According to a Western source, he was the seventh general of the Russian army killed in Ukraine. Russians attempt to encircle to the east. IAEA fears for Chernobil personnel.
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Likely referendum for annexation to Russia in Lugansk
Leonid Pasechnik, the leader of the self-proclaimed Republic of Lugansk, in eastern Ukraine, which Moscow recently recognized as independent along with the Republic of Donetsk, said that “in the near future” a referendum could be organized to decide the annexation to Russia. Russian agencies report this.
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Blinken: Usa support Bennett’s attempts
The US supports Prime Minister Naftali Benett’s attempts to restore peace to Ukraine. This was stated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the end of the meeting with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. From tonight Blinken will participate in the ‘Negev Summit’ where the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt will be present. “The people of Israel sided with Ukraine in many ways” including humanitarian aid, explained Blinken, stressing, quoted by the media, that Bennett’s government “condemned the Russian invasion” and pledged not to bypass sanctions against Russia.
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Moscow: air defense missile depot near Kiev hit
Russian missiles launched from ships into the Black Sea hit and destroyed a missile depot and defense systems near Kiev, according to the Moscow Defense Ministry quoted by Russian agencies. The depot, the ministry adds, contained S-300 air defense systems and Buk missiles. The same source points out that the fuel depot hit yesterday near Kiev, which supplied Ukrainian troops in the western regions of the country, was hit by long-range missiles launched from airplanes.