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A video posted on the Telegram messenger app by Baza, a channel linked to Russian security services, showed a large aircraft falling towards the ground and exploding in a vast fireball.
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The Il-76 is a military transport aircraft designed to airlift troops, cargo, military equipment and weapons. It has a normal crew of five people, and can carry up to 90 passengers.
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Local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that an unspecified \”incident\” had occurred in the region’s Korochansky district, northeast of Belgorod city, and that he was going to inspect the site. He said investigators and emergency workers were already on the scene.
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The Kremlin said in response to a reporter’s question that it was looking into the situation.
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Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, has come under frequent attack from Ukraine in recent months, including a December missile strike which killed 25 people.
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This is the Guardian’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine.
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This morning, the UK defence secretary Grant Shapps said its allies need to “step up” the amount of military aid given to Ukraine.
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Writing in Politico, Shapps said: “Ukraine has done an unbelievable job of repelling its invader. It has retaken 50 per cent of the territory stolen by Russia, and opened up a maritime passage in the Black Sea.
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“But Kyiv needs more support – and not just from the UK. Our fellow allies must step up too.”
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He went on to specify that members of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group, which is made up of 54 nations including all Nato members, “must take action”.
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The UK has spent over £7b on military aid to Ukraine. Earlier this month, prime minister Rishi Sunak announced a further £2.5b in aid to Ukraine.
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“The message couldn’t be clearer: The UK is in this for the long haul,” Shapps added.
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Here are some other developments:
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At least 18 people were killed and more than 130 wounded in massive Russian airstrikes on Ukraine on Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. The air raids mostly targeted the two largest cities: the capital, Kyiv, and Kharkiv in the east. Ukraine’s president said more than 200 sites were struck, including 139 dwellings.
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Russia’s military is carrying out probing attacks with barrages of missiles and drones in an attempt to find weaknesses in Ukraine’s defences as US funding for security assistance is tied up in Congress, Celeste Wallander, a Pentagon assistant secretary of defence, has said.
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The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said he had invited Sweden’s prime minister to visit and negotiate his country joining the Nato military alliance, a process that Hungary and Turkey have delayed. Turkey’s parliament, though, voted on Tuesday to accept Sweden as a Nato member.
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Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary, has made his first appearance since being hospitalised for cancer treatment – a stay he concealed from both the White House and Congress for several days. Austin spoke via video link at the opening of a meeting on military aid for Ukraine. “The security of the entire international community is on the line in Ukraine’s fight. I am more determined than ever to work with our allies and partners to support Ukraine and to get the job done,” Austin said.
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Western allies aren’t supplying Ukraine with enough ammunition and air defence missiles, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has said in an interview with German media. Russian attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv on Tuesday “clearly show the need to provide more anti air defence systems, as well as more surface-to-air missiles”. As for the ground war, “insufficient quantities of artillery munitions has been a problem from the start”, he said.
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Kuleba said he was still in talks with the German government about receiving Taurus cruise missiles, even after the lower house of the German parliament voted a week ago against delivering them. “We’ll never give up,” Kuleba said.
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The finance minister of Germany has said it can’t keep up Ukraine’s defence capabilities on its own in the long term and that others will need to increase bilateral contributions.
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20 Days in Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov’s chronicle of the besieged Ukrainian city and the international journalists who remained there after Russia invaded, has been nominated for best documentary at the Oscars.
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Poland and the Baltic states were calling for import bans on Russian aluminium and liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the European Union’s 13th package of sanctions against Moscow over its Ukraine invasion, a Polish official said.
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Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, insisted life in the Ukrainian capital was “absolutely normal”, just hours after Russian missiles fell on Kyiv and a day before his first meeting with the Ukrainian prime minister.
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The UK defence secretary Grant Shapps has said its allies need to “step up” their Ukraine military aid.
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“But Kyiv needs more support – and not just from the UK. Our fellow allies must step up too.”
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He went on to specify that members of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group, which is made up of 54 nations including all Nato members, “must take action”.
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The UK has spent over £7b on military aid to Ukraine. Earlier this month, prime minister Rishi Sunak announced a further £2.5b in aid to Ukraine.
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“The message couldn’t be clearer: The UK is in this for the long haul,” Shapps added.
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Russian military plane crashes in Belgorod
A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane crashed in Russia's Belgorod region on Wednesday, state news agency RIA said, Reuters reported, citing the Defense Ministry.
A video posted on the Telegram messenger app by Baza, a channel affiliated with Russian security services, showed the large aircraft plummeting to the ground and exploding in a huge fireball.
The Il-76 is a military transport aircraft designed to transport troops, cargo, military equipment, and weapons by air. It has a typical crew of five people and can carry up to 90 passengers.
local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov He said an unspecified “incident” had occurred in the region's Kolochansky district, northeast of the city of Belgorod, and that he would inspect the scene. He said investigators and paramedics had already arrived at the scene.
In response to questions from reporters, the Kremlin said it was investigating the situation.
Belgorod Oblast, which borders Ukraine, has been under frequent attack from Ukraine in recent months, including a missile attack in December that killed 25 people.
Moldova's foreign minister is staunchly pro-Ukrainian Nik Popescu He announced on Wednesday that he had tendered his resignation after achieving a key goal of moving the country closer to the European Union, Reuters reported.
“I have fulfilled all the obligations set by President Maia Sandu to integrate Moldova into the EU. A pause is necessary,” he said at a media briefing.
UK Defense Secretary calls on allies to 'step up' military aid to Ukraine
British Secretary of Defense Grant Shapps Allies said they needed to “step up” military aid to Ukraine.
Writing in Politico, Shapps said: “Ukraine has done an incredible job in repelling the invaders, regaining 50% of the territory lost to Russia and opening the Black Sea sea routes.''
“But Kiev needs more support, and not just from the UK. Our fellow allies must step up too.”
He also specified that members of the Ukraine Defense Liaison Group, which is made up of 54 countries, including all NATO members, “must take action.”
Britain has spent more than £7 billion on military aid to Ukraine.Earlier this month, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced an additional £2.5 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Mr Shapps added: “The message couldn't be clearer: Britain is in this for the long term.”
summary
This is the Guardian's live coverage of the Ukraine war.
This morning, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said allies must “increase” military aid to Ukraine.
Writing in Politico, Shapps said: “Ukraine has done an incredible job in repelling the invaders, regaining 50% of the territory lost to Russia and opening the Black Sea sea routes.''
“But Kiev needs more support, and not just from the UK. Our fellow allies must step up too.”
He also specified that members of the Ukraine Defense Liaison Group, which is made up of 54 countries, including all NATO members, “must take action.”
Britain has spent more than £7 billion on military aid to Ukraine. Earlier this month, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an additional £2.5bn of aid to Ukraine.
Mr Shapps added: “The message couldn't be clearer: Britain is in this for the long term.”
Other developments are as follows:
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at least 18 people were killed and more than 130 injured in a major Russian airstrike against Ukraine on Tuesday. The air raids mainly targeted two major cities, the capital Kiev and Kharkov in the east. Ukraine's president said more than 200 locations were bombed, including 139 residences.
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The Russian army is perform a probing attack With a barrage of missiles and drones Find weaknesses in Ukraine's defense Funding for U.S. security assistance is tied up in Congress, said Celeste Wallander, the Pentagon's assistant secretary of defense.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he had invited the Swedish Prime Minister for a visit. negotiate for his country to join the NATO military alliance, Hungary and Turkey delayed this process. However, the Turkish parliament passed the following on Tuesday: Accept Sweden as a NATO member.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin First appearance after being hospitalized for cancer treatment – a stay in which he hid for several days from both the White House and Congress. Mr Austin spoke via video link at the beginning of a meeting on military aid to Ukraine. “of The safety of the entire international community is at stake In the battle for Ukraine. I am more determined than ever to support Ukraine and work with our allies and partners to accomplish our mission,” Austin said.
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western allies Not supplying Ukraine with enough ammunition and air defense missiles, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview with German media. Russia's attacks on Kiev and Kharkov on Tuesday “clearly More air defense systems and more surface-to-air missiles”. Regarding ground combat, “insufficient amounts of artillery shells have been a problem from the beginning,” he said.
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Mr. Kleba said he was still there. Talks with German government about accepting Taurus cruise missilesEven after Germany's lower house of parliament voted against the delivery a week ago. “We will never give up,” Kleba said.
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The German finance minister announced Ukraine's defense capabilities cannot be maintained alone In the longer term, other countries will also need to increase their bilateral contributions.
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20 days in MariupolMstislav Chernov's chronicle about a besieged Ukrainian city and the international journalists who remained there after the Russian invasion. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary.
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Poland and the Baltic states had called for a ban on imports of Russian aluminum and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Polish officials spoke about the European Union's 13th sanctions package against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
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Slovakia's Prime Minister Roberto Fico insisted that life in the Ukrainian capital was “perfectly normal”. Hours after Russian missiles fell on Kiev And the day before the first Meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine.
