The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced today that it has begun to use the Caesar cannons, which are considered the flagship of the French artillery. “It allows you to hit the enemy with high accuracy at a distance of 20 kilometers or more from the front line. At this distance there are artillery, reserves, enemy checkpoints. [Rússia]. The Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, said that its destruction reduced the offensive potential of the enemy.
According to Zaluzhny, the Ukrainian army “quickly mastered” the new equipment. “Actually, in two, three hours,” he said. “Sincere thanks to the partners for their assistance. It serves to bring our victory even closer.”
Today, Russia’s war in Ukraine entered its 91st day with attacks in various parts of eastern Ukraine where deaths were recorded – at least 12 civilians were killed in the Donetsk region yesterday, according to local authorities. The Sumi region was affected by the offensive operation against Russian territory. A missile attack was recorded in Zaporizhzhia.
As the attacks continued, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the Russian Defense Ministry’s statement that it was slowing down the operation as a lie.
“About 30,000 Russian soldiers died. More than 200 planes were shot down. Thousands of Russian tanks, armored vehicles and other equipment were lost. Russian missile ammunition is almost completely depleted. And they want to cover it up with their lies that they are not fighting at full strength,” Zelensky said in a statement last night. .
Figures reported by the Ukrainian president could not be verified by independent sources. Russia did not disclose the number of casualties it suffered. The government said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit soldiers injured in a “special operation” at a Moscow hospital today – what Russia calls the war instigated in Ukraine.
As a result of the invasion of Russia, Finland and Sweden’s membership candidates to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) will be discussed today. Delegations from both countries will be received in Turkey, which is part of the military alliance and opposes the entry of Finns and Swedes.
Image: Russian Ministry of Defense
port of Mariupol
Russia’s Ministry of Defense said in a report released today that it has completed “mined and demilitarized seaport” of Mariupol, a city in southeastern Ukraine. The municipality is considered strategic because of its location. Russia said the port has now “started daily operation”.
The Russian Defense also said it carried out attacks that resulted in the deaths of 300 Ukrainian fighters. A Mi-8 helicopter belonging to the Ukrainian forces was shot down by air defense systems in the Mykolaiv region in the south of the country.
air strike
According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Russia “intensified the use of aircraft to support the attack of the ground group”. “Due to the lack of high-precision missile weapons stocks, the enemy is looking for other ways to destroy critical and military facilities in Ukraine.”
In the Donetsk region, one of Russia’s eastern targets, Ukraine said Russia was “intensifying hostilities” against the town of Lyman using “artillery and air support”. Clashes continue in Sievierodonetsk due to the Russian attack.
The Defense of Ukraine also noted that “to compensate for the significant losses of manpower and equipment on the territory of Ukraine and to conduct hostilities, the Russian invaders are creating reserve units in the southern military zone.”
prisoner exchange
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said that Russia will examine the possibility of prisoner exchange with Ukraine after the trial of imprisoned Ukrainian fighters. “Previously, discussions about a trade were early.”
Last week, the last Ukrainian fighters surrendered from the strategic city of Mariupol, which had been entrenched for weeks in the Azovstal complex. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, more than 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers were taken prisoner.
Ukrainian authorities want to organize a prisoner of war exchange, but Russia considers that some of them that are part of the Azov battalion are not military, but neo-Nazi fighters guilty of war crimes.
The oligarchs are on the plus sign
The European Commission has today introduced a bill that makes it difficult to evade EU (European Union) sanctions against Russian oligarchs. Regarding the most controversial aspect of the new proposals, the Commission hopes to get approval from member states to allow the confiscation of the assets of sanctioned individuals and entities, not just frozen as it is now.
The EU has so far adopted five packages of sanctions against Russian officials and oligarchs for their invasion of Ukraine, and is currently negotiating a sixth round, which may include a ban on oil and gas imports from Russia.
(with AFP)
source: Noticias
