Everything you need to know right now about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in a nutshell.
– The Russian Army has advanced this Wednesday with intense attacks in southern Ukraine, where it has taken control of Khersonand where it practically blocks already Mariupol, as well as in the east, where it claims to have largely seized the coast of the Sea of Azov. On Kyivthe Ukrainian Army prepares the defense of the capital.
– How many dead is the war causing? The State Emergency Service of Ukraine figures in more than 2,000 the number of civilians killed on the offensive, while the Russian Defense Ministry has admitted the death of 498 Russian soldiers.
– The second round of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations on a possible ceasefire has been postponed until tomorrow, Thursday.
– The Russian invasion has caused more countries to want to join the European Union in search of protection: Georgiaanother former Soviet republic like Ukraine, announced today that it will apply for “emergency” membership tomorrow.
– The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has announced the delivery of offensive military equipment to the Ukrainian resistance, thus reversing the initial position.
– More sanctions from the European Union: The Twenty-seven have suspended the activities of the Russian media as of today Sputnik and RussiaToday and have excluded seven banks russians of the Swift system. In addition, it is studying adopting measures to prevent cryptocurrencies from being used to circumvent economic sanctions.
– With an overwhelming majority, the UN General Assembly It has approved a resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine and has demanded that Russia immediately withdraw its troops. Of the 193 member states of the United Nations, 141 have supported the text, while only five have voted against it: Russia itself, Belarus, Syria, North Korea and Eritrea.
– Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrovhas warned that a Third World War would be “nuclear and devastating”. Thus he has alluded to the statements of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, who has indicated that the only alternative to the imposition of sanctions would be the “beginning of the Third World War”.
– UNHCR has raised to 874,000 the number of Ukrainians who have fled the war that started a week ago.
– The Basque journalist Paul Gonzalez He is still detained and missing in Poland and his lawyer, Gonzalo Boye, is still unable to speak to him. interviewed in eitb.eushas called on the Government of Spain to act to demand his release.
Source: Eitb
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