AFU servicemen. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 4.The European Union announced the details of the sixth round of sanctions against Russia under discussion in connection with the operation in Ukraine, while Britain introduced new restrictive measures. Also on the 70th day of the operation, the Russian military destroyed six traction electrical substations on railways through which the Ukrainian grouping of troops in Donbass was supplied with weapons and ammunition manufactured in the United States and Europe. The course of the operation also fuel depots and other targets. Also, Russian missile forces destroyed four areas of concentration of enemy forces and equipment, as well as two command posts of Ukrainian troops, a Gradov battery, a Gvozdik battery and a howitzer battery.
During the war, you need to think about peace During the evening briefing, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Russian aviation during the day hit 97 areas of concentration of manpower of Ukrainian troops, and also reported on equipment: since the beginning of the operation, 146 aircraft, 112 helicopters, 712 unmanned aerial vehicles, 712 unmanned aerial vehicles, 287 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2817 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 323 Ukrainian MLRS, 1292 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 2624 units of special military vehicles. and the Donetsk People's Republics expands control over the territories of these two republics. However, there, according to statements from Donetsk and Lugansk, Ukrainian shelling continues: Pervomaisk, Irmino, Yasinovataya, Donetsk. Shoigu also spoke about the situation in Mariupol after the evacuation from Azovstal, saying that the Russian military control the city. According to him, the remnants of the Ukrainian group on the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant are blocked, they ignored repeated proposals to release civilians and lay down their weapons.The West is very scared: Russia is winning Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov also spoke about the situation at the enterprise, noting that there was no storming of the plant — exacerbations occur due to the fact that the enemy enters firing positions, but these attempts are suppressed. responded that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on May 5, 6 and 7 open a gum corridor for the evacuation of civilians from Azovstal. The humanitarian headquarters clarified that during the specified period, the RF Armed Forces and the formations of the DPR «unilaterally cease any hostilities, the units are withdrawn to a safe distance and ensure the withdrawal of civilians in any directions they choose, both to the territory of the Russian Federation and to those controlled by the Kyiv authorities areas». The negotiation process Peskov also commented on the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, saying that the Kremlin is recording reports of Kyiv's desire to withdraw from the negotiation process, and noting that the inconsistency of Ukrainian negotiators has been repeatedly stated by Russia at various levels. According to him, it is unlikely that on the negotiation track is it possible to state some kind of dynamics, rather the opposite.In Ukraine, Russia is changing tactics, but not strategySanctionsEC head Ursula von der Leyen said that the European Commission, as part of the new, sixth package of sanctions against Russia, will propose a phased ban on all imports of Russian oil to the EU. In addition, the draft of the sixth package of EU sanctions against the Russian Federation involves disconnecting Sberbank and a number of other large Russian banks from SWIFT, as well as a ban on the broadcasting of three Russian TV channels. EU sanctions will affect the military, including those involved in the «operation in Mariupol,» the The European Commission. However, the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, Peter Szijjártó, said that a complete embargo on oil supplies from Russia would destroy the Hungarian economy, Budapest could support the EU oil embargo against Russia, subject to an exception for pipeline supplies. In turn, Slovakia said that the embargo on oil from the Russian Federation would destroy the European economy, affect the energy supply not only to Slovakia, but also to Austria, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine. Work on the sixth package of sanctions, according to Bloomberg, the EU plans to complete by May 9 .The UK hastened to expand its sanctions by imposing them against the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company and a number of other Russian media and journalists, Kamaz and other Russian enterprises. began to devour their creators
