6 minutes ago13 Main News of the Day from Ukraine-Russia War
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(4 years ago)Austrian Chancellor Carl Nehammer is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin today, who is his first meeting with a European leader since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. In a letter to '{0}'Titter '%, Nehammer said Austria is “militarily neutral” but has “clear access to aggressive warfare [...]
Russia's Defence Ministry has said it has destroyed a S-300 missile system near Dnipros, which was sent towards Ukraine by a non-definitioned European country. The statement has been named as disinforms to Slovakia's Prime Minister Edward Heger, whose country sent the S-300 system as assistance to Kiev.
In his address Sunday evening, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenksy, has accused Russia of having <x0 lost connection to reality on that scale that they are accusing us of carrying out those made by Russian troops”.
Thousands of people are believed to have been killed by a Russian attack on the city of Marioupolis and 300 hospitals have been destroyed, Zelensky said in addressing the South Korean Parliament.
Russia is expected to continue attacks on the transport infrastructure “in order to stop relief supplies to hostile countries”, Ukraine's General Staff has said.
In recent updates to the situation in Ukraine, British Intelligence has warned that the previous use of phospheric bombs in Donnetsk has increased the likelihood of them being used in Mariupol, where fighting intensifying” is expected.
Pro-Russian forces in the self-declared Republic of Donnetsk have said they would step up their attacks in eastern Ukraine.
Ramzan Cadyrov, leader of the Chechens, has said there will be an offensive by Russian forces not only in Marioupol, but also in Kiev and other parts of Ukraine.
Germany's Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbox, said Germany has seen major signs of war crimes in Ukraine.
Norway is expected to increase the deployment of 200 of its troops in Lithuania by August.
Ireland's Foreign Minister, Simon Coveney, has said the European Commission is working on details of an oil embargo on Russia as part of the new package of sanctions.
France's Ambassador to Ukraine, Etienne de Pontiusins, has posted pictures from Lviv that see an investigative team arriving from France to assist local authorities in investigating war crimes.
New Zealand will send a C-130 Hercules plane with a crew of 50 people to Europe to distribute military aid to Ukraine.
