Russian Constitutional Court approves annexation of Ukrainian territories
The Russian Constitutional Court considers legal the treaties of annexation of the Ukrainian territories.
Zelensky claims Lyman is ‘completely rid’ of the Russian military
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that the town of Lyman, an important railway hub in the Donetsk region annexed by Moscow, was completely under the control of the Ukrainian army, the day after the announced withdrawal of Russian troops.
“As of 12:30 p.m. local time (09:30 GMT), Lyman is totally rid (of the Russian army). Thanks to our soldiers,” said the Ukrainian president in a video posted on social networks.
“The season of bad roads”: a risk of getting bogged down in the fall for Ukrainian troops
It is called the “Rasputitsa” in Ukraine, or “the season of bad roads”. And it poses a great danger to the Ukrainian counter-offensive.
While the rains are already falling in the Donbass, observers point to a risk of stagnation in the fall for the Ukrainian troops.
A new mass grave discovered by Ukrainian troops in liberated Kupyansk
While the news from the front is good for Ukraine, its troops go from stupefaction to stupor as they discover the ravages of the occupation in the territories they are liberating. Thus, on Saturday, the governor of Kharkiv province accused the Russians of having shot 24 people “including children and a pregnant woman” in Kupyansk as they sought to flee the car bombings.
An investigation was immediately launched, further specified the Ukrainian leader.
With the resumption of Lyman, the Ukrainian counter-offensive continues to advance in the east of the country
Ukraine wakes up this Sunday after a particularly beneficial day for its troops. These have thus taken Lyman from the Russians in the east of the country. A welcome news by Volodymyr Zelensky in the evening, which promised further victories and warned Vladimir Putin.
“Until all of you solve the problem of who started it all, who started this senseless war against Ukraine, you will be killed one by one, becoming scapegoats, because you do not admit that this war is a historic mistake for Russia,” he said in remarks.