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According to Ukrainian sources, Russian armed forces have increased their attacks on the destroyed city of Avdiivka. Ukraine reports shooting down ten Russian drones. All developments in the live blog.
At least two people were killed and one wounded in an attack by Russian forces on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, a presidential adviser said. “Terrorists,” Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s presidential administration, posted on Telegram along with two pictures of bodies lying on a sidewalk. Reuters could not independently confirm the information. Russian forces have regularly shelled Kherson since withdrawing from the regional capital to the other side of the Dnipro River late last year.
Conflict parties as a source
In the current situation, information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian parties to the conflict cannot be directly verified by an independent body.
The Ukrainian military says it shot down 10 of 17 attack drones fired by Russian forces on Tuesday night. The air force said the drones were intercepted over various areas of Ukraine. In addition, six “S-300” missiles were fired at civilian objects in the Donetsk regions in the east and Kherson in the south. There are initially no reports of possible damage.
According to its own statements, Russia repelled several Ukrainian drone attacks on Tuesday night. The Russian Defense Ministry said 22 unmanned missiles were destroyed and 13 more were intercepted over the Sea of Azov and over the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. This could not initially be independently verified. It happens again and again that Russia talks about drone attacks that have allegedly been successfully repelled, but then damage becomes known.
Conflict parties as a source
In the current situation, information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian parties to the conflict cannot be directly verified by an independent body.
According to information from Washington, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj wants to personally address the US Senate to make clear the urgency of further US aid for his country. Zelenskyj will be connected via video to a non-public meeting of senators, the Democratic majority leader in the parliamentary chamber, Chuck Schumer, announced on Monday evening (local time). He asked everyone to take part in this “important briefing”. It’s about finding out directly from Zelensky what’s at stake.
According to Ukrainian sources, Russian armed forces have increased their attacks on the destroyed city of Avdiivka. “Yesterday and today we have a significant increase in artillery fire and a large number of mortar shells,” Vitali Barabash, head of Avdiivka’s military administration, said on state television. “They’re probably waiting for better weather to start using some of their equipment again, like they used to, just on a larger scale.”
Conflict parties as a source
In the current situation, information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian parties to the conflict cannot be directly verified by an independent body.
Brazilian President Lula has invited Putin to the G20 summit in 2024 – Lula left it open whether the Russian head of state would be arrested upon entry. Moscow has confirmed the death of another Russian army general in Ukraine.