12:51
18 people were injured in the bombing of the building in Zaporizhia
According to an initial assessment, according to local authorities, 18 people, including two children under the age of 10, were present when the building in Zaporijjia was bombed. Eleven people, four of them in serious condition, were taken to the hospital.
12:28
Zelensky visits the front near Bakhmout
President Zekensky was visiting a frontline military position near the beleaguered eastern city of Bakhmout, according to a statement from his office. During his visit, Zelenskyi heard “reports on the operational situation and the course of combat operations at the front”. He also met with Ukrainian soldiers and observed a minute’s silence in memory of those who died in the war. “I am honored to be here today in the east of our country in Donbass and to reward our heroes, to thank you, to shake your hand. Thank you for protecting the state, sovereignty and Eastern Ukraine,” he said. A former spokeswoman for Zelenskyi shared a video showing the president near Bakhmout.
12:20 p.m
Poland calls Russia-China axis ‘dangerous’
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called the China-Russia axis “dangerous” after Chinese leader Xi Jinping ended a visit to Moscow.
12:04
A building targeted during the attack in Zaporizhia
Security services are on site. No report has been published at the moment. President Zelenskyy reacted immediately. “Right now, residential areas where ordinary people and children live are being shelled,” he added. “The world needs more unity and determination to defeat Russian terrorism faster and protect lives.”
11:47
Power outages in the Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions
Power outages are expected in the Kiev and Zhytomyr regions. According to the authorities, these restrictions are planned due to new work on the electricity infrastructure.
11:14
The first batch of 122mm artillery shells made by Ukroboronprom in cooperation with a shipped NATO country
This batch, manufactured by Ukroboronprom in cooperation with a NATO country, has just been delivered to the armed forces. This 122 mm projectile is used by the Ukrainian artillery when working with D-30 towed howitzers (maximum firing range of 15.4 km) and 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers (maximum firing range of 15.2 km).
10:59
Putin-Xi Summit: Kremlin Not Surprised By ‘Hostile’ Reaction From Westerners
The Kremlin is not surprised by the “hostile” reaction from Western countries after the previous day’s Russian-Chinese summit, at which Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping announced their alliance. “As for the reaction of the countries of the collective West, the fact that their reaction to all questions was unfriendly and hostile is not new to anyone,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
10:37
Diplomats from Great Britain, Canada and Sweden visit Kharkiv
British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons, Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine Larisa Galadza-Cronin and Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine Maria Lindgren Saltanova have just visited Kharkiv. “We are happy to be in Kharkiv. We see that Kharkiv stands, Kharkiv lives. We are visiting Kharkiv for the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, but Canada has been with you since day one,” said Galadza-Cronin. During this visit, meetings were held on the humanitarian situation and demining of the areas.
10:28
Explosions heard in Zaporizhia and Kherson
10:21
A fourth victim in the bombing of a building in Kiev
According to a recent report, a fourth victim was spotted after drones destroyed a civilian facility in the Kyiv region. The 40-year-old man was found on the fifth floor of the dorm. The man had not gone into a dugout during the airstrike.
10:16
A destroyed railway junction in Crimea
The railway junction in the town of Dzhankoi in northern occupied Crimea was destroyed in a bomb attack. This hub helps deliver heavy weapons and personnel to the region.
09:51
A grenade blast killed a police officer in Kiev
A grenade blast killed a police officer in Kiev. The 29-year-old died in Kiev’s Podilsky district when a grenade exploded in his hands. The police have launched an investigation to clarify the circumstances of this tragedy.
09:33
Ukraine exported 35.810 million tons of grain in the 2022/2023 season
In the 2022/2023 marketing year, Ukraine exported 35.810 million tons of grain and legumes. Specifically, Ukraine exported 12.285 million tons of wheat versus 18.399 million tons in the 2021/2022 marketing year, or 2.229 million tons of barley versus 5.641 million tons in the previous campaign.
09:26
The coming weeks will be “critical” in the war, says National Security Council spokesman John Kirby
According to the United States, Russia could soon launch a new major offensive. According to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, the coming weeks could be “critical” in the war. “We have to make sure that we do everything we can to ensure that Ukraine is ready for this,” he added.
08:57
The United States wants to sell 12 new Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters to Slovakia
The United States could give Slovakia a nice discount for the sale of 12 new Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters. Bratislava could only be a third of the price after its decision to supply decommissioned MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine.
08:17
Zelenskyy denounces drone attacks
According to President Zelenskyy, “More than 20 Iranian killer drones and rockets, numerous bombings. And that’s just for a spent night of Russian terror against Ukraine.” According to him, “every time someone tries to hear the word ‘peace’ in Moscow, another order for such criminal strikes is issued”.
08:13
The whole country was put on air raid alert
07:50
Three dead after a civilian facility was destroyed by drones in the Kyiv region
According to the regional military administration, a civilian facility was destroyed by Russian drones overnight. “Three people were killed and seven injured,” explains the military administration, specifying that the information must be “clarified”.
According to the state emergency services, the 4th and 5th floors of two five-story dormitories and a three-story academic building of a high school were destroyed overnight by the Russian attack in Rzhushchiv, Kyiv region.
07:43
Fifteen repatriated Ukrainian children
07:37
China will become Russia’s largest oil supplier
In the first two months of 2023, Russia increased its crude oil sales to China by almost a quarter. It overtook Saudi Arabia to become China’s largest oil supplier. Oil imports from Russia reached 15.7 million tons in January-February, according to the General Administration of China Customs. The country exported 86.2 million tons of crude oil during the year. Saudi oil imports totaled 13.92 million tons over two months. This corresponds to 1.7 million barrels per day compared to 1.8 million barrels a year ago.
07:22
Ukraine will receive a $15.6 billion aid package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
This €14.5 billion program aims to “support a gradual economic recovery while creating the conditions for long-term growth in the context of post-conflict reconstruction and on the path to accession to the European Union,” the IMF said in a statement.
07:16
Ukraine will receive American Abrams tanks by the fall
The United States will deliver Abrams tanks to Ukraine by fall, much faster than initially thought, while Patriot air defense systems will also arrive on an “accelerated schedule,” the Pentagon said Tuesday. In coordination with Kiev, Washington “made the decision to provide the M1A1 model of the Abrams tank,” said General Pat Ryder, spokesman for the US Department of Defense.
This “will allow us to significantly accelerate delivery schedules and deliver this important capacity to Ukraine by autumn of this year,” he added.
According to the spokesman, the tanks will give Ukraine “a capability very similar to that of the M1A2,” which Washington initially envisioned but declined to go into detail about the differences between the two models.
07:10
Xi Jinping leaves Moscow after summit with Putin
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Moscow on Wednesday morning after a two-day trip to Russia focused on strengthening ties with his counterpart Vladimir Putin, Russian authorities reported.
His plane left Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport after being greeted by an honor guard who played the Russian and Chinese national anthems, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
07:10
The Russian Navy has “repelled” a drone attack on the port of Sevastopol.
The Russian Navy on Wednesday “repelled” a drone attack on the port of Sevastopol on the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula, the city’s governor announced on Wednesday morning. “The Black Sea Fleet repelled a surface drone attack on Sevastopol,” Russian-installed Governor Mikhail Razvojayev told Telegram. “They tried to enter our bay, our sailors shot at them with handguns. Air defense worked too,” he added.
In several buildings in the city, windows were broken after the explosions, according to Russian authorities, no one was injured.
07:09
White House: China cannot claim to be ‘impartial’ on Ukraine
“China cannot reasonably be considered impartial” when it comes to Ukraine, a White House spokesman said Tuesday, the sharpest American criticism yet of China’s mediation proposal in the conflict.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby also accused Beijing of “passing on Russian propaganda” that the war in Ukraine would be the result of Western aggression, while Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping on Tuesday accused entering into a “new era” of their “special” relationship.
07:09
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