Several explosions were reported in Kiev on Monday evening. according to the Mayor Vitaly Klitschko. Klitschko said a store caught fire in the west, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. Kiev Air Defense said they shot down all the drones involved.
The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces said his troops would continue to repel heavy Russian attacks on the eastern city of Bakhmut and that defending them was a “military necessity”. Statements by Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi again signaled Ukraine’s intention to continue fighting in Bakhmut despite the high death toll.
At least two people were killed in a Russian missile attack in the eastern city of Sloviansk on Monday. according to the regional governor. The attack injured 29 others, Pavlo Kyrylenko said, adding that a number of high-rise buildings and offices were damaged or destroyed. Volodymyr Zelenskiy posted a video clip showing burning vehicles and debris on the street.
Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, told IAEA chief Rafael Grossi that security is in Zaporizhia Nuclear facility could not be guaranteed until Russian troops left. The two met on Monday to discuss the management of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and, according to Grossi, had a “rich exchange”.
Zelenskyy “visited advanced positions in the Zaporizhia region on Monday to find out about the operational situation and present awards to the military,” his office said.
Western companies sell their Russian businesses and leave face a mandatory 10% direct donation to the governmentThe Financial Times reported after a decision by the Russian Foreign Investment Commission.
The UN Security Council on Monday rejected a Russian request for an investigation who blew up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Russia, China and Brazil voted in favor of the probe motion, but it fell because it lacked the nine votes needed in the Council of 15 nations to carry it. Deputy US Ambassador Robert Wood said there was no need as separate investigations were already underway.
The 18 Leopard 2 main battle tanks pledged by Germany to support Ukraine were handed over at the Ukrainian border. according to a report. About 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles have also reached Ukraine, Der Spiegel reported, citing unnamed sources.
The head of Ukraine’s parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, has told British lawmakers that Kiev is ready to send its pilots for training in handling Western fighter jets. Stefanchuk, during a visit to Britain, said Kiev could bring “a common victory for Ukraine and the world” once it “gets wings,” in language reminiscent of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech to the British Parliament in February.
A leaked phone conversation allegedly between prominent Russian music producer Iosif Prigozhin and billionaire Farkhad Achmedov, in which the two men widely criticize the war in Ukraine and Russia’s leadership, was published by Ukrainian media. If it were real, the audio would give a rare glimpse into the mood within Russia’s elites.
Russian and Belarusian athletes should be banned from the Paris 2024 Olympics unless Moscow withdraws its forces from Ukraine, Poland saidafter the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they would compete neutrally.
Poland has arrested a foreign national for spying for Russia. prosecutors have said. The arrest comes after Poland dismantled a Russian spy network that had been preparing acts of sabotage and monitoring rail routes into Ukraine. If found guilty, the accused faces up to ten years in prison.
The Hungarian parliament has approved a bill that will allow Finland to join NATO. taking it one step closer to becoming a full member of the Alliance. The Hungarian legislature voted 182 in favor and 6 against with no abstentions. Turkey is the only one of the 30 NATO members that has not ratified Finland’s accession.