UPDATE ON THE SITUATION – One person was killed and 25 wounded in a Russian attack on a residential building in Zaporizhia in southern Ukraine.
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 22/03/2023 at 2:15 p.m., updated 22/03/2023 at 2:29 p.m
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President of Ukraine, March 21, 2023. HANDOUT
Several drone strikes in the Kiev region and in Sevastopol, Russian attacks in Zaporijia with one dead and 25 injured, President Volodymyr Zelensky going to Bakhmout to honor soldiers, Chinese President Xi Jinping leaving Moscow … Le Figaro pulls Record of the war in Ukraine this Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
President Zelenskyy in Bakhmut
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday visited the front in the Bakhmout region, the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine, his press service said.
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On March 22, 2023, Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented the Medal of Honor to a soldier at a hospital near Bakhmut. Handout / PRESS SERVICE OF THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT / AFP
“Donetsk region. Front positions of the Ukrainian military towards Bakhmout. It is an honor for me to be there today and to decorate our heroes,” said Volodymyr Zelensky in a message on Telegram, publishing a video of this trip. The trip comes as pro-Russian separatists fighting alongside the Russian military say the city is “almost surrounded”.
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In these images we see him in a hangar without protective gear, but accompanied by heavily armed bodyguards handing out awards to the soldiers, who are also armed and clad in riot gear. “I am honored to honor the best of our heroes, shake your hand and thank you for defending our state and sovereignty,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the military.
One dead and 25 injured in Zaporizhia
At least one person was killed and 25 wounded in a Russian attack on an apartment building in Zaporizhia, southern Ukraine, on Wednesday, the city’s mayor said.
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“Unfortunately, one seriously injured person died. According to updated information, 25 people are currently in the hospital,” Anatoly Kourtiev said on Telegram. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Moscow of “bombing the city with bestial ferocity”.
Xi Jinping leaves Moscow
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Moscow on Wednesday morning after a two-day trip to Russia focused on strengthening ties with his counterpart Vladimir Putin, Russian authorities reported. Xi Jinping’s plane left Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport after being greeted by an honor guard playing Russian and Chinese national anthems, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow March 21, 2023 SPUTNIK/ Portal
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During that visit, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping on Tuesday lauded entering a “new era” of their “special” ties with the West, with the Russian president cautiously backing China’s plan to settle the conflict in Ukraine.
Moscow calls it a “difficulty”serious » Delivery of depleted uranium shells
London’s delivery of depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine, recently mentioned by a British official, would represent a “serious aggravation” of the conflict, the head of Russia’s diplomacy warned on Wednesday.
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“It is a step towards additional, serious aggravation” of the conflict, Sergei Lavrov declared during a press conference in Sochi, in southern Russia, noting in particular the consequences for the health of the population and the risk of soil contamination.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, March 9, 2023. ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKOAlexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that “Russia will be forced to react” if such a delivery takes place, without giving details. Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that using such shells would have serious health consequences, citing the example of the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s where such ammunition was used.
Offensive from drone At Sevastopol
Russia announced on Wednesday that it had “fended off” a drone attack on the port of Sevastopol on Wednesday. “All three planes were shot down,” Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said, noting that two of them were destroyed by two military wives. “I want these young women to be decorated and pay a bounty for destroying enemies (drones),” he added.
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Shortly before, the Russian-installed local governor, Mikhail Razvojayev, announced that “the Black Sea Fleet had repelled a surface drone attack on Sevastopol.” The attack claimed no casualties and “the situation is under control,” he assured Telegram, adding that the blasts shattered the windows of neighboring buildings.
Four dead In A offensive Drones near Kiev
Four people have been killed in a Russian drone attack in the Kiev region. The attack happened on Tuesday night and hit a vocational high school in the Kiev region, according to Ukrainian authorities.
“More than twenty deadly Iranian drones” fired against Ukraine, “as well as missiles, numerous bombings. All of this is just the last night of Russian terror,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted, condemning “criminal strikes.”