assistance.
“The donor community is not NATO. The donor effort is something that is made up of countries, some of which are actually members of NATO, but others are not … it is not NATO that provides military assistance.” he noted.
According to Hippie, it is perfectly legal for Ukraine to disrupt Russian supply lines and fuel supplies. The British minister acknowledged that the weapons provided by the international community now have a range to be used in Russia.
“This is not necessarily a problem. There are many countries in the world that handle equipment that has been imported from other countries and when they use this equipment you do not blame the country that made them, you blame the country that used them,” Hippie told the radio station. Times Radio.
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