It was still a complicated night along the contact line in Donbass where the parties continue to accuse each other of violence. According to the Russian agency Tass, the Ukrainian armed forces attempted to attack the positions of the pro-Russian republic of Lugansk and destroyed five residential buildings; Three settlements in the Donetsk People’s Republic were also bombed. Even Kiev, through the army headquarters, does not spare the accusations and claims that “the enemy has used weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements 116 times and that, in 24 hours, the separatist forces have violated the ceasefire 136 times. in 24 hours “. According to Kiev, two Ukrainian soldiers were killed, four were wounded and another sustained combat wounds. Meanwhile, the exodus of refugees from Donbass to neighboring Russian regions continues. American President Joe Biden has convened the National Security Council: for the US, Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine at any time.
Russia-Ukraine crisis, “One, two, three. Launch ”: Putin flexes his muscles and tests nuclear missiles
by our correspondent Rosalba Castelletti
US, evidence of Russian disinformation on “false flags”
“We see further evidence of Russian disinformation being used to create pretexts for a possible attack on Ukraine”, the so-called “false flags”. US State Department spokesman Ned Price writes on his Twitter profile. “Today, locals in Donetsk witnessed a calm situation, contradicting Russian reports of a car bomb,” Price wrote.
The Russian agency Tass: night of Kiev forces attacks on Donetsk
Ukrainian troops continued to bomb the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) all night, including the main city of the self-proclaimed republic, according to Tass, the DPR mission at the Joint Center for Control and coordination (Jccc). The Russian agency TASS reports a total of 49 ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian armed forces registered in the territory of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) in the past few hours, according to the LPR mission at the Joint Center for control and coordination (Jccc). The attacks – always reads on the Tass website – targeted 27 residential areas of the republic. Tass also reports the words of the spokesman of the people’s militia of the LPR, Ivan Filiponenko, who said that the units of the Ukrainian armed forces deployed in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbass were put “on full combat alert”.
Johnson to the BBC: “Russia prepares the biggest war in Europe since 1945”
Russia is preparing “the greatest European war since 1945”: this is what recent events suggest according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who said it in an interview with the BBC. “Everything proves that the plan has somehow already begun,” according to Johnson. According to intelligence reports, Russia’s intention, the UK head of government added, speaking from Munich where he participates in the security conference, is to invade the country to surround the capital Kiev. “People need to understand how much this could cost in terms of human lives,” he noted.
Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference: “You must not make concessions to Russia”
by our correspondent Tonia Mastrobuoni
Biden convenes the National Security Council today
Joe Biden will convene a meeting of the National Security Council on the Ukrainian crisis today. This was announced by the White House, reporting that the president and his national security team, from which he is regularly updated, reiterate that “Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine at any time”. “The president received an update on Vice President Kamala Harris’ meetings at the Munich Security Conference with Ukrainian President Zelensky, European Commission President Von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, leaders of the Baltic States (Estonian Prime Minister Kallas, the Latvian president Levits and the Lithuanian president Nauseda), the German chancellor, the Greek prime minister Mitsotakis and the leaders of other allied and partner countries “.