The 33rd day of the war begins with a new phase on the Russian side. The goal? The “liberation” of the eastern Donbass region. Vladimir Putin’s is not a retreat for experts. Indeed, the most delicate phase of the conflict is expected.
8.34 Kyiv, “Too early” to rule out an attack on the capital
It is “too early” to rule out a Russian invasion of Kyiv for Moscow troops to “give up” to invade the capital, said an adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister Vadym Denysenko. Denysenko stated reports the Kyiv Independent that the rotation of Russian troops could anticipate another attempt by Moscow to advance.
8:25 am 139 children killed since war began
The Ukrainian children killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian war are 139, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Telegram. More than 205 were injured.
8:09 a.m. Zelenskyj: Mariupol cannot be saved without planes and tanks
“It will be impossible to save Mariupol without additional tanks and planes.” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said so in a video conference call with Polish President Andrzej Duda, saying he was disappointed that Ukraine had not received Polish MiG29 jets. “If Ukraine doesn’t get planes, Russia could threaten neighboring countries,” he added. “Ukraine cannot shoot down Russian missiles with rifles and machine guns,” Zelenskyy said, according to The Kyiv Independent, denouncing the slowness of supplies to his country. “Who leads the EuroAtlantic community? Is it still Moscow, through intimidation?” he asked.
7.58 am Kyiv, Moscow has transferred 40,000 people to Russia
The Russian invaders evacuated around 40,000 Ukrainians from war zones in Ukraine. They were moved deep into the occupied territories or directly into Russia. This was announced by the Minister for the Reintegration of the Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk, according to “Ukrinform”.
7.15am Authorities: East areas restored
A Ukrainian counterattack on Friday east of the city of Kharkiv resulted in the recapture of several locations. This was reported by CNN, which quotes local government sources as saying it has verified video showing Ukrainian troops in control of Vikhivka, some 32 kilometers from the Russian border in northeastern Ukraine. According to Kharkiv governor Oleg Synegubov, various areas around Malaya Rogan were captured by Ukrainian forces. These are areas located about 20 kilometers from Kharkiv.
6.28 Ukrainian media: “Kyiv troops took some cities”
Press sources report that Ukrainian forces have gained ground and also regained control of some urban centers. According to the Kyiv Independent, the two towns of Poltavka and Malynivka in the southeastern Zaporizhia region were liberated, while it was previously reported that the Kiev military had captured the town of Trostyanets in the northern Sumy region. Meanwhile, CNN reports that it has verified multiple videos showing Ukrainian troops again taking control of several villages in the Sumy region, as well as Vilkhivka, a center 32 km from the border with Russia to the northeast.
4:52 a.m. Mayor Lviv: “The attack on us is a message to Biden”
Lviv attacked by Russian missiles in the last few hours? It’s a message Moscow wanted to convey to the President of the United States, Joe Biden. The mayor of the city in western Ukraine, Andriy Sadovy, is convinced of that. “With this attack, the attackers send their greetings to President Biden, who is in Poland,” he said, as reported by the BBC. “Lviv is only 70 kilometers from the Polish border and I think the world needs to understand that the threat is very, very serious,” he added.
4.42am Kyiv, Russian general killed in raid near Kherson
Russian General Yakov Rezantsev was killed in an attack near the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. Confirmation of the murder came from Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, quoted by the BBC. According to a Western source, he was the seventh general in the Russian army to be killed in Ukraine.
9:20 p.m. Di Maio, “War stalled. Putin’s aggression could increase
Minister Luigi Di Maio took stock of the situation in In Onda, La7: “Putin’s war is going backwards, not forwards. It’s not going well and that can increase Russia’s aggressiveness.” In addition, the head of the Farnesina shared Joe Biden’s speech: “The American President used precise words, while Putin, on the other hand, uses bombs. Biden’s words must be used to make it clear to Putin that he must stop.”
20:28 The clarification of the White House
Joe Biden has once again used strong language against Vladimir Putin, dubbed the “butcher”. The problem on the diplomatic front, however, is that “Putin cannot stay in power,” who backed Kremlin propaganda and demanded clarification from the White House. “Biden has not talked about regime change in Russia,” but he did say that “Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region. He didn’t talk about Putin’s power in Russia.