After the fire of the fuel depot in the Russian Belgorod region with a raid by two Ukrainian MI-24 helicopters. at the dawn of the 38th day of the war, the anger of the Kremlin grows: «The Ukrainian attack on Russian soil will weigh on the talks». And while the fighting continues near Kiev, the town of Bucha, in the northwest of the capital, has been liberated.
On the diplomatic front, on the other hand, talks between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine have resumed, although all the knots that prevent a solution of peace remain on the table. Meanwhile, Putin is fighting back against the sanctions of Western countries and shields himself with gas supplies that will have to be paid for one rubles. Actions on the various fronts that push the Russian currency. But the European Commission reiterates that agreed contracts must be respected. Finally, rumors circulate about the Russian president about his state of health: according to the Russian media Proekt, of the NGO USA Project Media, he has a thyroid tumor. But the Kremlin denies the news.
The insights:
The point: Andrea Margelletti: “The real danger now is that Europe is no longer compact in applying sanctions”
The report / 1: In the suburbs of Kiev, civilians return to houses destroyed by bombs to recover pieces of life: “We don’t need compassion, but help”
The report / 2: The raids flatten the University of Kharkiv: “Not even Hitler had done it”
The interview: Richard Weitz: “Ukraine has withstood the Russian impact well, it is difficult to recover the occupied areas”
How to donate: La Stampa Mirror of the Times Foundation for Ukraine
Update hour by hour
00.07 – On Friday 6,266 people evacuated
On Friday 6,266 Ukrainians left their cities. This was announced by the minister for the reintegration of the occupied territories, Iryna Vereshchuk, in a statement quoted by the CNN. Of these, 1,431 moved from the southern cities of Berdiansk and Melitopol – by their own means – to Zaporizhzhia, controlled by the Ukrainian government, via evacuation corridors. Meanwhile, Vereshchuk said, another 42-bus convoy from Berdiansk – carrying Mariupol residents – passed a key Russian checkpoint and headed for Zaporizhzhia. There are 2,500 people on board. Ten buses arrived in Berdiansk from Zaporizhzhia for the delivery of 80 tons of humanitarian aid. The evacuations of Mariupol residents will continue tomorrow.
00.06 – Kiev forces accuse Russians of having mined the city of Bucha before retreating
The Ukrainian Armed Forces accused the Russian military of undermining civilian buildings and infrastructure, as well as other spaces in the city of Bucha, in the Kiev region, before being expelled by Ukrainian troops. “When they left the city of Bucha, the Russian occupation forces undermined civilian buildings, infrastructure and other areas,” the Armed Forces denounced, underlining that Russian troops withdrew to intensify attacks in other regions, such as that of Donetsk.
00.05 – Zelensky thanks Metsola: “Heroic act to come here now”
Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the president of the European parliament, Roberta Metsola, for going to Kiev. “I want to personally thank you Roberta, you and your team, at such an important moment for our country, when Ukrainians believe in concrete facts and measures, for showing heroism – because today it is an act of heroism to come to Ukraine »Said the Ukrainian president, welcoming the European delegation, according to a video published by the Ukrainian presidency. Roberta Metsola, Maltese president of the European Parliament elected on January 18, is the first leader of a European institution to visit the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of the Russian invasion on February 24. Zelensky also thanked Roberta Metsola for the European Parliament’s support for Ukraine. «Since we now see everything through the friendly / non-friendly prism», now «that the gray zone no longer exists for us in diplomacy», «we are happy that you are on the side of light and good». “You have come and it is a very important signal. We are grateful to you and we will not forget it, ”said the Ukrainian president.
00.04 – General services Kiev stopped while trying to flee to Hungary
A reserve general of the Ukrainian secret service SBU was arrested while trying to leave Ukraine illegally: the high official – the national investigative office reported – was stopped at a border crossing with Hungary after showing to the fake documentary officials calling him unsuitable for military service. The officer, who had defined his painting as that of an ordinary soldier, was arrested. The news comes after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had removed two SBU brigadier generals from service. “I don’t have time to deal with traitors,” Zelensky said, praising the efforts of other SBU personnel during the war.
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