Ursula von der Leyen visits Kyiv; in the south of Ukraine, the occupiers began to issue Russian passports. Athletistic features yesterday’s major events.
The Presidents of the EC and Ukraine spoke
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, visited Ukraine for the second time since the start of the war. In Kyiv, he met with the country’s top leadership. So, after negotiations with President Volodymyr Zelensky, von der Leyen said that the European Commission will conclude the discussion of the conclusion on the status of an EU candidate for Ukraine by the end of next week.
In this regard, the Ukrainian leader called on Europe to introduce the seventh package of sanctions against Russia, which should affect Russian officials and judges, as well as banks and companies of the aggressor country.
The occupiers began issuing Russian passports in two Ukrainian cities
In the cities of Melitopol, Zaporozhye region and Kherson, Russian occupiers began issuing Russian passports. Thus, in Kherson, out of 250,000 residents, only 23 people received a Russian passport, in particular collaborators. In Melitopol, 30 people received passports from the occupiers.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called this method by the occupiers “an attempt by traitors to get a ticket to escape.”
The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a counter-offensive in the Kherson region
Ukrainian armed forces liberated the village of Tavriyskoe in the Golopristansky district of the Kherson region and continued to attack the occupiers ’positions. Ukrainian troops are conducting a counter-offensive in the directions of the villages of Kiselevka, Soldatskoye and Aleksandrovka. In addition, the head of state noted the achievements of the defenders in Zaporozhye.
Russian troops launched a missile attack in the Ternopil region
The Russian army attacked the town of Chortkiv, Ternopil region, from the sea. A loud explosion thundered in the village, the housing of local residents was damaged by the shock wave. During the work with the consequences of the explosion, natural gas was killed in the city. No casualties were reported in the shooting.
Zelensky made the troop fighters move to the front
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law allowing the deployment of Territorial Defense units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the front and conduct combat missions. Once the law takes effect, TRO fighters will be sent to war zones and occupied territories.
In Severodonetsk there was a huge fire at the Azot plant
In the city of Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region, as a result of the shelling of Russian troops, large-caliber weapons from the Azot plant damaged the radiators, where tens of tons of oil leaked. As a result, a massive fire broke out.
Biden accused Zelensky of ignoring the war, Kyiv’s reaction
US President Joe Biden has said that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky “does not want to hear” his warnings about Russia’s impending invasion in February 2022. In response, the Office of the President of Ukraine announced that if Kyiv did not believe in aggression and was not prepared for it, so how did Ukraine hold up the defense against a large army like the Russian for over 100 days.
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Source: korrespondent
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