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Fearing an expected offensive against Kharkiv, Ukraine is stepping up its protection of the city. Both Russia and Ukraine report mutual defense against drones and missiles. All developments in the live blog.
According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Moscow and Beijing want to work together against the West’s alleged hegemonic policy. The idea of a “double response” to the containment policy pursued against both countries came from his colleague Wang Yi, said the Russian chief diplomat at the joint press conference in the Chinese capital.
Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and the subsequent Western sanctions have noticeably isolated the country internationally.
The Russian military says it has destroyed a Ukrainian “Neptune” anti-ship missile over the Black Sea off the Crimean peninsula. In addition, four Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Russian regions of Belgorod and Voronezh, the Defense Ministry in Moscow announced via the short message service Telegram.
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.
Ukraine’s air defense systems repelled 20 drone attacks launched by Russia, Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk said. The drones were shot down over Mykolaiv, Odessa, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Vinnytsiya and Lviv. Russia also fired four missiles. Oleshchuk did not say whether these rockets were also fired.
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.
Ukraine is expecting a Russian offensive against the large city of Kharkiv in the east of the country and, in the words of President Volodymyr Zelensky, is making “maximum efforts” to protect and support the city of over a million people. This applies to both the civilian and military sectors, Zelensky emphasized in his video speech on Monday evening.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is expected in the USA today. Cameron wants to pressure the US Congress to release aid for Ukraine, his ministry announced. He wants to meet with both Democratic and Republican leaders. The Republicans have been blocking a billion-dollar aid package for Ukraine for weeks. Cameron wanted to emphasize the importance of the USA for Ukraine.
According to Kiev, the energy sector has recently been attacked more severely than at any time since the beginning of the war. Great Britain’s Foreign Minister Cameron wants to lobby the USA for the release of billions in aid to Ukraine. Monday’s live blog for reading.