2023-03-22 10:50:18
Russian drone attack, 4 dead east of Kiev
The death toll from last night’s Russian drone strike in the town of Rzhyshchiv, southeast of Kiev, has risen to four, the head of the capital region’s police department, Andrey Nebitov, told UNIAN. Meanwhile, the death toll has dropped to four after rescuers pulled one person from the rubble, the state emergency service, quoted by the Guardian, said on Telegram.
2023-03-22 10:05:08
Russia accuses Britain of genocide over uranium shells
Russia has accused Britain of trying to incite “genocide” by supplying Ukraine with depleted uranium shells. “The use of depleted uranium munitions is a manifestation of the genocide of the populations against whom they are used and the people who use them,” said the spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry. Maria Sakharovin conversation with sputnik. Russian President Vladimir Putin has also openly criticized Britain’s decision to supply depleted uranium ammunition to the Kiev army.
Last night the Ministry of British Defence In a note, he denied the allegations, saying it was “a standard component” that “had nothing to do with nuclear weapons or capabilities.” And this “Russia knows, but is deliberately trying to misinform,” the note said.
2023-03-22 09:50:13
Moscow: “Enough of US drones on the Black Sea”
Moscow is warning the United States against “testing Russia’s patience” by continuing drone overflights over the Black Sea, the deputy foreign minister said Sergey Ryabkov.
The diplomat, quoted by RIA Novosti news agency, said the US “cynically” denied Russia’s ban on overflights in an area of the Black Sea following the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
2023-03-22 09:44:43
Kiev, drones hit two dormitories: death toll rises to 4, several injured
An attack by enemy drones a Rschichev, in the Kiev region, early March 22 partially destroyed the 4th and 5th floors of two five-story dormitories and a three-story school building of a vocational lyceum. This was announced by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in a post on Telegram, reports Ukrinform. At 06:50 the fires were extinguished over an area of 330 m2.
Rescuers pulled the body of another victim from under the rubble of one of the hostels. The number of victims of the night drone attack by the Russians has risen to 4.
2023-03-22 09:27:34
Duma: “Uranium shells are a tragedy that will hit the EU”
«A war against the last Ukrainian can become a war against the last European. Britain announced that the Nazi regime in Kiev would receive depleted uranium ammunition (by the way, Washington used similar shells in Yugoslavia and Iraq, which led to contamination of the territory, as well as a sharp increase in cancer among the people). This decision will lead to a tragedy of global proportions, which will primarily affect the European states.” This was announced by the Chairman of the Russian Duma on his Telegram channel Vyacheslav Volodin.
«It must be clear – says Volodin – that the next step in the supply of depleted uranium ammunition could be the use of a dirty bomb by the Kiev regime. Or the use of tactical nuclear weapons. When that happens, there is no going back. Washington and its satellites (London, Brussels, Warsaw, etc.) are doing everything they can to turn the “war on the last Ukrainian” into a “war on the last European”.
2023-03-22 09:17:20
GB Secret Service: “The Russians are losing ground in Bakhmut”
There is a “realistic possibility” that the Russian attack on the town of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region will lose the limited momentum it has gained, partly because some units have been moved to other sectors, the Defense Ministry writes in its daily Intelligence updates.
In recent days, Ukrainian forces have launched a local counterattack west of the city that should ease the pressure on the threatened supply route H-32She also reads the report posted on Twitter. Meanwhile, fighting around the city center continues and the Ukrainian defenses continue to face encirclement from the north and south.
2023-03-22 09:11:49
Kiev: Eight Russian kamikaze drones were shot down near the city overnight
Eight kamikaze drones Shahd were discovered and destroyed in the early hours of March 22 near Kiev. According to Ukrinform, the military administration of the city of Kyiv announced this in a Telegram post.
Three people died and seven others were injured following a drone attack launched by Russian forces in the Kiev region last night, the regional military administration said via telegram, Ukrinform reports.
The last air raid alarm in Kiev lasted more than four hours. According to the latest information, about eight enemy Shahed UAVs were spotted in the airspace around Kiev. All cluster munitions were successfully destroyed by our air defense forces. Many thanks to our air defense forces! Believe in the Ukrainian armed forces,” he said Serhiy PopkoHead of the military administration of the city of Kiev.
2023-03-22 08:54:17
Zelenskyy: “Criminal Raids”
“More than 20 Iranian killer drones, as well as missiles and numerous bombings. And that was just on the last night of Russian terror against Ukraine. Every time someone tries to hear the word “Peace in Moscow”, another order is issued for these criminal raids there. This is what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy writes on Twitter, commenting on the latest round of Russian attacks. “The success of the Ukrainian armed forces on land, air and sea really brings peace closer,” he added. “Full compliance with the sanctions regime against Russia restores the power of the UN Charter. Global unity can restore global stability.”
20+ murderous Iranian drones, plus missiles, numerous grenades, all in one final night of Russian terror against 🇺🇦. Every time someone tries to hear the word “peace” in Moscow, another order for such criminal strikes is issued there. 1/2
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 22, 2023
2023-03-22 08:49:37
Russian fleet: “Ukrainian attack repelled with drones”
The Russian Black Sea Fleet has said it has repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on Sevastopol in Crimea. “At dawn, our fleet repelled a surface drone attack,” said Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev. “A total of three objects were destroyed. They tried to break into the bay, our sailors shot at them from small arms. Air defense also acted on an air target. Warships were not damaged,” Razvozhayev wrote on Telegram.
The war in Ukraine will be waged today, March 22, when rounding the mark of 13 months since Russia’s aggression.
A new day of suffering begins for Ukrainians as Xi Jinping leaves Moscow, essentially confirming Western fears.
“China does not have an impartial position” and “so far we have heard nothing from Putin and Xi that leads us to believe that the war in Ukraine will end soon”. On the second day of the Chinese leader’s visit to the Kremlin, the White House openly dismisses its role as “peacemaker,” accuses Moscow and Beijing of “wanting a world to play by its rules,” and is speeding up the delivery of Abrams and Patriot to Kiev. “I don’t think China can reasonably be considered impartial in any way,” John attacked Kirby in a crowded briefing. The spokesman for the US National Security Council also stressed that the meeting between the “tsar” and the Chinese president gave no indication of a speedy settlement of the conflict. The rumored ceasefire proposal, Kirby reiterated, would only “freeze the front lines” by ratifying Russian conquests and giving Putin “the time and opportunity to reorganize his forces” in a crisis of resources, ammunition and morale. The supply of dual-use equipment (military and civilian) by some Chinese companies to Russia also challenges Beijing’s impartiality, Kirby accused.
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Revelations were also confirmed by the New York Times, according to which Dragon has sold drones and components to Moscow for over $12 million since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. These are around 70 Chinese suppliers who have sold 26 different brands of Chinese drones to Russia. The second-best brand was Autel, a Chinese drone manufacturer with offices in the United States, Germany, and Italy. “It is difficult to determine whether Chinese drones contain American technology that would violate US regulations, or whether they are legal,” writes the NYT, noting that shipments “often arrived through small middlemen and exporters.”
Of particular concern to the US government is DJI, the maker of quadcopter drones that have become a symbol of a new kind of warfare in the country. According to the newspaper, sales of its drones to Russia have continued, although the company – already a target of US export controls – said it had suspended deliveries to both Russia and Ukraine.
According to experts consulted by The Wall Street Journal, if Beijing increases military aid to Russia, the US is likely to respond by sanctioning affected Chinese companies and financial institutions. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has announced the accelerated delivery of 31 tanks and two anti-aircraft missile systems to Kiev (“as soon as possible”).
Instead of delivering the latest version of the Abrams, which would have taken at least a year, the US has opted for the older (and also easier to manoeuvre) M1A1 version: Estimated delivery times are until autumn. The two Patriot batteries, on the other hand, could arrive sooner as 65 Ukrainian soldiers are well advanced in training at Fort Skill, Oklahoma