Ukraine calls on the world to stop the trial of prisoners of war in Mariupol; Ukrainians harvested 21 million tons of grain. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Ukraine demands to protect the captured fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the courts of the occupiers
The security and defense forces of Ukraine called on the international community, especially the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross, to stop the trial of the defenders of Ukraine in Mariupol. The released statement says that the evacuation from Azovstal is the only option to save the lives of the fighters, but the Russian side decided to ignore the agreements.
Two regions of Ukraine completed the harvest of crops of the first group
Ukrainian farmers harvested 20.8 million tons of crops. The collection of grains and leguminous crops was carried out in an area of 5.5 million hectares (49%). At the same time, the Mykolaiv and Transcarpathian regions completed the harvest of crops of the previous group. Rapeseed and peas are threshed 95%, wheat – 82%, barley – 89%.
The highest yields of grain and leguminous crops belong to the farmers of the Khmelnytsky region.
Zelensky insisted on imposing a ban on issuing visas to Russians
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia should be treated as a terrorist country and the corresponding attitude should be built on Russians. He noted that citizens of the Russian Federation who defy the Kremlin authorities will receive protection in Europe, while others should be denied entry into the EU.
Europe should not become “a supermarket where it does not matter who enters – the main thing is that someone only pays for the goods,” the Ukrainian leader emphasized.
During the shelling in Zaporozhye and Kramatorsk, civilians were killed
Russian troops fired five bullets in Zaporozhye, as a result of which one woman died, two more people were injured in hospitals.
At night, the invaders hit Kramatorsk with an Iskander rocket. Three people became victims of this attack, 12 others were injured in various severities.
The average price of autogas decreased by 0.7 Hryvnia
In Ukraine, the cost of liquefied gas at filling stations fell below 27 hryvnias per liter. Thus, the average prices at filling stations decreased by 0.7% – up to 26.74 Hryvnia per liter. At the same time, the average price for gasoline A-95 remains at the level of 50.10 hryvnia per liter, and for diesel – 54 hryvnia per liter.
The first ship with Ukrainian wheat left the port
From the Ukrainian ports of Chornomorsk and Pivdenny, as part of the “grain corridor”, two more ships left with a cargo of grain. In particular, the ship Sormovsky was carrying 3.5 thousand tons of wheat from Chernomorsk to the Turkish city of Tekirdag, and the ship Star Laura with 60 thousand tons of corn left Pivdenny for Iran.
Zelensky and the Pope spoke on the phone
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke on the phone with Pope Francis. The head of state informed the pontiff about the crimes of the Russian Federation in Ukraine and thanked him for praying for Ukraine.
Russia has threatened to mothball the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant
The representative of the Russian occupiers in the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Rogov, said that the load on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been reduced to a minimum, and they plan to mothball it. According to him, the power plant will be disconnected from the power grid of Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent
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