Dozens of people were evacuated yesterday from the Azovstal plant and handed over to representatives of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross
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8:34
Russians fire on car column, 4 civilians dead
Russian forces yesterday fired on a column of 15 cars of civilians fleeing a city occupied by Moscow in the Kharkiv region (east), killing at least four people, the UNIAN agency reports. The cars had left the city of Volchansk, in the Chuguevsky district, and were attacked near the town of Stary Saltov, about 30 km to the south. Ukrainian police found six damaged cars and four burned bodies.
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8:22
Kiev, “Russians destroy bridges to slow counter-offensive in the north-east”
The Ukrainian military said Russian forces have started blowing up bridges to slow a Ukrainian counter-offensive in the northeast. In its latest update, the Kiev General Staff announced that in the Tsyrkuny and Rusky Tyshky area, east of Kharkiv, “the occupiers blew up three road bridges to slow the counter-offensive actions of the defense forces” . In the past two weeks, Ukrainian troops have recaptured a number of villages north and east of Kharkiv, making it more difficult for Russians to use artillery against the city and threatening to interdict Russian supply lines for fighting forces. in Donetsk and Luhansk. Kharkiv is close to the Russian border and was one of the first cities to suffer from Russian attacks.
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8:08
Biden launches new aid package for Kiev
The additional package of military aid to Kiev announced by the US president, Joe Biden, amounts to 150 million dollars. He made it known himself on Twitter. These are artillery ammunition, radar and other equipment. Biden also urged Congress and allies to continue ensuring the flow of arms to Kiev. With the announcement of the latest package, he explains, “my administration has almost run out of funds that can be used to send” military aid to Ukraine. ” Meanwhile, the Wall Stret Journal reveals that some Chinese tech companies are withdrawing from the Russian market without making announcements under pressure from US sanctions and suppliers.