Russian troops are dispatched Multiple attacks west of newly captured Avdiivka A Ukrainian military spokesman said on Sunday that he was aiming for further gains. Kiev also announced that it had opened a war crimes investigation after the incident. Two separate reports that Russian troops shot captured Ukrainian soldiers appeared.Russia said Part of the Ukrainian military remains at the Avdiivka coking coal plant.
Faced with a shortage of personnel and ammunition, Ukraine was forced to withdraw from Avdiivka in eastern Donetsk region and hand over the territory to Moscow. This is the first large-scale territorial acquisition since May last year. “The enemy is actively trying to carry out attacks,” said Dmytro Likhovy, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military commander who heads Kiev’s forces in the region. Ukraine’s General Staff reported 14 failed Russian attacks on the village of Lastochkine, about 2 kilometers west of the northern tip of Avdiivka. “But a significant number of our forces are entrenched there,” Lihovy said.
Mr. Likhovy also reported failure. Russian attack near Robotine and Verbove villages The southern Zaporizhzhya region is one of the areas where Ukraine managed to retake positions in a counterattack last year.he said it would be It will be “very difficult” for Russia to break through., considering the thick defensive lines of Ukraine and the natural conditions of the terrain. “The situation in the Zaporizhia area is stable, we have not lost any positions. The enemy was kicked in the teeth and retreated.”
Denmark decided to donate all artillery to UkraineDanish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, speaking at the 60th Munich Security Conference on Saturday, pointed to other issues. European countries also have munitions they don’t need right away.. “If you ask the Ukrainians, they want ammunition and artillery from us right now,” he said. “From the Danish side, we decided to donate the entire cannon”
Frederiksen continued:European stocks still have ammunition left. This is not just a production issue. Because we have weapons, ammunition and air defense. There is no need to use them at this moment to deliver it to Ukraine. …Russia does not want peace with us. They are destabilizing the Western world from many angles: disinformation, cyberattacks, hybrid warfare, and obviously in Ukraine, in the Arctic, in the Balkans, in Africa. ”
“Don’t ask Ukraine when the war will end. Ask yourself why Putin can still continue it,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This was while addressing delegates at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Zelenskyy shared a video of his speech online and also wrote: And President Putin may also lose. ”
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the Ukrainian side that China has not sold lethal weapons to Russia for the war against Ukraine.China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday. China claims to be a neutral party in the Ukraine conflict but has been criticized for refusing to condemn the Russian government’s attack.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he had discussed peace prospects in Kiev’s war with Russia with his Chinese counterpart.. Kuleba said they discussed Ukraine’s plans to host a world peace summit, which Switzerland has agreed to help organize. He said the two sides “agreed on the need to maintain contacts and continue dialogue between Ukraine and China at all levels.”
Britain’s shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, said he supports further sanctions against Russia. He added that it would “fill in the gaps” in existing measures. “Russia will continue to be a threat to Europe for months, years and perhaps another generation,” Lamy said in separate comments at the Munich conference on Sunday.
President Vladimir Putin said events on the battlefields of Ukraine were a “life-or-death” issue that could decide the fate of Russia. In remarks aired on Sunday. The Russian president has repeatedly portrayed the nearly two-year conflict as a battle for Russia’s survival in an effort to evoke his patriotism.
More than 100 Kremlin documents were obtained and reviewed by European intelligence agencies. washington post Reports indicate Russia has launched a disinformation campaign to undermine Volodymyr Zelensky. The US publication said that, at the direction of the Kremlin, it “attempted to exploit the then-rumored tensions” between Zelensky and the army’s top commander, Valery Zarzhiny, and “thousands of social media posts and hundreds of A fabricated article was created.”
German politician Ricarda Lang opposes proposed deal with RussiaIn response to comments by US Republican Sen. J.D. Vance on Sunday’s Munich Security Conference panel that included the belief that President Putin is not an “existential threat to Europe.” “President Putin has shown time and time again that he is not interested in peace at this time, and he just showed that with the killing of Mr. Navalny on Friday,” Lang said.
Poland’s Radek Sikorski emphasized Poland’s support for Ukraine on the third day of the Munich conference, but acknowledged that Warsaw and Kiev have two problems related to grain and trucking.. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishina responded to Sikorski on stage, saying: There are legitimate messages on both sides. I think Ukraine made a big contribution to solving these problems, because we secured the Black Sea. ”
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said: “Ukraine’s most important security commitment is EU membership.”he said in comments at the Munich conference on Sunday.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kalas has dismissed an arrest warrant issued by Russia, claiming it was simply an attempt to blackmail her. There has been speculation that she will take up the EU’s top post. “This is Russia’s strategy. It is not surprising and we are not afraid,” she told Reuters on the sidelines of the Munich conference on Sunday. Asked by Reuters if she was interested in a future role in Europe, she said: “We’re not there yet.”
Ukrainians who sought refuge in Britain after the Russian invasion will be allowed. extend your visa for another 18 monthsannounced the Ministry of the Interior.
