With the conclusion of the long-awaited Madrid Summit, theAtlantic alliance now considering sending more and more heavy weapons toUkraine. The NATO secretary, the Norwegian, made it clear Jens Stoltenberg. “Ukraine needs to receive more heavy weapons and more modern equipment, which needs to be delivered faster – said the number one of the alliance in an interview with Zdf – The main goal of military aid is to strengthen Ukraine’s position in view of future peace negotiations with Russia ” . Confirmation of the next delivery of new weapons to Kyiv arrived yesterday from Paris. “There France will deliver another 6 Caesar howitzers and a significant number of armored vehicles to Ukraine, “said French President Emmanuel Macron. A statement echoing others of the same tenor made in recent days by Berlin and Amsterdam, where the heads of government Germany and the Netherlands announced the shipment of new weapons.
Kyiv asks to be specially prepared for the very delicate situation Donbass. Here the Russians, having captured Severodonetsk, are advancing on other fronts. Starting with the from Lysychanskwhere the situation was described as “difficult and dramatic” by both the governor of the Lugansk region and by Sloviansk. The latter is another important city for the Kremlin. In the event of a conquest, Moscow’s troops could actually leave Kramatorsksince 2014 provisional “capital” of Donetsk. Therefore, the goal of capturing the entire Donbass could be realized.
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9:52 am | London: “The battle for Lysychansk continues”
“The struggle for the capture of Lysyhansk, the sister city of Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region, continues”. It can be read in the British intelligence report published in the past few hours. “Russian ground forces claim to have taken the village of Pryvilla northwest of Lysychansk – we read – intense fighting to capture the high ground around the city’s oil refinery continues.”
9:24 am | EU flag erected in the Ukrainian Parliament
The flag of the European Union was raised in the hall of the Rada, the Ukrainian parliament. It can be read in the local media, which justifies the decision of the Ukrainian MPs as proof of Kiev’s desire to accelerate its European ambitions ever more.
8:33 am | Another raid on Mykolaiv
At least two rockets were fired at Mykolaiv, a southern city in Ukraine that lies between Kherson and Odessa. One of the devices was intercepted, the Southern Command of the Kiev Army said in local media. Another hit the industrial area. The consequences of the attack on infrastructure and civilians are currently unknown. Also in the morning another bombing raid hit some neighboring areas and in this case there would be civilian casualties. Mykolaiv Region Governor Vitaliy Kim condemned the possible use of cluster bombs.
7:56 am | Stoltenberg: “More heavy weapons for NATO”
“Ukraine needs more heavy weapons, more modern equipment that needs to be delivered faster.” That’s what NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Zdf. “The main objective of the military aid,” Stoltenberg continued, “is to strengthen Ukraine’s position in view of future peace negotiations with Russia.”
7:00 a.m. | The number of raids in Odessa is increasing: 17 victims
In Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky, a city west of Odessa, a nine-story apartment building was hit by a raid. There were initial reports of 10 victims, but digging continued into the early hours of the morning. Local authorities have updated the toll: now there are at least 17 dead.