This Friday (29), which is the 65th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the death of a journalist was confirmed during the Russian attacks on Kiev, during the visit of a UN delegation (United Nations) with the participation of the Foreign Minister yesterday. General. general of existence, António Guterres.

Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Radio Liberty that Vira Hyrych was preparing to sleep when a Russian ballistic missile hit her apartment.

It’s the 22nd death of a journalist since the start of the war on February 24. According to the Kyiv city council, ten people were injured in the attack on the building.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed yesterday’s attacks on the city, even after attacks in the capital were reduced and actions in eastern Ukraine intensified.

In besieged Mariupol, one of Russia’s main targets on Ukrainian soil, local authorities are trying to organize an operation to remove civilians from Azovstal steelworks, where resistance against Russian forces is operating.

The UN has called for an immediate ceasefire where the governor’s office estimated at least 20,000 deaths.

End of dialogue and invitation to G20 meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that it is quite possible for the country to halt peace deal negotiations with Russia – he claimed the process was “too slow”.

“The risks of completely stopping any dialogue with the Russians are very high,” he said.

Both Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin were invited by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to attend the G20 summit in Bali in November. Widodo was criticized – especially by the US – for inviting Putin and claimed that neutrality should be preserved in the conflict between countries.

“Putin has isolated Russia and must pay for what he has done and has done,” said John Kirby, spokesman for the US Department of Defense.

Like Indonesia, Russia is a member of the G20, a summit that brings together the world’s largest economies. Other members: South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, USA, France, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, UK, Turkey and the European Union.

This week, at the suggestion of US President Joe Biden, he also sent an invitation to Zelensky.

65th day clash

The US Department of Defense announced on Friday that it has started training the Ukrainian armed forces in Germany.

Also recorded today:

• Russia’s allegations that Ukraine attacked two checkpoints in Kursk and Bryansk on the border of the two countries;
• Accusations of Russia stealing tons of wheat from southern and eastern Ukraine.

With information from AFP, ANSA, RFI and Reuters