Russia poised to strike Ukrainian infrastructure and even institutions in the heart of Kiev if multiple long-range rocket launchers are delivered to Ukraine. The warning was issued by the head of the defense commission of the Duma, the lower house.

Then Lavrov thinks about it, forced to renounce the institutional visit to Serbia due to the closure of the skies to his flight by three countries, to increase the dose: "The more powerful the range of the new weapons that the West will supply to Kiev, the more the longer the range of the missiles will be, the more ready we will be to hit Ukrainian territories far from our borders , the more we will move forward the line beyond which the presence of neo-Nazis will be considered a threat to Russia ”.

Meanwhile, the advance of Moscow troops in the Donbass continues, almost 60% of the Zaporizhzhia oblast is occupied by the Moscow military according to what the governor of the region, Oleksandr Starukh said.

The alarm remains high in Severodonetsk , where yesterday Kiev announced that it had regained part of the territory with its counter-offensive, so much so that the city would be divided in half. But Zelensky warns: " We resist, but the Russians are more numerous and more powerful ".

The alarm over the food crisis is also raised: "If exports are not unblocked, by the autumn there could be 75 million tons of wheat blocked in Ukraine ", said Zelensky, who is negotiating with Great Britain and Turkey to find alternative ways. .

On the Italian front, today the Farnesina summoned the Russian Ambassador Sergey Razov and the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, also spoke about wheat.

First of all, it firmly rejected the accusations of amorality of some representatives of Italian institutions and media , expressed in recent statements by the Russian Foreign Ministry. He renewed the condemnation for the unjustified aggression against Ukraine and stressed the importance of quickly defining an agreement to unblock grain exports from Ukrainian ports to avoid serious consequences for global food security.

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Russian missiles on the grain terminal in Mykolaiv

"Another Russian missile attack contributes to the global food crisis. Russian forces destroyed the second largest grain terminal in Ukraine, in Mykolaiv. In light of this news, Putin's misinformation to deflect blame becomes increasingly cynical. ". The High Representative for EU foreign policy Josep Borrell writes on Twitter.

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Moscow delivers the corpses of soldiers who died in the Azovstal steel mill to Kiev

Russia has started delivering the bodies of dozens of soldiers who died in the defense of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol to Ukraine. The corpses will now have to be identified through DNA, explained Maksym Zhorin, former leader of the Azov regiment now commander of a unit of the Kiev army. The PA reports it on its website.

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US orders the seizure of two of Abramovich's planes

The United States orders the seizure of two aircraft owned by the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich because they were produced in the United States and therefore subject to the sanctions imposed by Washington on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. The two planes, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and a Gulfstream, flew to Russia after February, a journey that would have required a special American green light.

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Michel: "Russia attacks the values of the UN"

The war in Ukraine is the responsibility of "a permanent member of the UN Security Council" and in doing so Moscow "attacks the very values of this assembly". This was stated by the president of the European Council Charles Michel during his speech at the UN.

"We will continue to support Ukraine, we will continue to exert pressure on Russia and put it before the truth." "Human dignity, tolerance, multilateral cooperation and international law: these are our values, foundations of the United Nations. Here we are dealing not only with a war against one country and one people, Ukraine, but also against everything that we have built since the end of the Second World War ".

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Zelensky: "We resist in Severodonetsk, but more powerful Russians"

In Severodonetsk the Ukrainians "resist", but the Russians are "more numerous and more powerful". This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky when photographing the situation in the main battle scene at the moment in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president yesterday went to the Lugansk front to meet and encourage the troops.

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"By autumn 75 million tons of wheat blocked"

If exports are not unblocked, 75 million tons of wheat could be blocked in Ukraine by the autumn. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this, confirming the ongoing negotiations with Great Britain and Turkey for an escort of a third country of cargo in the Black Sea. same Navy. The Guardian reports it.

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Kiev: "Enough forces to repel attacks on Severodonetsk"

Ukraine has concentrated "sufficient forces to repel Russian attacks" in Severodonetsk, but neither side is preparing to withdraw. This was stated by the mayor of the city, Oleksandr Stryuk, quoted by the Guardian.

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Lavrov: "The longer the range of Kiev's weapons, the more we will advance"

Russia is ready to strike Ukrainian territories further from its borders the more powerful the range of the new weapons Kiev will receive from the West: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today during an online press conference. Tass reports it.

"President Vladimir Putin has already commented on the situation that will emerge with the arrival of new armaments, I can only add that the longer the range of the armaments you supply will be, the more we will move the line beyond which the presence of the neo-Nazis will be considered a threat to the Russian Federation ".

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Zelensky-Johnson interview: "Together to unlock ports"

"I talked to Boris Johnson. We talked about the situation at the front. I received confirmation of a new strengthened defense support package for Ukraine. The question of intensifying work on security guarantees has been raised. Together with the Grand Brittany we are looking for ways to avoid the food crisis and unlock ports. " Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky writes it on twitter.

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Moscow: "We will hit the Kiev government if it has long-range missiles"

Russia could hit Ukrainian infrastructures and institutions of the Kiev government if multiple long-range rocket launchers were delivered to Ukraine: this is the warning issued by the head of the defense commission of the Duma, the Russian lower house.

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Farnesina summons the Russian ambassador

The Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Italy, Sergey Razov, to the Farnesina this morning, on the instruction of Minister Luigi Di Maio, in concert with Palazzo Chigi. Ambassador Sequi has firmly rejected the accusations of amorality of some representatives of Italian institutions and media, expressed in recent statements by the Russian Foreign Ministry. The Secretary General of the Farnesina also rejected the insinuations relating to the alleged involvement of the media of our country in an anti-Russian campaign.

Ettore Sequi renewed the condemnation of the Russian ambassador Sergey Razov for the unjustified attack on Ukraine by the Russian Federation, reiterated the hope of the Italian government that a negotiated solution to the conflict can soon be reached on an equitable and respect for Ukrainian sovereignty and the principles of international law. Finally, he stressed the importance of quickly defining an agreement to unblock grain exports from Ukrainian ports in order to avoid serious consequences for global food security.

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Russian attack in the Kharkiv region, 3 dead

A Russian attack in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine resulted in three deaths and 10 injuries, the governor of the region, Oleh Synehubov said, according to the Kyiv Independent. Synehubov added that Moscow forces stepped up shelling of residential areas in the region and attacked Ukrainian troops near Izium, but they were unsuccessful and were forced to retreat with casualties.

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China to the EU: "Sanctions on Russia do not solve the crisis"

The sanctions have proved not to be "a correct way to resolve the crisis in Ukraine", said the spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian, commenting in the daily briefing on the sixth round of punitive measures against Russia decided by the EU Zhao noted that "with the escalation and continuation of sanctions, European citizens could bear a higher price and the world will face greater challenges, such as the energy and food crisis". China supports the EU "in an active role. in favor of peace, talks and the construction of a balanced, effective and sustainable European security framework ".

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Kiev: "32 journalists killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the war"

At least 32 journalists have been killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion: Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information Policy Alexander Tkachenko announced on Telegram. The UNIAN agency reports it.

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Kiev: Russian bombing of Severdonetsk increased tenfold

"The number of bombings on Severdonetsk and Lysychansk has increased tenfold. In the Lugansk region there are many cities with a situation comparable to that of Mariupol: now the Russians are leveling Severdonetsk and Lysychansk": said the head of the administration regional, Sergey Gaidai, according to the Guardian.

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Explosions in Mykolaiv and Kherson

Explosions were heard this morning in Mykolaiv, in southern Ukraine: the mayor, Alexander Senkevich, announced on Telegram, who invited the population to go to shelters. The UNIAN agency reports it. Residents of nearby Kherson, already occupied by the Russians, were also awakened by explosions this morning.

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Moscow, a Russian border village hit by Kiev again

The Russian village of Tyotkino - in the Kursk region, on the border with Ukraine - was bombed again this morning with mortar rounds that damaged a bridge, without causing injuries or deaths, the governor of the region said. Roman Starovoit, according to Russian news agencies. It is the second time that Tyotkino has been attacked by Ukrainian forces, writes Tass: he had already been targeted on 21 May.

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Kiev, 31,250 Russian soldiers killed since the beginning of the war

About 31,250 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the invasion began, according to the Kiev army. In its update on Moscow's losses so far, the Ukrainian army indicates that 213 fighters, 176 helicopters and 551 drones have also been shot down after 103 days of conflict. In addition, Kiev's forces claim to have destroyed 1,386 Russian tanks, 690 artillery pieces, 3,400 armored troop transport vehicles, 125 cruise missiles and 13 ships.

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