2:24 p.m
Iceland is the first country to close its embassy in Moscow
Iceland has announced the closure of its embassy in Moscow due to the war started by the Russians in Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry promises a reaction: “Any actions against Russia from Reykjavik will inevitably provoke a reaction.” Reykjavik clarifies that this is not a severing of diplomatic relations.
12:04 p.m
Canadian Prime Minister in Kyiv
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, arrived in Kiev on a visit to Ukraine.
11:01 a.m
“Russian cruelty knows no bounds”
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09:51.
3 dead in drone attack in Odessa
According to preliminary information from the Ukrainian Southern Command, Russian forces killed three people and injured at least ten others in a drone attack in Odessa early on Saturday.
09:42.
Kakhovka Dam: The water will continue to rise
“The rise in water may continue for ten more days,” Vladimir Saldo, head of the Russian-occupied part of the Kherson region, told Telegram. On the other side of the river, “on the right bank, 35 villages are still flooded, but the water is gradually receding,” said Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Ukrainian administration in the region, in the evening. Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of mining and deliberately blowing up the dam’s engine room.
09:37.
Washington announces new military aid
The United States announced a new tranche of military aid to Ukraine, mostly anti-aircraft equipment in the form of various orders to the defense industry worth around $2 billion. This new aid has a total value of $2.1 billion and includes additional ammunition for Patriot anti-aircraft systems, older generation Hawk systems and associated missiles, 105 and 203 mm artillery ammunition, Puma drones, laser-guided missiles, and support for the training of soldiers and the maintenance of this equipment. It will take several months to reach Kiev.
09:36.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy praises the “heroism” of the soldiers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised his army’s “heroism” as fierce fighting raged in the south of the country, reminiscent of the long-heralded counter-offensive in Kiev. “To our soldiers, to all those who are fighting particularly heavy battles these days. We are witnesses to your heroism and we are grateful for every minute of your life,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily message. Kyiv said its forces were ready for a counteroffensive to retake areas to the east and south, but said no formal announcement was expected.
09:27.
“Ukrainians are ready to accept losses”
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09:25.
Vladimir Putin says Ukraine’s counteroffensive has failed
Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the major counter-offensive that Ukraine has been preparing for months has “begun” on the front lines, but Kiev’s armed forces have failed to “achieve their goals”. “We can wholeheartedly say that this offensive has begun, as evidenced by the deployment of Ukraine’s strategic reserves,” Vladimir Putin said in a video broadcast by a reporter from Russian public television on Telegram. According to him, the fighting has already lasted five days, but “the Ukrainian troops have not reached their objective on any of the battlefields.”
09:23.
The Ukrainian counteroffensive started?
The fighting testifies that “the Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun,” says the American think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW). According to observers, in this region the Ukrainian army could attempt a breakthrough towards Tokmak in the occupied territory 40 km south of Orikhiv, a key logistics hub for Russian forces. In recent weeks, Ukraine appeared to be testing Russian positions along the south-east frontline, a way experts say to prepare for an attack to retake Russian-held territories, including Crimea annexed in 2014.
09:20.
Heavy fighting in southern Ukraine on Friday
According to the Russian army, fierce fighting raged in southern Ukraine on Friday. They said they repelled several attacks, possibly marking the start of a full-scale counteroffensive by Kiev to retake Moscow-controlled areas a statement and assured that they had been postponed. According to Alexander Zladkov, a correspondent for Russian public television and the operator of a popular Telegram channel, in the face of the offensive by troops from Kiev, Russian and Ukrainian “artillery” are deployed and “long and hard fighting is underway.” , claims that this could not be independently verified.
09:17.
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