At the end of another day marked by attacks on Ukrainian strategic targets and concerns over the possibility that the conflict will spread to Transnistria, Moldova’s pro-Russian separatist region, Moscow raises its tone by warning of the Danger of World War III warns is “real”. In a TV interview, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the West of waging war against Russia by supplying arms to Kyiv, provoking a global conflict. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in Moscow today. His mission has little chance of success as Putin’s Russia rules out the possibility of a ceasefire for the time being.
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02.40 Zelenskyy: “The fate of the democratic world will be decided here”
“Everyone in the world, even those who do not openly support us, agree that the fate of Europe, the fate of global security, the fate of the democratic system will be decided in Ukraine,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his recent video address.
02.14 Kyiv: Guterres asks Putin to evacuate Mariupol
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to urge Vladimir Putin to evacuate the city of Mariupol during his visit to the Kremlin today. “That’s something the UN is capable of,” Kuleba said in an interview with the Associated Press, but expressed concern that Guterres could “fall into the trap” of Moscow. Kuleba also expressed his appreciation for the visit of US Secretary of State and Defense Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin to Kyiv, calling them “two representatives of the country that has done more for Ukraine”.
01:57 Biden mulls over aid to global food crisis
The Biden administration is evaluating a $5 billion aid package to deal with the global food crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. This was reported by informed sources at the Bloomberg agency. The proposal would have bipartisan support from Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Over the weekend, Senator Dem Chris Coons led a US delegation to Rome to take stock of the situation in the Middle East, Africa and other troubled countries around the world with FAO leaders.
01:35 Four dead and nine wounded in Kharkiv
Four people were killed and nine injured in the bombing of Kharkiv. This was announced by the governor of the region Oleh Synegubov.
00:53 attacks on the Sumy region
Four attacks were launched from Russia’s territory last night against Ukraine’s north-eastern Sumy region. This was announced by the Ukrainian border guard service, which was quoted by the Ukrinform agency. In particular, according to the source, heavy weapons were fired from the Russian village of Tiotkino towards Ukraine’s Rivne in the Konotop district. A total of 15 explosions were registered. Small arms fire was also heard in the border area near the same village. Two more explosions were registered after the use of heavy weapons between the villages of Buniakino and Nova Sloboda in the same district.
00:27 video shows a destroyed village
Not much remains of Novotoshkivka, a small village southeast of Severodonetsk in Lugansk Oblast, according to new drone video released by the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic. CNN has located and confirmed the authenticity of the video.
The last Russian conquest: a burnt-down small town
00:10 The Russians control the city council of Kherson
According to the city’s mayor, Ihor Kolykhayev, the Russians have taken control of the city council building in Kherson, southern Ukraine.
00:01 Blinking: Clear proof that the battle for Kyiv has been won
“During our trip Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and I took a train from Poland to Kyiv. We saw people on the streets and clear evidence that the battle for Kyiv was won,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Twitter. “But we know – he added – that this is in stark contrast to other parts of Ukraine, where the Russian army continues to commit atrocities.” coordinated from around the world,” Blinken added.