Cover photo: A wounded Ukrainian soldier near Bakhmut, March 23, 2023. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Kherson region on Thursday, part of which is still held by Russian forces. In particular, the President of Ukraine visited Posad-Pokrovske, a place that suffered significant damage, and visited a power plant damaged by Russian bombing.
The Ukrainian army admits it was wrong after claiming Russian troops had withdrawn from the town of Nova Kakhovka, on the other side of the Dnieper, in the Kherson Oblast. Moscow had denied it, and the Ukrainian General Staff pointed the finger at a poor analysis of the information received.
Russian forces have partially regained control of the immediate vicinity of the Kreminna (Lugansk Oblast), which came under direct threat from the Ukrainian army earlier this year.
Finland announced on Thursday that it would deploy three Leopard 2 anti-mine vehicles in Ukraine, in addition to the three promised in February. The tanks, equipped with machine guns instead of the usual cannons, are designed to neutralize mines and explosive devices. The first four Slovak Mig-29 fighters were delivered to Ukraine. The other nine promised devices will roll over in the coming weeks.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will open an office in Ukraineafter issuing an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin and ICC Chancellor Peter Lewis signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday.
Help to find children kidnapped by Russia from Ukraine and when they return to their country, the EU will organize a conference in partnership with Warsaw and Kiev, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced today.
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