the “Moskva”, the flagship of the Russian fleet, sank

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• that cruiser MoscowThe Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday evening that the flagship of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, which was damaged during the offensive against Ukraine, has sunk. During the towing of the cruiser Moskva to the port of destination, the ship lost stability due to hull damage received during the fire after the detonation of ammunition. The ship sank in rough seas, the ministry was quoted as saying by the state agency TASS.
• A resumption of Evacuation of civilians through nine humanitarian corridorsincluding from the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk announced on Thursday via telegram.
• The United States announced that $800 million in new military aid including 18 M777 Howitzers, latest generation artillery pieces, 300 Switchblade drones, 500 Javelin missiles and “thousands of other anti-tank systems”. The United States had previously been reluctant to deliver the heavy equipment requested by the Ukrainians, fearing it would stoke tensions between Washington and Moscow.
• At the same time, Washington defended the use of the term “genocide” by the United States President, Joe Biden, mention Russian operations in Ukraine. “I think once we can gather all the evidence, we will end up coming to the same conclusion as President Biden because what is happening on the ground is not a coincidence,” he told CNN’s number three channel in American diplomacy, Victoria Nuland.
• Ukraine refutes the case of the city of Mariupol. More than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered to Russian forces in the city of Mariupol, a strategic port on the Sea of ​​Azov, which has been under siege for weeks, the Russian Defense Ministry said. But Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to the President of Ukraine, said on Facebook that around 100 soldiers, members of naval units, made a breakthrough and joined the Azov regiment. He added that the city of Mariupol is not fully under the control of Russian troops. This information could not be verified.
• The head of Irish diplomacy, Simon Coveney, travels to Kyiv on Thursdayannounced his services to discuss “how Ireland can continue to provide political, security and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine”.

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