It is the 112th day of the war in Ukraine. Severodonetsk remains the epicenter of the Russian forces’ offensive, where the clash is “terrifying” as reported by President Zelensky: to support the assault on the city in Donbass, Moscow has sent other tactical battalions and its forces are trying to break through in Slavyansk, hitting as much as possible with artillery. The Kremlin and the militias of the Lugansk People’s Republic have announced their intention to open a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of the 550 civilian refugees from the Azot plant.
Ukraine needs more long-range weapons, Kiev continues to ask. After all, according to the military analysts of London, the Russians are advancing in Kharkiv.
A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the issue of exporting grain from Ukrainian ports is not yet planned in the near future. Biden’s announcement: “We will build silos on the border to export it.”
Meanwhile, in rejecting all forms of hatred and reiterating the search for peace, Italian Prime Minister Draghi will be in Kiev with Scholz and Macron on Thursday 16 June. But the European Commission has not decided anything on Ukraine’s entry into the Union.
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00.10 – Zelensky: painful losses in the Donbass but we have to hold on
In the Donbass, the Ukrainian armed forces are recording «painful losses» but «we must hold on» because the region is «the key to deciding who will dominate in the coming weeks. The more casualties the enemy will suffer, the less strength he will have to pursue his aggression ». Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky said this in his nightly speech on Telegram.
00.01 – Stoltenberg: Zelensky will speak at the NATO leader summit in Madrid
“I can’t wait to welcome President Zelensky who will address NATO leaders at our Madrid summit.” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this after an informal meeting on Tuesday at the Dutch prime minister’s official residence in The Hague, co-hosted by his Danish counterpart. «In response» to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, «we have strengthened our ability to protect and defend every inch of NATO’s allied territory – he added – In Madrid we will take the next steps».
The news and insights from Tuesday 14 June 2022
Russian cruiser in front of Puglia, because Putin sends his ships to Italy