Russian forces advance to Mariupol, the city is divided in two. The Ukrainian Minister of Agriculture: we will be able to sow 70% of arable land. During the night, anti-aircraft sirens in most of the regions
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Zelensky: “Russia has lost contact with reality, they accuse us of their crimes”
Russia has “lost the link with reality to the point of accusing us of having committed what the Russian troops obviously did”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a speech released last night, accusing the Russians of saying that “Bucha’s murders are not committed by them, but by us. Although it is obvious to everyone that people were killed while the Russian army controlled the city. ” The Russians, he added, “say the missile attack on Kramatorsk was not committed by them, but by us”, even though “the missiles flew from the territory under their control. And of all our destroyed cities, of all our burnt villages, they say the same thing, that it was not them, but us ». Zelensky says that the Russian attitude is dictated by “cowardice”.
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Russians advance to Mariupol, a city divided in two
Russian forces have conquered new territory in Mariupol in the last 24 hours, managing to divide the Ukrainian port city in two that has been besieged for weeks now. This was stated – as reported by the Guardian – by the team of experts of the Institute for the Study of War, based in Washington, in its latest report. The remaining Ukrainian defenders – an estimated 3,000 fighters – are located in the main port to the southwest and the Azovstal steel mill to the east.
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New York Times, Russians ready for an offensive between Izium and Dnipro
Russia is ready for a military offensive between Izium and Dnipro in eastern Ukraine. This was supported by some US analysts interviewed by the New York Times, who predict an attack in the Donbass in the coming days. The offensive should begin in the town of Izium and continue to Dnipro, which is considered a “strategic objective”. Analysts – reports the NYT – have examined some satellite images that show hundreds of military vehicles moving towards Izium, located about 230 kilometers east of Dnipro.