11:48
Intellingence GB: Russians forced to use Belarusian trainers
Moscow had “again sent at least 1,000 soldiers to the Obuz-Lesnovsky training camp in Belarus,” a sign that “the Russian training system is fractured because many Russian instructors are deployed in Ukraine.” This is what the British Ministry of Defense writes in its Daily Intelligence Update. The election of Belarus also has political significance, as Minsk’s indirect support for Moscow is an important message.
11:14
Beijing vs. USA: “You are obstructing peace in Ukraine, what are you planning to do?”
Beijing defended its position on the war in Ukraine following the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, accusing the United States of “obstructing” efforts to hold peace talks. China and Russia said they support peace talks as a way to resolve the crisis, according to the joint note after the meeting, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said, adding that Beijing “played a constructive role. The United States is not only adding fuel to the fire, but also hindering other countries’ efforts to promote peace talks. What are their intentions?”
10:46
Kiev: Well done Meloni, you explained what it means not to help us
«President Meloni brilliantly explained to Europeans that they continue to humiliate Europe by asking them “not to help Ukraine”. Any such request means: We, Europe, allow the Russian invasion, mass killings and the destruction of justice. It is unacceptable.” Advisor to the Ukrainian Presidency Mykahilo writes it on Twitter, in Italian Podoliak.
10:40 a.m
General Marchiò: “Concerned about ammunition supplies”
“The concerns expressed by the Chief of Defense Staff about the significant reduction in stockpiles of ammunition are entirely plausible and are consistent with the more or less radical defense decisions of all Western countries since the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s.” The general said to Adnkronos Riccardo Marchioformer commander ofAllied Joint Force Command Brunssum. “Within each nation’s military structure, the biggest costs are logistics in general and supplies in particular. These are “doctrinally” designed to allow military units to face the first stages of a conflict until their own national industry has time to switch to production aimed at supporting the war effort – Marchiò pointed out – This is obviously not the case of the nations militarily supporting Ukraine, in fact no western country has adopted war economy measures, nor has it started intensive production in the defense sector. This condition, in addition to the already mentioned gradual depletion of stocks, which began with the end of the Cold War, determined the crisis situation». “Overcoming this situation entails enormous economic and political costs, and I consider it unlikely that this can be achieved in the short term without a real and significant effort from the entire western international community – concluded Marchiò – However, only then will such an approach become realistic , when the perception of the danger posed by the expansionism of Putin’s Russia is perceived by Western peoples as real and capable of jeopardizing the way of life we have chosen”.
10:06
Medvedev: “Russian army could advance to Lviv”
The Russian army will be able to reach Kyiv And Lviv, If necessary. Word of the Deputy Chairman of the Russian National Security Council Dmitry Medvedevquoted by RIA Novosti news agency as saying that “nothing can be ruled out”. In short, “to put an end to this infection,” he said, “if it is necessary to get to Kiev, you must go . if in Lviv, then you must go to Lviv to eradicate this infection».
09:45
Kiev: Five drones over Kryvyi Rih, one shot down
At night Russian troops attacked the Kryvyi Rih area, in Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, where five drones were launched, one of which was shot down. This was reported by the local Ukrainian military authorities. «The soldiers of the air command “East” shot down a “Shahed”. Five UAVs hit a target,” Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnepropetrovsk regional military administration, wrote on Telegram, quoted by Ukrinform. So far no casualties have been reported. The aftermath of the attack is being investigated.
09:44
Medvedev: “Uranium projectiles would open Pandora’s box”
“Ukraine should weigh the consequences of using western-supplied depleted uranium shells and decide whether to open Pandora’s box,” said Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev in an interview with Russian media and VKontakte users, according to Tass reports. “I think right now the people who still remain in the state of Ukraine should think about whether they want to use such weapons. They are the ones who open Pandora’s box. They’re the ones doing it, not the other way around,” he said. Medvedev then defined it as “inappropriate to talk about the timing of the end of the special operation, since this assessment can only be made by Russian President Vladimir Putin”.