March 23, 2023 7:27 p.m
Kyiv admits: ‘Russians are still in Nova Kakhovka’
“The occupiers are still temporarily in Nova Kakhovka. Information about the alleged withdrawal of the enemy from this settlement was published due to incorrect use of available data.” This was announced by the Ukrainian General Staff on Facebook, admitting that they made a mistake when announcing the withdrawal of Russian troops from the city of Kherson region .
March 23, 2023 7:25 p.m
Zelenskyy to the EU: “Organize a summit on our peace plan”
In his speech to the European Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced his intention to organize a summit on the peace plan he proposed. This was reported by European diplomatic sources, adding that the Ukrainian leader would have liked to hold it in Kyiv, but for security reasons he requested that the summit be held in one of the European capitals.
March 23, 2023 7:08 p.m
Filorussi: “No withdrawal from Nova Kakhovka”
Russian troops remain in Nova Kakhovka. The pro-Russian authorities of the Kherson region say this and deny what the General Staff of Kiev said, which announced the Russian withdrawal from the city. “I officially declare that all Russian soldiers remain in place in Nova Kakhovka, as well as in other deployment sites on the left bank of the Dnieper,” said pro-Russian governor of Kherson Vladimir Saldo. “Ukrainian propagandists have launched another disinformation” about the withdrawal from Nova Kakhovka. This is of course a lie,” said pro-Russian district head Vladimir Leontiev.
March 23, 2023 7:06 p.m
Moscow condemns Finland’s entry into NATO: “It’s counterproductive”
The Russian Foreign Ministry has again condemned Finland’s decision to join NATO, calling it “unbalanced” and “counterproductive”.
“Finland’s decision to join NATO can hardly be considered balanced,” Russian ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, as quoted by RIA Novosti. “It was adopted without wide public debate, under the influence of an unprecedented Russophobic campaign in the media,” he added, supported by the West. “I emphasize once again that this only aggravates the military-political situation in Europe, contributes to the militarization of the Baltic States and the increase in tension in the Arctic,” said the spokeswoman, noting that “Russian-Finnish relations are already seriously threatened ” through Helsinki’s decision to join NATO, also in the economic sphere.
March 23, 2023 6:32 p.m
Kiev: “Returned deported children say they have been threatened and beaten”
“Deported children returned to Ukraine say they were threatened with solitary confinement” and “sent to orphanages, beaten with sticks and taken to an undisclosed location simply for saying ‘Glory to Ukraine’. They were told that their parents had abandoned them and that they were now “children of Russia”. What is it but genocide?”. Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak wrote on Twitter.
Deported children back to ???????? say they were threatened with isolation and an orphanage, beaten with sticks and taken to an undisclosed location for saying “Honour of Ukraine”. They were told that their parents had abandoned them and that they were now “children of Russia”. What is it if not genocide?
— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) March 23, 2023
March 23, 2023 6:27 p.m
Kiev: “The Russians lost Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region”
Since March 22, all units of the Russian army “stationed in the settlement of Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region have left the city”. The settlement is located in the eastern part of the Dnipro River. This was written on Facebook by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kiev. Before the withdrawal, Russian forces seized large amounts of household and electrical appliances, jewellery, clothing and mobile phones from the civilian population. The General Staff added that the enemy is now conducting defensive operations in the direction of Kherson and Zaporizhia.
March 23, 2023 6:06 p.m
EU Council: “Support Moldova now”
“The European Union will continue to provide Moldova with all relevant support, including strengthening the country’s resilience, security, stability, economy and energy supply in the face of destabilizing activities by external actors, as well as supporting its path towards Moldova’s accession to the European Union. The European Council invites the Commission to present a support package before its next meeting”. This can be read in the conclusions adopted by the European Council after discussions on Ukraine.
March 23, 2023 5:54 p.m
EU Council: “The plan to send ammunition to Kiev is good”
“The European Union and its Member States are stepping up efforts to address Ukraine’s urgent military and defense needs. Taking into account the security and defense interests of all Member States, the European Council welcomes the agreement reached in the Council on the urgent supply of surface-to-surface ammunition and artillery and, if necessary, missiles to Ukraine.” This can be read in the conclusions on Ukraine .
March 23, 2023 5:52 p.m
Kyiv: “Ready to fight back against Bakhmut”
The Ukrainian military is ready to launch an imminent counterattack on Bakhmut. This was stated by the commander of the Kiev land forces, Oleksandr Syrski, adding that Russian troops were “exhausted” near the city, the scene of the longest and bloodiest battle since the invasion began. “The aggressor has not given up hope of taking Bakhmut at any cost, despite the loss of men and equipment, very soon we will seize this opportunity, as we did near Kiev, Kharkiv, Balakliya and Kupiansk,” he said Syrsky, referring to the successful Ukrainian counter-offensives over the past year.
March 23, 2023 5:49 p.m
Metsola: “Russia wants to split the world into factions, we have to fight back”
“Russia’s agenda is clear. They want to retreat into the false comfort of dividing the world into opposing factions. We must defend ourselves against this.” This was stated by the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in her speech at the EU summit and affirmed that “if we act together, we are stronger”. “Peace must remain the ultimate goal” in of Ukraine, and the EU is in a unique position to contribute to that goal, but for there to be peace, there must be a Ukraine, and without our support it cannot be done,” Metsola said.