Truce announced in Mariupol to allow the evacuation of civilians. Online negotiations resume on Friday. Zelensky’s appeal to the allies: we are at a turning point, more weapons and Russia isolated
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Uk secret services: low morale and episodes of self-sabotage among Russian soldiers
British intelligence chief Gchq said some Russian soldiers would refuse to carry out orders. The Guardian writes it. Jeremy Fleming revealed that there is new information showing that some Russian soldiers in Ukraine sabotaged their own equipment and accidentally shot down one of their planes. “We have seen Russian soldiers short of weapons and morale, refuse to follow orders, sabotage their equipment and even accidentally shoot down their aircraft,” Fleming said in a speech in Canberra at the Australian National University.
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Bers: Ukrainian GDP will fall by 20%, Russian by 10%
The Ukrainian economy is expected to shrink by 20% this year due to the invasion of Russia, while the Russian GDP is expected to shrink by 10%. These are the forecasts of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published today. Before the war, the EBRD forecast growth of 3.5% in 2022 for Ukraine and 3% for Russia.
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The Russians leave Chernobyl, risk of contamination
In Chernobyl, according to American defense sources, «the area of the nuclear power plant, occupied by the Russians since 24 February, is one of the areas that the Moscow forces are leaving to reposition themselves in Belarus. We cannot yet say that they are all gone, ”the Pentagon official said. By having Russian soldiers dug unprotected trenches near the disused nuclear power plant, there is a risk of contamination for them.