Kiev: “The Russians are preparing an evacuation plan from Zaporizhia”. Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksy Reznikov: “The preparations for the counter-offensive are on the home straight”. In a briefing, US National Security Council spokesman Kirby called the Russian advance in Donbass a “failure” and put the number of Russian soldiers killed at 100,000. A source close to Zelenskyy denied to CNN that she was aware of any Vatican mediation.
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Russian bombs on Pavlohrad, two dead and 40 wounded
The casualties of last night’s Russian rocket attack on Pavlohrad in Dnipro Oblast amount to two dead and 40 wounded. This was announced by the Ukrainian authorities, citing Kiev media. According to Governor Serhiy Lysak, five children are among the wounded.
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Kiev: “We are not aware of any mediation by the Vatican”
Ukraine is not aware of any Vatican mediation to resolve the conflict with Russia, a mediation the pope mentioned yesterday on the flight back to Rome from his trip to Hungary. A source close to the Ukrainian Presidency told CNN that “President Zelenskyy has not given his consent to a discussion of this nature on behalf of Ukraine: if talks are ongoing, they are taking place without our knowledge and without our blessing.”
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