The Russian army is 53 Attack on the Pokrovsk Front in Donetsk Region Moscow on Thursday pressed Kiev’s forces to seize the town, which is the main operating base of the invading Ukrainian forces in Ukraine. Elsewhere in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian military positions near the settlement of Niu Yoku, which Russia had earlier said it had taken. Russian forces also claimed control of the already-held village of Mezhove, between Avdiivka and Pokrovsk. Ukraine did not recognize the Russian claim.
a Ferry carrying fuel tanks sinks in Russian Caucasus port The port of Caucasus is one of Russia’s largest Black Sea ports, exporting and transporting fuel, in the southern region of Krasnodar Krai, which came under attack by Ukrainian forces on Thursday, local authorities said. Russian-occupied Crimea in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Air Force said: It used the American-made GBU-39 bomb. strike Russian platoon command in the Kursk region The Russian missile defense system Ukraine has invaded. This model is a precision-guided small-diameter bomb with wings that deploy to allow it to glide to its target using an on-board navigation system after being dropped from an airplane. Allies, including the United States, have supplied weapons to the Ukrainian military but have placed restrictions on how and when they can be used inside Russia.
The Biden administration has allocated approximately $125 million New military aid to Ukraine This includes air defense missiles, Himaz munitions, Javelin anti-tank missile systems and other anti-armor missiles, anti-drone and anti-electronic warfare systems and equipment, 155mm and 105mm artillery shells, vehicles and other equipment. The weapons are being provided through the President’s Withdrawal Authority, which means they can be taken from the Pentagon’s stockpile and delivered more quickly, officials said.
a 56-year-old man killed in Russian attack Eight people were wounded in the northeastern Kharkiv region. UkraineThe Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine said on Thursday that a 15-year-old boy was among the injured in the Russian attack on the village of Vokhodukhiv and that homes were also damaged.
Russian drone attack It killed two civilians and injured a third.,on the other hand, Two killed in guided bomb attackProsecutors and officials SumiIt borders Russia’s Kursk region, which is partly occupied by Ukrainian forces.
On Thursday, a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Malinovka airbase in Volgograd Oblast led to Hours of fires and ammunition explosionsDan Sabbagh and Luke Harding report: Ukraine’s SBU security service said it carried out a remote attack on a base housing about 30 Su-34 and Su-35 fighter jets. The planes regularly bomb Ukrainian military positions on the front line about 280 miles away, according to the SBU. He told the Kyiv Independent.It is unclear how many jets were damaged or destroyed.
Ukrainian border guards on Thursday in Kyiv There were no signs of any movement of Belarusian troops or equipment. The new activity near the border between the two countries came after Minsk announced it was sending additional troops to the region. “There has been no direct movement of equipment or personnel near the border,” border guard spokesman Andriy Demchenko said.
of Indian Prime Minister Narendra ModiSpeaking in Poland on Thursday, he said no conflict can be resolved on the battlefield. On the eve of the visit to UkraineModi is the first Indian prime minister to visit Ukraine and his first visit to Poland in 45 years. The Indian government has avoided explicitly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In Warsaw, Modi said India supports “dialogue and diplomacy to restore peace and stability as soon as possible.” Ukraine has criticized Modi for his visit to Moscow last month. During that time, he met and embraced President Vladimir Putin.President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called the meeting “a huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts.”
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday that Director General Rafael Grossi would assess the situation. Kursk Nuclear Power Plant The IAEA said it had been informed by the Russian Federation during a visit next week that drone remains had been found inside Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant, where Russian President Vladimir Putin has made unfounded claims that Ukraine had attempted to attack the plant. Russian forces occupy Ukraine’s Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant President Vladimir Putin has been accused of “nuclear blackmail” by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Guardian’s defence and security editor Dan Sabbagh said Ukraine’s Kursk operation had boosted morale and changed the balance of power in the two-year-old war. How Ukraine pulled off a surprise invasion Thousands of soldiers across 14 brigades were involved.
Russia Use EU-certified vessels to export petroleum productsOne of the targeted vessels, the Barbados-flagged Saga, was heading to the Suez Canal after loading 33,000 tonnes of dark oil products in Vysotsk with a possible destination in Asia, Reuters reported, citing economic data.
The other vessel, the Kavia, is in the Baltic port of Primorsk carrying diesel fuel for an unknown destination and is on the list of sanctions targets. Cannot enter EU portsSome other ships Those subject to EU sanctions have been renamedAccording to the data, the vessels currently in the Sea of Marmara are Serenade (formerly NS Stream), N Cherna (formerly Canis Power), Success (formerly SCF Amur), etc. The Sea of Marmara faces the Black Sea across the Bosphorus Strait.
Ukraine Ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court On Wednesday, the possibility of further war crimes prosecutions against Russian officials was opened. Membership in the ICC is a requirement for Ukraine to join the European Union, which it hopes will happen after it is formally accepted as a candidate state in June 2022. The bill also includes: Ukraine does not recognize ICC jurisdiction The crimes prosecuted by the ICC Possible perpetrator of crimes committed by Ukrainian nationals.
