War Ukraine Russia, live: the EU condemns a new wave of Russian attacks

Ukraine believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a new war scenario: kyiv suspects that the aerial bombardments in recent months are an attrition maneuver with a view to the great offensive that the Russians will launch early next year. Precisely, Putin has visited the joint operational command, has met with the Army staff and has asked their commanders for proposals on Russia’s actions “in the short and medium term”. Ukraine believes that despite setbacks in the Kharkov and Kherson regions, the Russian leader has not given up on his initial invasion maximalist goals. EFE

Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Police, Jarosław Szymczykhas recognized this Saturday that a grenade launcher that Ukraine gave him it went off by accidentwhich caused a detonation that caused him minor injuries and destroyed part of his office.

Szymczyk, who assured that he had received guarantees that the grenade launcher was nothing more than “scrap”, ended up causing the explosion when he placed the weapon upright on the ground, according to statements to the RMF.FM radio station. (EP)

The leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan have signed this Saturday in Bucharestand with the assistance of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyena green matter agreement to supply Europe with electricity imported from Azerbaijan.

The project consists of a cable connecting Azerbaijan with Hungary through Georgia and Romania. The electricity will arrive first in Romania and from there to Hungary and the rest of Europe, as stated by the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán; the Romanian Prime Minister, Nicolae Ciuca; Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

“It is a sign of our clear political will to bring the South Caucasus closer to the EU,” Von der Leyen said. “Today we can say that the two shores of the Black Sea have never been so close. I am glad that the energy agreement puts such a strong emphasis on renewable energy. Now we are building stronger electricity interconnections,” he added. “This project could integrate Georgia into our electricity market and bring electricity to our neighbors in the Western Balkans, Moldova and, of course, Ukraine. Let’s work together to make it happen,” she added, through her Twitter account. (EP)

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas summoned the Russian president, Vladimir Putinto a “single combat” in the ring “if it’s a man” in an interview with French television.

“A man, if he is a real man, when he wants to send a message to someone or if he wants to beat them up, he does without resorting to the services of an intermediary (…). If I had such a message to convey to Putin, I would do it alone,” Zelensky said in an interview broadcast on French public television LCI.

The Ukrainian leader has said he is willing to fight in “single combat” with Putin “starting tomorrow.” “But this would be President Putin’s last summit,” he joked. Zelensky thus responds to the information that has circulated about the order to kill Zelensky what Putin would have given to president of the Russian region of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadirov, shortly after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 24. (EP)

Russia predicted today that the ninth package of sanctions against Moscow approved this week by the European Union only will aggravate economic problems within the block. “The current package will have the same effect as the previous ones: a worsening of the social and economic problems in the European Union itself,” said María Zajárova, spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs, in a statement.

He recalled that, while the EU “is unable to get out of this vicious circle” and to recognize “the futility” of its anti-Russian policy, its inhabitants have already encountered “the unprecedented energy deficit and punitive inflation”, to which it would be necessary to add “the threat of deindustrialization”. “The painful consequences of the EU’s anti-Russian policy will increase, and not without the collaboration of the US, which participates as the main beneficiary of the security crisis on the European continent and the breakdown of economic and trade relations between the EU and Russia,” he points out. .(Eph)

The Mossos d’Esquadra intercepted this Friday a suspicious envelope addressed to the Ukrainian consulate in Barcelona, ​​as confirmed to EFE by sources from this police force. These sources have added that on Friday afternoon a Post Office detected this about suspiciousnotified the Mossos and the regional police activated and verified that did not contain any type of explosive material. Thus, said envelope, the content of which has not been disclosed, did not end up reaching the consulate, although the Mossos are investigating this case. (Eph)

The russian authorities of the disputed Ukrainian region of luganskin the east of the country, have denounced at least three civilians killed during the last hours by a Ukrainian bombardment.

The attack took place specifically in the Shchastya city and has been carried out with US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. At least five people have been injured and at least four homes have been destroyed, according to the Russian authorities in Lugansk on their Telegram account. (EP)

The air alerts have begun to sound in all Ukraine first thing this morning after the wave of bombings denounced yesterday by the authorities, who have verified at least 98 projectile launches during the last 24 hours.

Awaiting information on possible new Russian airstrikes the Ukrainian authorities have reported that they are already restoring electricity in the region of kyiv after the shelling on Friday, which destroyed “critical infrastructure and nine houses”, according to the Ukrainian administration. At least four people were injured. (EP)

The Russian President, Vladimir Putinprepared the next steps to be taken in the field of battle in Ukraine during a Extraordinary meeting with the staff of the Armies that fight in the neighboring country. “Comrades officers, today we will listen to the commanders on each operational flank. I would like to know your proposals on our actions in the short and medium term,” Putin said, as reported today by the Kremlin.

Putin personally visited on Friday the operational command set of troops deployed in Ukraine, specified Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman. In the company of the Minister of Defence, Sergei Shoiguheard various reports about the march of the “special military operation” and spoke separately with the commanders. (Eph)

The Zaporizhia Russian authoritiesin eastern Ukraine, have reported this Sunday the start of a work to cover part of the nuclear power plant to protect her from fighting.

“A protective dome is being installed at the ZNPP (plant) over the spent nuclear waste storage facility,” said the spokesman for the main council of the Russian military-civilian administration of the Zaporizhia region of Russia, Vladimir Rogov, without giving further details, in his Telegram account. (EP)

Ukraine suffered another wave of massive Russian missile and drone attacks on its energy infrastructure yesterday, the ninth such attack since last October. It hit 16 regions of Ukraine, including the capital kyiv. It is estimated that Russia launched some 80 missiles on Ukraine on Friday, a day in which sirens began to sound in much of the country from early in the morning. In kyiv alone, 40 missiles were detected, of which, according to Ukrainian sources, 37 were shot down. The state electricity company Ukrenergo stated that the Russian bombardment caused more than 50% of the country’s electrical network to be affected, a situation in which it decreed the state of energy emergency. EFE

The oligarchs and Russian companies have already filed a total of 61 lawsuits before the Court of Justice of the European Union against the sanctions imposed for the invasion of Ukraine, according to estimates by the newspaper ‘Bild’ based on judicial documents of the court. Europe Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly consulted the commanders of his Armed Forces about how they think his “special military operation” – as Moscow calls the invasion – in Ukraine should proceed. This is reported by the Russian agencies TASS and Interfax, which point out that Putin asked them for his proposals on Moscow’s actions in the short and medium term. Reuters

Russia claims that talks between Moscow, kyiv and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Zaporizhia “are impossible” due to the current state of Russian-Ukrainian relations. Asked during an interview with the Russian agency TASS about the status of the negotiations on a protection zone around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, a Russian diplomat highlighted the little progress on the matter because there is no direct communication between Russia and Ukraine. . Europe Press

The mayor of kyiv has announced that the city’s metro and water supply are working again after the latest wave of Russian attacks against critical infrastructure, perpetrated yesterday, when Moscow fired some 70 missiles at the neighboring country, according to the Ukrainian authorities. In the capital, according to the mayor, Vitali Klitschko, it has already been possible to recover heating in half of the city and electricity in two thirds. Reuters

Yesterday, Russia fired more than 70 missiles at Ukraine, in one of its biggest strikes since the war began. As a consequence of this new massive attack, which has caused significant damage to Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, the country’s second largest city, Kharkiv, was left without power and kyiv has had to apply emergency blackouts throughout the country. Reuters