According to the Ukrainian nuclear agency Energatom, the Russians want to “repair” their weapons in Zaporizhia. The EU confirms another 500 million military aid for Kyiv. In Portugal, Russian oligarchs lined up for citizenship. Meanwhile, the bombing in Donbass continues
Ukraine, Lavrov: “Russian targets are no longer just focused on the East”
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British Intelligence: Russians advance on Vuhlehriska power station
Russian forces are approaching the Vuhlehirska power plant, the second largest in all of Ukraine, about 50 kilometers northeast of Donetsk. The British secret service reported today in its report. “Russia is prioritizing the capture of critical national infrastructure such as power plants,” the report said. The UK Ministry of Defense also believes that Russian forces are “likely also trying to break through at Vuhlehirska as part of their efforts to restart their advance towards the key cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk”.
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Kyiv: 385 children have been killed by the Russians since the invasion began
According to Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office and the Ukrinform agency, Russian forces have killed at least 358 children in Ukraine since February 24. “To date, more than 1,039 children in Ukraine have suffered from Russia’s armed aggression. According to official data from the juvenile courts: 358 children were killed and more than 681 suffered injuries of varying degrees of severity,” wrote the PGU press service on Telegram. The figures – states the prosecutor’s office – are not final, since they do not take into account various areas where hostilities are taking place.
8:20
CIA: 15,000 Russian soldiers dead and 45,000 wounded
According to US estimates, at least 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and around 45,000 injured in Ukraine since the conflict began on February 24. So said CIA director William Burns. “The latest US intelligence estimates are about 15,000 Russian soldiers killed and perhaps three times that many wounded. So quite a significant line of losses,” Burns said, speaking to the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. “The Ukrainians also suffered, probably a little less. But we are talking about significant losses,” he added.