The Russian President, Vladimir Putinstated on Thursday that the invasion of Ukraine is proceeding “as planned”, in the eighth day of operations marked by a bombing that left 33 dead and for an agreement to open a “humanitarian corridor” in the face of the mass exodus of civilians.
After the fall of Kherson (south), the first important city taken by the Russians, Putin showed no willingness to heed the global clamor to end the war nor was it affected by the arsenal of Western sanctions.
“The special military operation is progressing according to schedule, as planned,” the president said at the opening of a meeting of the Russian Security Council, adding that his troops are fighting “neo-Nazis” and that “Russians and Ukrainians are one people.” .
In a previous conversation with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, Putin promised to continue his offensive “without concessions”.
After that conversation, Macron concluded that “the worst is yet to come” in the conflict in Ukraine, reported the French Presidency.
Zelensky’s request to Putin
the ukrainian president, Volodymyr ZelenskyHe called for greater support from Western powers and warned that if his country is defeated, Russia will not hesitate to attack the Baltic states and the rest of Europe.
Zelensky tells Putin ‘sit with me, I don’t bite, I’m a normal guy’ after Russian president’s impressive speech calling Ukrainians ‘extreme gangsters’ who use civilians as ‘human shields’ while his forces relentlessly bomb civilian homes .
The intervention in Ukraine set off alarms in other former Soviet republics such as Moldova, which formalized its candidacy to enter the European Union (EU).
In particular, he called for Western countries to “close the sky” over Ukraine to Russian aircraft or to hand over aircraft to Ukraine.
Until now, Western countries have delivered weapons to Ukraine, but have focused their response on a battery of sanctions to isolate Russia diplomatically, economically, culturally and sportingly.
Zelensky said that Russia’s claims contemplate the fall of other countries in a row, such as
The head of the Russian intelligence services (SVR) accused Western countries of seeking to “destroy” Russia and of trying to “establish an economic, informational and humanitarian blockade” of the country.
Russia demands that Ukraine withdraw from NATO and that the Transatlantic Defense Alliance withdraw from its borders.
Bombing with 33 dead
Russian troops intensified on Thursday, after the capture of Kherson, their bombardments against other urban centers.
At least 33 people were killed in a bombing of residential areas, including schools, in Chernigov (north), emergency services reported.
The emergency services also released images filmed in the area, in which smoke is seen in destroyed apartments, with rubble scattered in a wide area and rescuers transporting bodies on stretchers.
Zelensky said that Russia will pay for these tragedies.
“We are going to rebuild every building, every street, every city, and we say to Russia: learn the word ‘repair,’” he declared.
Ukrainian military authorities claimed that residential areas in the eastern city of Kharkov had been “bombed all night”.
The prosecution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) reported on Wednesday the opening of an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine.
front lines
The assault on Kiev seems to have stopped for the time being. According to senior US officials, the huge column of military vehicles stationed a few dozen kilometers from the capital for several days has been “stalled” due to lack of fuel and supplies.
Troops advancing from the Crimean peninsula – annexed by Moscow in 2014 – they now have the port of Mariupol in their sights.
The Russians “are seeking to impose a blockade like in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg),” a Soviet city besieged by Nazis during World War II, said the city’s mayor, Vadym Boichenko.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) demanded that Russia “immediately cease all actions” in Ukraine’s nuclear plants, including Chernobyl, the scene of a catastrophe in 1986. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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