The EU came to Ukraine with its highest representatives, Ursula von der Leyen and Josep Borrel, to testify to President Zelensky of Europe’s closeness to the Ukrainian people and tell the government that the path for Ukraine’s entry into the ‘EU is considered to have started. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden has put his signature on Congress’s decision to block imports of Russian oil as a further form of pressure on the Kremlin to stop the invasion of Ukraine. In terms of war, another massacre of civilians was carried out in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region, where a missile hit the railway station from which thousands of people have been trying to get away from the conflict for days: the dead are at least 50 and about who launched the missile is an exchange of accusations between Kiev and Moscow.
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01.02 Zelensky: “Another war crime of the Russians in Kramatorsk”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his usual evening video message to the country, accused Moscow of the missile attack that carried out a massacre at the Kramatorsk station: “It is another war crime of the Russians and Ukraine expects a harsh response. We will make every effort to find out who did this, who gave the order, where the missile came from, who carried it, who ordered the attack and who agreed to do so, so that all the culprits are identified “.
00.50 Odessa imposes a curfew on the weekend for fear of attacks
Odessa authorities imposed a weekend curfew for fear of missile attacks. In a Facebook post, cited by the BBC, the regional military administration said the curfew will be in effect from Saturday 9pm until Monday 6am local time. The announcement comes after missile attacks in the region last night, which resulted in an unknown number of casualties, according to regional spokesman Serhiy Bratchuk. Despite the attacks, Ukrainian authorities say they have seen no sign so far that Russian forces are preparing a landing operation from the Black Sea.
00.25 Use: “Some Russian units completely eliminated”
A senior US defense official said some Russian units in Ukraine are “completely eliminated” and that Moscow’s combat strength is between 80% and 85% of pre-invasion levels.
“We have seen indications of some units that have been literally, for all intents and purposes, eliminated,” the official said according to US media reports.