Day of War at a Glance: Fierce Fighting in the Donbass – The Battle of Mariupol is over

War day at a glance
Fierce fighting at Donbass – The battle for Mariupol is over

The Russian military is still trying new offensives to seize the eastern province of Luhansk in Ukraine. On the other hand, the war in Mariupol is over – according to their own reports, Russia is gaining complete control over the Azov Steelworks, the last to fight. A look at the 87th day of the war.

Kiev: Great fight in Donbass

Ukrainian civil servants recorded a large number of Russian attacks, especially in the east. Ukrainian Governor Sergei Kaitoy said in a telegram that the Russian army was trying to destroy the city of Siverodonetsk. Fighting broke out on the outskirts of the city.

According to civil servants in Kiev, the enemy is trying to gain complete control over the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in 2014 to secure a land route to the Crimean Black Sea Peninsula, which joins Russia. Prior to the Russian invasion of February 24, parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk provinces were already under the control of pro-Russian separatists.

Moscow: The last position of Mariupol Steelworks was broken

After several weeks of heavy fighting, the Russian military says it has completely captured the Azovstel Steelworks in Mariupol. The Defense Ministry said in Moscow that all Ukrainian militants had surrendered. The Ukrainian side did not initially comment.

The last of the strategically important port cities in southeastern Ukraine was the sprawling industrial complex on the Sea of ​​Azov, which is not yet fully under Russian control. A total of 2,439 Ukrainian soldiers have been captured by the Russians since May 16, according to information from Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky said in a televised interview on Saturday that he had done everything to free Mariupol. Yet he said Ukraine breaks the backbone of the Russian military. “You can not get back on your feet for the next few years.”

New problem in German arms supply

Regarding German arms supplies, President Olaf Scholes said it was the right decision. “Borders in Europe should not be forcibly moved,” Scholes said. Putin completely miscalculated. Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has criticized Germany for being “too reluctant to supply heavy weapons and impose sanctions.” “We need German leadership,” Dan Handelsplot was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile there has been new confusion over the supply of arms from Germany. The “Built” newspaper has published news about one Confidential document of the Department of Defense contradicting the official version of Minister Christine Lambrecht. Accordingly, there are 62 mortons in the Bundeswehr that are no longer in use. According to “Spiegel”, the government is Warsaw was annoyed that Germany did not want to replace Polish tanks of Russian design in the future as promised.Poland has already delivered to Ukraine.

Russia suspends gas supply to Finland

The Russian state-owned Gazprom made its announcement on Saturday. Officially, Finland refused to pay for the Russian ruble. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly criticized Finland’s official application for NATO membership – along with Sweden – and threatened consequences. Since Finland is not very dependent on Russian gas, supply is not significantly affected. Finland and Sweden want to join NATO because of Russia’s war of aggression against neighboring Ukraine, which is entering its fourth month.

Turkey imposes conditions on Sweden to join NATO

According to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey is demanding firm action against terrorism from the Nordic countries in the conflict with Sweden over NATO membership. The arms embargo against Turkey had to be lifted after the invasion of Syria in 2019, the official news agency Anatoly quoted Erdogan after a phone call with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson.

Biden holds billions in aid package for Ukraine

US President Joe Biden has signed a US $ 1 billion aid package to Ukraine. Congress previously approved the package with a large majority of nearly $ 40 billion (ில்லியன் 38 billion).

Italy develops peace plan for Ukraine war

Italy is implementing a plan for a peaceful solution. “We need a diplomatic counter-attack now,” Foreign Minister Luigi de Mayo told the La Stampa newspaper. The first goal is to achieve local ceasefire in the fighting, followed by a ceasefire, neutrality and finally a peace agreement.

EU Commissioner for Justice: War crimes do not go unpunished

EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reinders has vowed to continue war crimes in Ukraine. “It will take time, it will be a long process, but the atrocities in Ukraine will not go unpunished,” Reinders told the Italian newspaper La Stompa.

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