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Now, Reuters reports that Kyiv has informed the White House that Zelenskiy plans to sack Zaluzhnyi.
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The move to oust General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, who has clashed with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over military strategy and other issues, follows a Ukrainian counteroffensive last year that failed to recover significant amounts of Russian-held territory.
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A source close to Zelenskiy’s office said the pair also have disagreed over a new military mobilization drive, with the president opposing Zaluzhnyi’s proposal to call up 500,000 fresh troops.
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The source, however, added that the process for relieving Zaluzhnyi of his post as the commander in chief of Ukraine‘s armed forces was on hold for the time being as officials consider who his replacement should be.
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There were no details on the timeline for the plan. Right now, both sides (the president and the general) have taken a pause in determining what the future will look like, and for now the status quo will remain until further notice.’
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Welcome to today’s live coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Here’s an overview of the latest developments:
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Fire has broken out at an oil refinery in Volgograd inside Russia, according to the Ukrainian state news outlet Ukrinform. It cited a Russian Telegram channel as saying Ukrainian UAVs hit the Lukoil refinery. Other reports of the attack were circulating online. Volgograd lies about 350km from the Ukrainian border.
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Ukraine’s air force said Russia attacked overnight with 14 Shahed drones from the directions of Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia and Chauda in Crimea, as well as two KH-59 guided air missiles from the Belgorod region in Russia. “The enemy directed a significant part of the Shaheds at the energy infrastructure facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Mobile fire groups of the air force and the defence forces of Ukraine destroyed nine enemy UAVs in the Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Mykolaiv and Zhytomyr regions.”
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France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has confirmed two French aid workers were killed in a Russian strike in Ukraine, condemning the attack as “outrageous”. In Paris, the prosecutors’ anti-terrorist office announced on Friday that it had opened a war crimes investigation. Aid workers are non-combatants under international law.
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Ukrainian officials said the men died in a drone attack in Beryslav, southern Ukraine. “The brave French aid workers assisted people and we will always be grateful for their humanity,” said Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. “My condolences go out to their loved ones.”
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Zelenskiy has welcomed the arrival of two new air defence systems that he said could “shoot down anything”, though he could give no details. Separately, US under-secretary of state Victoria Nuland said in Kyiv this week that a new “small-diameter” bomb able to hit targets at greater distances would soon arrive.
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Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Andrii Yusov said Russia continued to refuse to hand over the bodies of prisoners of war who Moscow claims were killed in the downing of a Russian military transport plane. Russia has produced no proof that PoWs were onboard.
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The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is the Repulsed 19 attacks around Avdiivka 10 in the Donetsk region and another 10 in neighboring regions.
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court of the United Nations, Jurisdiction confirmed The court will rule on most of the lawsuits brought by Ukraine over Russia’s 2022 invasion.
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U.S. Senate negotiators have reached agreement on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S.-Mexico border. This clears the way for Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to begin the difficult task of persuading Congress to pass a national security package that includes: Tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine Immigration enforcement and funding for Israel and other American allies.
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Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced that Tomas Nakul, who headed the Ministry of Defense’s technology policy and weapons development department, has been suspended pending an investigation by the authorities. Suspicion of corruption in arms procurement.
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Ukraine informs US of plans to remove top commander – Report
We reported earlier this week that the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, General Valery Zarzhiny, had refused to resign at the request of President Zelenskiy.
Now, Reuters reports that Kiev has informed the White House that Zelensky plans to fire Zarzhni.
It is written like this.
The move to oust General Valery Zarzhiny, who has clashed with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over military strategy and other issues, comes after a Ukrainian counterattack last year failed to retake a significant chunk of Russian-held territory. This is in response to the incident.
Sources close to President Zelenskiy’s office said the two men also disagreed over the push for new military mobilization, with Zelenskiy opposing President Zarzhni’s proposal to call up 500,000 new troops. ing.
However, the source added that the process of removing Zarzini from his post as commander-in-chief has not yet been completed. ukraineHis military has ceased operations for the time being as authorities consider who will replace him.
He further added:
Details regarding the plan’s schedule have not been disclosed. Both sides (the president and the generals) are currently pausing to decide what the future holds, and for now, the status quo will remain until further notice. ”
Air Force and local officials announced Saturday morning that Ukrainian air defense forces shot down nine of 14 Russian drones in a nighttime attack that hit energy infrastructure in the city of Kryvyi Rikh.
It was the second drone attack in two days on the central city of Kryvyiyyiv, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Mayor Oleksandr Virkul said energy facilities were damaged and thousands of people were without power. Water and heating were interrupted in some areas as temperatures reached below freezing. The hospital has switched to generators.
The Air Force announced that Iranian-made Shahid drones were shot down in four regions in south-central Ukraine.
Opening overview
Welcome to today’s live coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Here’s an overview of the latest developments:
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A fire broke out in Refinery in Volgograd, RussiaThis was reported by Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform. The newspaper quoted the Russian Telegram channel as saying, Ukrainian drone crashes into Lukoil refinery. Other reports of attacks were also circulating online. Volgograd is about 350 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
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Ukraine’s air force said Russia attacked overnight. 14 Shahed Drone Two KH-59 guided air missiles were launched from the direction of Russia’s Primorsko-Akhatarsk and Crimea’s Chavda, and from the Belgorod region of Russia. “The enemy directed most of the Shahid towards energy infrastructure facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine Destroyed 9 enemy UAVs In Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa, Mykolaiv and Zhytomyr regions. ”
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This was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron. Two French aid workers killed He condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine, calling it “outrageous.” In Paris, the anti-terrorism department announced on Friday that it had opened a war crimes investigation. Under international law, aid workers are non-combatants.
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Ukrainian officials said the men Killed in drone attack in Belislav, southern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said: “The brave French aid workers helped people, and we will always be grateful for their humanity.” “Our condolences go out to their loved ones.”
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Zelenskiy welcomed this. The arrival of two new air defense systems “We can shoot down anything,” he said, although he could not provide further details. Separately, US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said in Kiev this week that new “small diameter” bombs capable of hitting targets at longer ranges would soon arrive.
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Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Andriy Yusov said Russia: He continued to refuse to hand over the body. Number of prisoners Moscow claims died in the downing of a Russian military transport plane. Russia has not provided any evidence that there were prisoners on board.
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The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is the Repulsed 19 attacks around Avdiivka 10 in the Donetsk region and another 10 in neighboring regions.
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court of the United Nations, Jurisdiction confirmed The court will rule on most of the lawsuits brought by Ukraine over Russia’s 2022 invasion.
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U.S. Senate negotiators have reached agreement on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S.-Mexico border. This clears the way for Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to begin the difficult task of persuading Congress to pass a national security package that includes: Tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine Immigration enforcement and funding for Israel and other American allies.
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Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced that Tomas Nakul, who headed the Ministry of Defense’s technology policy and weapons development department, has been suspended pending an investigation by the authorities. Suspicion of corruption in arms procurement.
