The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine has been raging for more than three weeks. The number of civilian casualties is growing. Follow the most important developments in the star-Live blog.
The Ukraine war has been going on for 24 days with flight, expulsion and fighting with dead and injured people. Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin has praised his army for a “heroic” mission. All plans would be implemented, Putin claimed in a speech to tens of thousands of cheering people at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Friday. The performance caused a sensation, however, because the broadcast on state television was suddenly interrupted without any reason being given. Instead, recorded images ran.
Both Ukraine and Russia reported military successes. According to information from Kyiv, the armed forces continue to hold the most important areas into which the Russian army is trying to advance. The troops responded to every attack by Russian units, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message. Zelenskyi promised his compatriots: “You will be free.”
The most important news of the day in brief:
- More than 200,000 people according to the Federal Ministry of the Interior since the beginning of the war fled to Germany.
- Kiev mayor Vitaly Klitschkocalls the western allies to further arms shipments for Ukraine.
- The russian military according to its own statements hypersonic missiles in western Ukraine.
- Loud US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to have russian troops in their attacks made tactical errors.
- the Chernobayevka Airport near Kherson still stands according to the Ukrainian account at the heart of bitter struggles.