Boris Johnson personally went to Kiev to bring Britain’s solidarity to Ukraine. But Johnson also reassured President Zelensky that the UK will send missiles and heavy weapons. Which is what Kiev expects most at the moment, as it is unable to obtain the no fly zone or NATO military intervention. Intervention that was excluded yesterday also by the Italian foreign minister, Luigi Di Maio. On the other hand, the conflict on military grounds shows no signs of stopping. Russia has shifted the short-term invasion target from the northern regions to the south of the country. Meanwhile, reports of new massacres of civilians arrive from the cities abandoned by Russian soldiers. The mayor of Makariv said 133 inhabitants of the city around Kiev were killed and that there were cold executions and rape.
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00.53 From Canada 1,500 million dollars to Kiev for aid and weapons
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received Canadian aid for Ukraine. You learn it from his Twitter account. “I had a telephone conversation with Justin Trudeau – writes Zelensky -, I thanked him for joining the #StandUpForUkraine initiative, for the one billion Canadian dollars in financial assistance and the 500 million Canadian dollars for the purchase of weapons. Stronger together! “.
00.30 Zelensky: “Moscow wants the whole of Europe”
“The Russian aggression was not to be limited to Ukraine alone, to the destruction of our freedom and our lives. The whole of Europe is a target for Russia.” This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the evening video quoted by Ukrinform. “This is why – adds Zelensky – it is not only the moral duty of all democracies, of all European forces, to support Ukraine’s desire for peace. This is, in fact, a protection strategy for every civil state”. It is essential, continues the Ukrainian president, “to restore peace and security as soon as possible. To stop the catastrophe by applying the law of force. A catastrophe that will inevitably affect everyone”.
00.21 Another 10 bodies extracted from the Borodyanka palace
The bodies of ten other dead people were recovered from the rubble of the destroyed building in the city of Borodyanka, near Kiev, where firefighters have been searching for iron and concrete for almost a week. This was stated, according to the BBC, by the deputy head of the Ukrainian emergency service in the Kiev region, Bogdan Danilyuk. Following the work of the rescuers are the relatives of people who have been missing since the bombing.