" The Ukraine we knew, within those borders, is gone . And it won't be anymore. This is obvious. Those borders are gone."
This was stated by the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova in an interview with Sky News Arabia, quoted by the Ria Novosti agency.
The war continues: during the night the Odessa region was attacked by the Russian army with cruise missiles . The rockets were shot down by the Ukrainian anti-aircraft: this was reported by the Southern operational command of Kiev quoted by UNIAN. "Two Onyx missiles launched from the coastal complex in the territory of the occupied Crimea were destroyed in the air by the air defense unit", reads the note from the Command.
On the negotiation front, the head of the negotiating team with Russia on the war, David Arahamiya, said that Ukraine could resume talks with the Russians "at the end of August" , which were effectively suspended after the talks in Istanbul on March 29, after a series of counter-offensives in some places.
"End of August - said the chief negotiator to Voice of America, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda - We do not want to share our plans with the Russians but I think we will conduct a counter-offensive in some places ".
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The site for war crimes in Ukraine is online
Ukraine has made a platform operational on the web to report Russian war crimes and their perpetrators. This was announced on Telegram by the chief of staff of President Volodymyr Zelensky, Andriy Yermak. "This site contains detailed and verified information on Russian war criminals. Ukraine will do everything to find and punish everyone," Yermak wrote. At the top of the list of what he called the 'Book of the Ukrainian People's Executioners' is the Russian general Alexander Dvornikov for his actions "against the civilian population in Mariupol". On the site it is also possible to report new war crimes.
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Putin thanks Russian doctors: "Save lives in the Donbass"
"Russian health workers are demonstrating their best qualities in helping citizens of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and civilians in the liberated territories." This was stated today by Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, quoted by TASS.
"I would like in particular to thank the military doctors, paramedics, nurses and medical staff of hospitals belonging to the Ministry of Defense, the National Guard and other military agencies, to those who provide medical assistance under bombing on the front line, taking risks and sometimes sacrificing oneself - added Putin -. We bow to you for the saved lives of our comrades in arms who are participating in the special military operation ".
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The Chechens claim another conquest in Lugansk
Russian forces have captured the Ukrainian village of Metelkino, a southeastern suburb of Severodonetsk, and demining of the area is already underway, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said, quoted by Interfax "Akhmat special forces units, along with the second body of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic, liberated the settlement of Metelkino near the city of Severodonetsk, "Kadyrov wrote on Telegram.
"The Ukrainian side has lost between 600 and 700 fighters, dead and wounded, in the battle for this center over the past week," he said, adding that Russian forces are clearing mines and booby traps.
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Mayor of Kiev: “Negotiations? When the last Russian military leaves Ukraine "
The mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, told the BBC that his country will start peace talks only after "the last Russian soldier has left Ukraine". "The Russians have talked about finding a compromise. But what are they talking about? What compromise? Giving parts of Ukrainian territory to the Russians is not a compromise - he added -. I am more than sure that we will be ready to talk to the Russians about some compromise. When the last Russian soldier leaves Ukraine, it will be time to talk, but we are not there yet. The Russians must leave our homeland. "
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Five civilians killed in Donetsk
Five civilians were killed and 12 wounded in a Ukrainian bombing of the eastern breakaway city of Donetsk. Local authorities reported this. "As a result of the bombing of Ukrainian forces, five people were killed and another 12 injured in the Donetsk People's Republic," local authorities said in a statement published on Telegram.
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No to Eurovision 2023 in Ukraine, BoJo: "It's a mistake"
Ukraine should have the opportunity to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this, reports the BBC online. As the winner with the rap-folk band Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine is expected to host the show, but yesterday the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu) announced that the festival will not take place in the country for security and organizational reasons, while it is underway. debating whether to keep it in the UK, finishing second.
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The Security Council of Kiev: "Don't play with the numbers of dead soldiers"
"I want to turn once again to the figures who say we have 200, 300 and more people dead at the front every day. Some even said about 1,000 ... They don't have a chance to get that information. These aren't pins or a circus. This is people's life ". This was stated by the secretary of the National Council for Security and Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, quoted by Ukraine Pravda, criticizing the statements of government officials and politicians, including presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak and the deputy leader of the party of Volodymyr Zelenksy and negotiator David Arahamiya.
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Zelensky's first visit to Mykolaiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the war-damaged Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv this morning on his first visit south since the Russian invasion began. The bureau released a video of Zelensky observing a badly damaged building and then meeting with local officials. Mykolaiv, a port city of nearly half a million inhabitants before the war, is still under Ukrainian control, but is close to the Russian-occupied Kherson region. It remains a target of Moscow because it is on the route to Odessa, the largest port in Ukraine.
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Moscow: "Arms to Ukraine will return to smuggled Europe"
"Europe must be aware that the weapons it sends to Ukraine will be returned to it through the black market, because Zelensky no longer controls anything and military operations are managed by military advisers, especially British": the spokeswoman for the ministry said. Russian Foreign Affairs Officer Maria Zakharova, in an interview with Sky News Arabia. Ukrainian president Volodymyr "Zelensky only plays the role of president and spends the day performing in front of the cameras and recording videos", added the spokesperson as reported by the Pan-Arab broadcaster's website. "Kiev has stalled the negotiations without reacting (...) to the solutions that Moscow proposes to get out of the crisis", Zakharova continued.
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Over 200 mercenaries from the Balkans
Since the start of the war on February 24, 204 mercenaries from the Western Balkans have arrived in Ukraine, of whom 74 have died, 79 are still in the theater of war and 51 have left Ukraine. As reported by the Serbian media, the Balkan mercenaries arrived from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia. In total, the media add, the foreign mercenaries who went to fight in Ukraine have so far been about 7 thousand, of which almost 2 thousand have died.
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Kiev: "Negotiations at the end of August after our counter-offensive"
The head of the negotiating team with Russia on the war, David Arahamiya, said that Ukraine could resume talks with the Russians "at the end of August", de facto suspended after the talks in Istanbul on March 29, after a series of counter-offensives. in some places. "End of August - the chief negotiator replied to Voice of America, resumed by Ukrainska Pravda - on the resumption of talks - We do not want to share our plans with the Russians but I think we will conduct a counter-offensive in some places".
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Olena Zelenska: "I am target number 2 in Moscow? Capable of anything"
"When you see their crimes, maybe they are really capable of anything": Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska said in response to a question from the Guardian about being Russia's number two target. "I have the feeling of being in a parallel reality," he said.
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New Russian attacks in Lugansk
The Russian army is attacking Ukrainian troop positions and civilian infrastructure near Lysychansk, Metiolkino, Ustynivka and Voronove, in Lugansk, with artillery and missiles. In Severodonetsk, military units from Moscow tried to carry out assault operations outside the city, but were rejected, according to the latest report of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces quoted by Ukrinform.
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Missiles on oil refinery south-east of Kiev
Hit by Russian missiles in the night the oil refinery of Kremenchuk, south-east of Kiev, for the moment it is not known if there are victims; this was reported by the head of the regional military administration of Poltava Dmytro Lunin reported by Ukrinform. "Kremenchuk is under attack again. 6 to 8 Russian missiles hit the refinery and other infrastructure," said Lunin, urging the population to stay in shelters.
(Unioneonline)