Ukrainian forces retake 20 of Sieferodonetsk from Russia, officials say
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Ukrainian forces have controlled to repel Russian attacks in the eastern Donbass region in the past 24 hours, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.
This comes as Vladimir Putin’s forces head to Sieferodonetsk and Lysychansk, the only two cities in Luhansk province that are not controlled by the Kremlin.
But, according to officials, Ukraine has retaken “about 20 percent” of Sievierodonetsk since the Russian invasion began.
Elsewhere, Russian forces have been accused of destroying bridges over the Seversky Donets River in an attempt to prevent Ukrainian reinforcements from offering aid to civilians in the city of Sievierodonetsk.
In a television announcement on Saturday, Luhansk Governor Serhiy Gaidai also said the Ukrainian military remains in its positions inside the city and is pushing Russian forces towards various locations.
Reports of modest Ukrainian resistance in the Donbass are coming in the wake of the British Ministry of Defence (MoD), claiming that Russia is devoting manpower and firepower to a “progressive breakthrough” in the eastern region.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the Finnish prime minister and held talks with the Turkish president as he seeks to triumph over Turkish resistance to Finland and Sweden’s accession to the alliance.
Stoltenberg, who visited Washington this week, tweeted Friday night that he had met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and discussed “the need to address Turkey’s concerns and move forward” with requests from Finnish and Swedish clubs.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has prompted the Nordic countries to apply for NATO membership, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Sweden and Finland of supporting Kurdish militants deemed terrorists through Turkey.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the Finnish prime minister and held talks with the Turkish president as he seeks to triumph over Turkish resistance to Finland and Sweden’s accession to the alliance.
Russia’s state TV channel mocked the UK’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, after the country began four days of events to mark the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s reign.
A newsletter broadcast through Kremlin-affiliated broadcaster Rossiya 1 Britain had “found the money for an opulent celebration” amid an energy crisis.
The channel sought to juxtapose the pomp of the day with a declining popularity of living in the UK, which the report attributes to sanctions imposed on Russia.
Reports by Tom Batchelor.
“The UK, which, as a result of its sanctions against Russia, is in favour of forced cuts, has found money for an opulent celebration,” Rossiya’s Bulletin 1 said.
As the classic destinations of Russian oil are being questioned through sanctions, the world’s third-largest customer has stepped forward and may be its new home, energy experts told Shweta Sharma.
As the classic destinations of Russian oil are being questioned through sanctions, the world’s third-largest customer has stepped forward and may be its new home, energy experts told Shweta Sharma.
The U. S. Department of State The U. S. Navy announced on Thursday a new sanctions circular against Russian government officials and elites, adding the most sensible russian Foreign Ministry spokesman and a wealthy oligarch whose true calling is God.
In a statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his branch imposes sanctions on God Nisanov, whom he described as “one of the richest men in Europe and a close associate of several Russian officials,” pursuant to an executive order signed by President Joe. . Biden offering sanctions against Russian oligarchs, government officials and members of his family circle.
Blinken said the State Department is also sanctioning Maria Zakharova, who since 2015 has been the spokeswoman for russia’s Foreign Ministry. Zakharova had been sanctioned in the past by the European Union, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom for being “a central figure in government propaganda” and for “facilitating the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine. “
Andrew Feinberg reports.
The White House said the Russian economy “is reeling under the weight of monetary and industrial sanctions, export controls and the exodus of some 1,000 U. S. and multinational companies. “
One of the men accused of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko has died of a coronavirus.
A British investigation that ended in 2016 accused Russian agents Dmitry Kovtun and Andrei Lugovoi of being involved in the murder of the former Russian spy in 2006.
Kovtun died in a Moscow hospital at the age of 1 year after contracting the virus, according to Russian news agency TASS.
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Russia will find itself in a very delicate position if Finland and Sweden succeed in their NATO bid, U. S. Gen. Mark Milley said.
The two Nordic countries have long borders on the Baltic Sea, and their club in the military alliance would mean that the sea’s coastline, as well as small swathes around the Russian cities of Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg, would be surrounded by NATO members.
“So, from the Russian point of view, it will be very problematic for them, militarily speaking, and it would be very problematic for NATO,” said Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
“The Baltic (the sea) is very strategically, it is one of the wonderful sea routes in the world. “
The photographs show the destroyed space of amateur collector Denis in Danylivka, on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine.
The collector and restorer of historic cars evacuated to the small town of Bezlyudovka where he also brought a striking piece, an old Soviet-era ZIS car, having it towed by tractor.
Denis was content to find it intact after this domain also suffered the attacks of June 3.
Kharkiv, the largest city in Ukraine at the moment, has long been the target of bombing by Russian forces.
Ukrainian forces have controlled to repel Russian attacks in the eastern Donbass region in the past 24 hours, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.
This comes as Vladimir Putin’s forces head to Sieferodonetsk and Lysychansk, the only two cities in Luhansk province that are not controlled by the Kremlin.
Reports of modest Ukrainian resistance in the Donbass are coming in the wake of the British Ministry of Defence (MoD), claiming that Russia is devoting manpower and firepower to a “progressive breakthrough” in the eastern region.
Kyiv said there was no point in returning to the negotiating table with Russia until its forces were driven as far as possible to Ukraine’s borders.
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak followed suit when asked about an offer made the previous day by French President Emmanuel Macron that he would negotiate peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.
He told the announcers: “Until we get the weapons in their entirety, until we strengthen our positions, until we push them (Russian forces) as far as possible to the borders of Ukraine, there is no point in holding negotiations.
Macron told reporters earlier in the day: “We will have to not humiliate Russia so that the day the fighting ends, we can build an exit ramp by diplomatic means. “
“I am convinced that France’s is to be a mediating power. “
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