"We are working on the initiative to bring Russia to justice for its crimes during the aggression... Sanctions must be systemic, so we talked to the EU and the fourth package of sanctions is already at work..." UkrainianMFA Kuleba on current diplomacy bit.ly/3tgL9oo
"Russia has found 3 countries with which it is working to create alternative business and financial systems [bypassing sanctions]. We know these countries, how they want to make money on Ukrainian blood and we work" Ukrainian MFA Kuleba bit.ly/3tgL9oo
"Weapons are coming... There are some problematic issues, but we will solve... Problematic only because what we are asking is technically large, requires additional decisions... Ukrainian diplomacy will get everything that defenders need" - MFA Kuleba bit.ly/3tgL9oo
"We have asked NATO [for a no-fly zone over Ukraine]. They are considering... But from a professional view, there are also alternative mechanisms for ensuring the safety of Ukrainian airspace. This is the first priority in all negotiations..." MFA Kuleba bit.ly/3tgL9oo
"Productive call with Blinken on further sanctions on Russia until it stops its war and withdraws its forces. Coordinated efforts to prevent evasion of sanctions. I emphasized: Ukraine needs additional deliveries of weapons, especially for our Air Force, now" @DmytroKuleba, 6pm
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⚡️Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security&Defense Council @NSDC_ua:
🔻Ukrainian military & territorial def have so far recaptured the tactical initiative, but the enemy doesn't abandon plans to surround Kyiv, Kharkiv, and to reach Luhansk&Donetsk oblasts' adm borders
At the same time, the Russian occupation command has already used at least 95% of the prepared battle groups and needs an urgent increase in reserves - Danilov of @NSDC_ua
🔻Aware of the weakness of their own positions and in order to buy time for redeployment and renewal, the enemy inflicts intense air and missile and artillery strikes on military and civilian targets - Danilov of @NSDC_ua
"The night in [Kyiv] passed relatively calmly. Air defense systems have worked several times," Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klychko reported on his Telegram.
"The city continues to prepare for defense. There are more and more checkpoints, restrictive blocks, and 'hedgehogs' on the streets" - Kyiv mayor
"City hospitals are provided with everything necessary. They work. Doctors are on combat duty. Maternity hospitals in the capital are also open and 390 babies have been born in Kyiv in the last 8 days. 199 boys and 191 girls," Kyiv mayor Klychko says.
6:00 EET Kyiv: Having withdrawn from Bucha and Gostomel, Russian forces of about 15 BTGs are now attempting to advance towards Obykhiv and Fastiv to block Kyiv from the north to the south. Main Russian forces were stopped near Makariv - General Staff facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…
6:00 EET Kyiv: 14 Russian BTGs focus on encircling Kyiv from the east. Russian troops regrouped in order to continue the offensive in the direction of Brovary - General Staff facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…
6:00 EET Kharkiv: 16 Russian BTGs are blocking Kharkiv from the North, trying to advance in different directions. Russian troops managed to take Balakleya to the east from Kharkiv, bypassed Okhtyrka and concentrated near Hadiach to the west - General Staff facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…
Fire has started on the territory of the Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar a a result of the Russians' continuous shelling in close proximity to the buildings and units of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, city Mayor wrote t.me/orlovdmytroEn/…
Reportedly, firefighters could finally enter the power plant, Oblast Head said. At the same time, the battle continues as the Russians try to seize power plant from the National Guard. More info to follow
4:10 EET "Nuclear safety in Enerhodar is violated. We are doing everything possible, but the fire continues, firefighters were blocked. There are huge risks as fighting continues at the station," - director of the state nuclear company Enerhoatom t.me/energoatom_ua/…
20:00 EET South
Heavy fighting is underway in Mykolayiv Oblast, where many Russian units were already destroyed,–its Head reports t.me/mykolaivskaODA…
Russian troops remain in Kherson; they seized Oblast Administration. Fighting near the city continues: t.me/khersonskaODA/…
22:30 EET: After fighting with territorial defense in Enerhodar, Russian troops managed to enter the city. A column of Russian vehicles headed towards the nuclear power plant, where the shooting is heard,–city mayor said t.me/orlovdmytroEn/…
On the Belarus side of the🇺🇦–🇧🇾border, 38 separate assault brigades of Belarus Armed Forces have likely received an order to cross the border with Ukraine.–General Staff of Ukraine said, adding they observe Belarus army morale to be low, 18:00 EET facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…