China News Agency, Beijing, April 2. Comprehensive news: The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on April 1, local time, that an oil facility in Russia was attacked and set on fire by a Ukrainian military helicopter that day. According to Russian media reports, Ukraine’s National Security Council denied carrying out the operation. On the other hand, the International Atomic Energy Agency said it will send more aid teams to Ukraine to help ensure the safety of nuclear facilities in Ukraine.
Russia says Ukrainian airstrikes on Russian oil facilities
According to media reports such as Russia Today, Russian Satellite News Agency and other media, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said at a regular press conference on April 1, local time, that at around 5:00 Moscow time that day, two Ukrainian “Mi-24” Helicopters entered Russian airspace and launched a missile attack on a civilian petroleum product storage facility on the outskirts of Belgorod, the capital of Belgorod region, causing damage to some of the storage facilities and setting them on fire. The facility provides fuel for civilian vehicles and has nothing to do with the Russian military.
On April 1, the governor of Belgorod, Russia, Gladkov also reported that a fire broke out in an oil depot in Belgorod, the capital of the state. The cause of the accident was that two Ukrainian helicopters flew into Russian territory at a low altitude and attacked the area. oil depot. No one was killed in the attack.
According to Russia Today, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, Alexei Danilov, said on the evening of April 1 that any allegations that the incident was planned by the Ukrainian military are not true. “For some reason, they (Russia) said we did it. In fact, that’s not true at all. We don’t comment on that,” Alexei Danilov said.
White House says it has provided Ukraine with more than $350 million in military supplies
According to a report by the TASS news agency on April 1, Konashenkov said on the same day that the Russian military used air-based high-precision weapons to hit a number of Ukrainian military installations, including ammunition depots and oil depots. Konashenkov also stated that since the launch of the special military operation, the Russian army has destroyed 124 Ukrainian fighter jets, 82 helicopters, 357 drones, 1,854 tanks and other armored vehicles, 202 multiple rocket launchers, 777 Field artillery and mortars, 1722 special military vehicles.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the attack on Ukrainian military installations was because the United States and NATO had been “cultivating” Ukraine’s ability to pose a threat to Russia.
According to the White House news on April 1, the White House press secretary Psaki said that in the past few weeks, the United States has provided Ukraine with more than 350 million US dollars in military supplies, which the US Department of Defense claims is an unprecedented speed. Psaki also said that more than 30 countries have now provided Ukraine with military supplies.
IAEA to send aid team to Ukraine
According to Reuters, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Grossi, said on April 1 that he would lead an aid team to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine in the near future. The agency will also send more aid teams to Ukraine to help secure nuclear facilities in Ukraine.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement on the same day that Russia and Ukraine confirmed that all Russian troops have left the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Grossi said that the Russian side had not informed him of the reasons for the withdrawal of the Russian military from the nuclear power plant, and the agency still could not confirm the relevant reports that the Russian military received high doses of radiation in the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. At present, the overall radiation level in the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant remains normal.
In addition, the mediation of the international community on the situation in Russia and Ukraine continues. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the situation in Ukraine on April 1, according to a statement from the Turkish Presidential Office. Erdogan said that the peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives in Istanbul, Turkey on March 29 were positive and constructive, bringing hope for peace. He called on all parties to exercise caution and maintain dialogue.
According to the Kremlin website, Putin thanked the Turkish side for its help in the Istanbul peace talks during the call and gave a principled assessment of the ongoing negotiation process. (over)Return to Sohu, see more
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