11:35
Russia has spent around $115 billion on the war with Ukraine
According to Forbes, Russia has spent around $115 billion on the war in Ukraine. This is a third of all Russian budget revenues for 2021. Also according to Forbes, almost 40-70% of military land equipment was destroyed during the year.
11:32
Sweden transfers more than 665 tons of energy equipment and materials
Sweden has transferred more than 665 tons of energy equipment and materials, according to the Energy Ministry. This includes many generators and accumulators for electricity.
10:55
The US could supply reconnaissance drones to Ukraine
According to some unconfirmed rumors, the United States could supply secret spy drones to Ukraine. These reconnaissance drones would be fast and highly maneuverable CyberLux K8 equipped with a high-resolution camera (Money Shot X8). These drones are used for cinema.
10:46
New explosions heard in Kherson
10:39
“Ukraine has become a testament to the bravery of a nation,” says Ursula von der Leyen
According to the President of the European Commission, “Ukraine will win because Ukrainians will not flinch or back down. Ukraine will win because Europe and its partners stand firm,” she said.
10:14
The President of the Czech Republic believes that Ukraine’s membership in NATO should be considered immediately after the end of the war with Russia.
According to the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, Ukraine can join NATO once the conflict is over. According to him, Ukraine has done its “homework” in terms of technical compatibility, and there is also full compatibility in terms of values and long-term strategic interests. “Therefore, the only remaining requirement is that there are no ongoing territorial conflicts or disputes. From the point of view of international law, once Ukraine becomes a member of NATO while still in conflict, the Alliance becomes a party to this conflict. The scale of the conflict between NATO and Russia can only be imagined, most likely involving the use of nuclear weapons. We must therefore await the end of the war and the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty.”
10:06
Guatemala will participate in the creation of the special tribunal responsible for prosecuting Russia.
According to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Guatemala will become the first Latin American country to join the core group for the creation of Russia’s special criminal justice tribunal.
09:52
Nine years of occupation in Crimea
On February 26, nine years ago, on this day, thousands of Crimean Tatars and pro-Ukrainian activists gathered in front of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea at the initiative of the Mejlis to demonstrate their resistance to the Russian occupation and support the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Russian regular troops then seized government buildings in Crimea. In 2020, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Decree No. 58/2020 and declared this day as the Day of Resistance to the Occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.
09:44
Images of the war-ravaged town of Bakhmout
The town of Bakhmout has been the scene of fierce fighting for several weeks.
09:36
Vladimir Putin believes that NATO is “participating” in the conflict by supplying arms to Ukraine
In a TV interview aired on the Rossia-1 channel, the Russian President accused NATO of involvement in the conflict in Ukraine by supplying arms to the Ukrainian armed forces.
“They are sending weapons worth tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine. That’s really participation,” he said.
According to him, Moscow has no choice but to take into account NATO’s nuclear capabilities. “If all major NATO countries have declared that their main objective is to inflict a strategic defeat on us so that our people suffer, as they say, how can we ignore their nuclear capabilities under these conditions? “, he added.
09:33
The village of Yahidne claimed by Wagner and the Ukrainian army
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said troops from his Wagner group captured the village of Yahidne north of Bakhmout in eastern Ukraine on Saturday. But published Ukrainian military reports indicate that villages near the key city remained under Kiev control.
09:22
Putin’s indictment of NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused NATO of complicity in the conflict in Ukraine by supplying arms to the Kiev armed forces in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
“They are sending weapons worth tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine. This is really participation,” the Russian president said in an interview with Rossiya-1 channel.
08:51
Explosions heard in Kherson
08:47
Five civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours
The Russian army killed three civilians in the Donetsk region and two others in the Kherson region during the day. According to the authorities, two people were killed in Bakhmout and one in Novopokrovsky in the Donetsk region. Thirteen residential bombings took place in the Kherson region, killing two and injuring seven.
08:41
A Ukrainian offensive in the south-east in the spring?
Ukrainian military intelligence said the major offensive planned for spring will take place in south-eastern Ukraine and aim to drive a wedge between Crimea and mainland Russia. Yet revealing military plans in advance still seems strange. Unless that information is intended to draw attention away from another offensive? Nevertheless, Russia is already preparing for such an eventuality by building fortifications to slow down the progress of an offensive.
08:28
Russia strengthens its position in Crimea
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the Russian army is strengthening its defenses in occupied Crimea. Fortifications would be built, and 150 conscripts from the Chelyabinsk region came to do engineering work.
08:24
Ukraine has reserves to avoid electricity rationing. Unless…
After months of blackouts, Ukraine’s energy minister said the country had been able to build up electricity reserves and there would be no more blackouts and rationing. Unless Russia launches new strikes against power plants.
08:16
According to the CIA, China is studying the possibility of supplying weapons to Russia
According to US intelligence chief William Burns, China is studying the possibility of supplying arms to Russia. “We are sure that the Chinese leadership is considering the possibility of supplying arms to Russia,” he told CBS News. The United States has already warned that China’s supply of lethal weapons would be a red line and lead to sanctions. This information comes as China has proposed a peace plan.
08:10
Chancellor not convinced of Chinese peace plan
For Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the twelve-point peace plan proposed by Beijing does not emphasize the withdrawal of the Russian army from Ukraine explicitly enough. “In my view, there is no clear line that says Russian troops should withdraw,” he said. On the other hand, he welcomed the Chinese position on nuclear weapons.
08:08
Ukraine has shot down more than 1,200 Russian missiles and drones since September
The Ukrainian military has shot down 650 Russian cruise missiles and more than 610 Iranian-made Shahed drones since Sept. 11, said Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, commander of the Ukrainian Air Force. The Ukrainian Air Force received NASAMS, Iris-T and Crotale air defense systems, as well as self-propelled anti-aircraft Cheetahs from Ukraine’s western partners. It is currently waiting to receive the Patriot and Aster 30 Mamba anti-aircraft missile systems. However, according to Oleshchuk, these systems are not enough to defend Ukraine against Russian missile and drone attacks. In the first year, Russian troops carried out nearly 5,000 rocket attacks and 3,500 airstrikes on Ukraine.
07:43
1,877 Ukrainian cities and villages in Russian hands
During a solidarity event organized by the federal government, President Zelenskyy identified 1,877 towns and villages still in the hands of Russian forces in the country.
He also claimed that the city of Mariupol, now occupied by Moscow troops, which had a population of nearly half a million before the war, was more than 90% destroyed.
07:12
EU adopts new sanctions package against Russia
07:00
Macron supports China’s desire to intervene for peace in Ukraine
During his visit to the agricultural fair on Saturday, Emmanuel Macron said he supports Chinese intervention to try to find a solution to the conflict in Ukraine. “The fact that China is making an effort is pretty good. I will go to China in early April,” he said, adding, “I am in favor of involving as many major powers as possible.” “Coherence does not supply arms to Russia and does not persuade it to withdraw its troops,” he said.
06:45
Russia accuses the West of “destabilizing” the G20 summit.
Despite pressure from the West, the financial G20, which ended in India on Saturday, failed to draft a joint statement condemning the war, largely because of opposition from Russia and China. “We regret that the activities of the G20 continue to be destabilized by the collective West and used in an anti-Russian and purely confrontational manner,” Russia’s foreign ministry said in a press release.
06:35
Good morning !
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