The scale of the confrontation over Ukraine is growing in intensity, with Moscow constantly voicing thisNuclear Apocalypse after the message from Depleted uranium shells destined from London to Kyiv. The latest to raise the specter of Armageddon is the Russian ambassador to the United States.” Anatoly Antonov. But in the meantime people keep dying in the field. Even among civilians. As it happened in the last few hours in the Kiev area. With a budget that has grown to at least 8 dead. victim also a Zaporizhia where the IAEA issues the warning about the possible disconnection of the facility from the external power line. There World Bank Meanwhile, estimate the cost of reconstruction: $411 billion is needed.
365 days since the outbreak of war in Ukraine
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04:57 The Russian Ambassador to the US: “The West is leading us to Armageddon”
1:20 p.m
Pope: “War is the failure of politics, it cannot be a solution to conflicts”
“War is a failure of politics and humanity. We must repeat this to the politicians”. The Pope warned of this in his address to the participants of the COMECE plenary session. “One can now speak of a third world war,” repeated Bergoglio, emphasizing that the war in Ukraine “shook the peace of Europe”.
“War – he added – can no longer and must no longer be seen as a solution to conflicts. If the countries of Europe today do not share this ethical-political principle, it means that they have moved away from the original dream. If they share instead, they must commit themselves to its implementation, with all the effort and complexity that the historical situation requires. Because war is a failure of politics and humanity. We must repeat this to the politicians.”
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Kiev: “We can liberate 30 km from Dnipro from Russians”
The Ukrainian armed forces operating in the south of the country are trying to liberate from the Russians an area of 20-30 km on the left bank of the Dnipro, i.e. on the east side of Ukraine. This was reported by Ukrainska Pravda, citing Natalya Gumenyuk, head of the press office of the armed forces stationed in southern Ukraine.
“It’s quite a difficult task,” Gumenyuk said, adding that “it is complicated by the fact that the enemy has started to hide behind civilians and is trying to place their units and their equipment in the yards of local residents behind apartment buildings to hide “.
Despite this, the head of the press service explains, the work of the Ukrainians is quite effective, as evidenced by the fact that “the bombardment from the Kinburn Spit direction has decreased significantly, since we reached a supply point and ammunition depot”.
12:56
Ukraine: Minister Urso, “it has become a war of annihilation” on the Russian side
“My wife was born in Siberia, where her father still lives from a Russian and Russian-speaking family, half-Russian and half-Russian-speaking in Lugansk, where they actually lived. I am therefore also more aware than others of the drama of these peoples, however, the choices I have made from the start are choices that affect the national interest of our country.” The Minister for Enterprise and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso , it says in the podcast Libero Terraverso.
“Russian-speaking Ukrainians have become Putin’s fiercest opponents, the very ones he should have liberated, because this liberation has become not just an occupation, but a war of annihilation,” notes the minister.
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12:52
Ukraine: Zelenskyy visits the Kherson region
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, visits one of the Kherson region’s power plants to discuss powering the settlements in the Kherson region, restoring areas returned to Ukrainian control and recovering equipment damaged by Russian bombing. The President himself wrote it on his Telegram profile. “Coordination meeting on the situation in the Kherson region – it says there – the current security situation, the restoration of the region’s damaged infrastructure, the demining of the occupied territories, the restoration of the power grids: we consider all these important issues under control,” Zelensky added .
11:58
Sanchez in China by Xi: “I will tell him that it is up to Kiev to create the conditions for peace”
“I believe that Xi Jinping’s invitation demonstrates the importance and international weight of Spain and its diplomacy. It is important that bilateral relations develop. It is also important to know firsthand China’s positions on Ukraine and to convey the message that it is Ukrainians who must create the conditions for peace negotiations. An international order guaranteed by the UN, which provides for the protection of sovereignty violated by President Putin, must be respected.” The Spanish Prime Minister said Pedro Sanchez Arrive at the European Council and focus on the trip to China on March 30th and 31st.
(afp) 11:46
Ukraine: Borrell, China will not help Russia for the time being
“Right now, China is not helping Russia.” This was stated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Joseph Borrell, upon his arrival at the European Council. “I will speak to the leaders of the agreement on the supply of ammunition to Ukraine discussed at the last European Council,” Borrell added, referring to the agreement “for one million ammunition in 12 months for two billion euros.”
11:39
The chief of the Ukrainian ground forces: impending counter-offensive near Bakhmut
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon launch a counter-offensive against the Russian army. Word of the commander of the Kiev land forces Oleksandr Syrsky, according to which the Russian forces in the battle for Bakhmut “are significantly losing strength and are exhausted”. “Very soon we will seize this opportunity, as we have done in the past near Kyiv, Kharkiv, Balakliya and Kupyansk,” Syrski said, listing last year’s Ukrainian counter-offensives that proved to be turning points in the war .
Ukrainian officials and Western analysts said the Russian offensive around Bakhmut appears to have stalled. Despite the massive deployment of people and weapons, the Russian military has not yet managed to capture the city of Donbass after months of fighting.
11:09 a.m
Ukraine: Estonia, with Guterres we will talk about the assault court
“Today we will meet with UN Secretary-General Guterres and talk about a tribunal for the crime of aggression, because the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant is a good sign that no leader is immune, but they cannot do the crime of aggression must come from the UN.” This was stated by the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaya Kallasupon his arrival at the European Council in Brussels.
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11:05
Media: A Ukrainian flag flies in Crimea
A Ukrainian flag flying over a communications tower in Russia-annexed Crimea can be seen in video posted to Twitter by New Voice of Ukraine journalist Euan MacDonald, the Guardian reports.
“A Ukrainian flag flies from a transmission tower near the village of Hrushivka, about 18 kilometers north of the town of Sudak, in Russian-held Crimea. Even after nine years of Russian military occupation, some Crimeans still seem willing to risk them for demonstrations of patriotism,” writes the journalist.
A Ukrainian flag flies from a transmission tower near the village of Hrushivka, some 18km north of the town of Sudak in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine. Even after nine years of Russian military occupation, some Crimeans still seem willing to show patriotism. pic.twitter.com/sgTE3ahwCc
— Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) March 23, 2023
10:49
Ukraine: Russian missiles at night on Avdiivka, 2 dead
Two people died in a Russian missile attack on the town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region last night, the head of the regional military administration told Telegram. Pavlo Kyrylenkoas reported by Ukrinform.
“In the middle of the night the Russians shelled Kramatorsk and the outskirts of the city – wrote Kyrylenko -. In the direction of Donetsk, two people died in Avdiivka. The city was hit by one rocket: three rockets aimed at the territory of the AKHZ,” added the governor and referred to the chemical plant Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant.
(afp) 10:14
Borrell: “Putin negotiates peace with Xi but continues to commit war crimes”
“Ukraine was again attacked by Russia using Iranian drones. Educational institutions were attacked; a missile attack was fired at an apartment building in Zaporizhia. Just as Putin was expressing the need for a “peaceful solution” to President Xi, Russia is again committing war crimes.” This is what the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, wrote in a tweet.
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Kiev: Russian missile attack on Adviivka, two dead
Two people died in a Russian missile attack on the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine last night, the head of the regional military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said on Telegram, as reported by Ukrinform. “In the middle of the night the Russians shelled Kramatorsk and the outskirts of the city – wrote Kyrylenko – in the direction of Donetsk, two people died in Avdiivka. The city was hit by one rocket: three rockets aimed at the territory of AKHZ ” added the governor and referred to the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant.
09:19
Medvedev: Any attempt to arrest Putin would be a declaration of war on Russia
An arrest of Vladimir Putin by a foreign country following the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court last week would be tantamount to a “declaration of war” on Moscow. This was said by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. “Let’s imagine the matter (…): The head of state of a nuclear power goes to Germany and is arrested, for example. What is that? A declaration of war on Russia,” said Medvedev, current issue 2 of the Russian Security Council – When That Happens , then “all our capabilities, missiles and so on, fall to the Bundestag, the Chancellery and so on”. The warning comes after the Hague-based International Criminal Court last week issued an arrest warrant for Putin for the war crime of “deporting” Ukrainian children as part of Moscow’s offensive against Ukraine. On Wednesday, the ICC denounced “threats” against him from Moscow after the Russian judiciary announced it would open criminal investigations against several of its judges and his prosecutor Karim Khan. Earlier this week, Medvedev threatened the International Criminal Court with a rocket attack and urged its judges to “look carefully at the sky.” Russia, which does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, has called the arrest warrant for Putin “null and void”.
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British Secret Service: “Moscow wants to capture the city of Kupyansk”
Russian forces are believed to be aiming for a recapture the city of Kupyansk, in the Kharkiv region (east), which is also a logistics center: This is what the British Ministry of Defense writes in its Daily Intelligence Update. There has been fierce fighting in parts of the sector since the beginning of this month Svatove-Kreminna the front line in the north of the Lugansk region, the ministry notes in its report published on Twitter. Russia has partially regained control of the immediate vicinity of the city of Kreminna, London experts continue to report, noting that Moscow’s troops have “caught up by up to several kilometers” in some places.
At this point, “Russian commanders are likely to attempt to extend a security zone west of the defense lines prepared along the high ground, supplementing the natural obstacle of the Oskil River. They will likely attempt to recapture Kupiansk, a logistical hub.” From an operational point of view, the report said, “Russia’s target in the north-east likely remains defensive: commanders are likely to fear that this is one of the sectors where Ukraine could attempt major offensive operations.”
07:52
Intelligence: “Moscow lacks tanks, think mid-50s”
The Russian army could use 1950s-era tanks to make up for the huge armor losses suffered in Ukraine since the invasion began, writes the Conflict Intelligence Team, an open-source Tbilisi-based organization, as reported by the Kyiv Independent. The study center has announced that Russian forces have transported a shipment of T-54/55 tanks to western Russia from a depot in Primorye in the far south-east of the country, and it is speculated that they may use these vehicles in Ukraine. Moscow has lost an estimated 1,871 tanks since the war began, according to Oryx, another open-source intelligence organization that documents Russian losses in Ukraine.
06:04
Medvedev: “The West only wants to destabilize Russia”
New belligerent statements by the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev. “The desire of the West is very simple: to destabilize the political situation, to divide the country into sufficiently large parts, to negotiate with each of these parts, to denuclearize and demilitarize it. They only understand the language of violence.”
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04:57
Russian Ambassador to US: “The West Leads Us to Armageddon”
“The Western countries led by the United States have decided to bring humanity to the brink of nuclear Armageddon.” These are the words of the Russian ambassador to the United States, reported by Tass Anatoly Antonov. The diplomat was responding to statements by high-ranking US officials that depleted uranium munitions had been in use for decades and did not pose a high risk. “It’s really difficult to comment on such nonsense. The US authorities have hit a new low with their irresponsible statements,” Antonov said.
03:29
Moscow: “Ukrainian drone crew eliminated”
Russian troops using APC-82 weapons spotted and killed a crew of Ukrainian drone operators taking refuge in a family home near Donetsk. South Battlegroup spokesman Ivan Bigma told TASS.
02:19
De Santis: “Putin is a war criminal, he will not win”
The governor of Florida Ron DeSantis called the Russian President Wladimir Putin a “war criminal” and demanded that he be “held accountable” for the invasion of Ukraine.
In an interview with British presenter Piers Morgan, DeSantis struck a harsher tone than last week’s words that seemed to dismiss the war as a “territorial dispute.” Above all, however, much tougher tones towards Moscow compared to his likely opponent in the Republican primaries: Donald Trump.
(afp) 00:48
Blinken: “Russia-China marriage of convenience”
The Russian-Chinese rapprochement is more a “marriage of convenience” than a “conviction”. The head of US diplomacy said it: Anton Blinkenthat Beijing has not yet delivered lethal weapons to Moscow in the middle of the war in Ukraine: “Russia is clearly the junior partner in this regard,” he added.
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