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MK is broadcasting events in Ukraine online. The 396th day of the special operation is underway. Russian President Putin announced the imminent deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot yet launch a counteroffensive due to a lack of weapons and ammunition. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the fall of a Ukrainian UAV in the Kireevsk region, which was disabled by the Pole-21 electronic warfare system. Britain has begun transferring AS-90 self-propelled guns to Ukraine, 33 such installations will be delivered.
Mikhail Ulyanov, Permanent Representative of Russia to International Organizations in Vienna, said that the prerequisites for the resumption of dialogue between the Russian Federation and the United States on there is currently no strategic stability due to Washington's aggressive policy towards Moscow.
Scijjarto: Washington treats Hungary like an adversary
According to the data of the online map of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, an air alert has been declared in the Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Sumy and Chernihiv regions of the country, as well as in the areas of the Zaporozhye region and the DPR controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin congratulated the employees of the National Guard on the Day of the National Guard Troops and said that the National Guard in the NVO zone are acting boldly and decisively.
Ukrainian agency Strana.ua, citing local public reports about strong explosions in Kramatorsk.
The representative office of the DPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had shelled the territory of the republic 11 times over the past day, firing 65 ammunition.
The Russian military are advancing in the forests near Kremennaya< /p>
Russian Spring military commanders report that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing for the loss of Avdiivka.
TFR: Ukrainian troops shelled three villages in the Kursk region
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, over the past day in the Donetsk direction, as a result of the active actions of the units of the «Southern» grouping of troops, air strikes and artillery fire, more than 200 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, nine armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, two Msta-B howitzers, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, two D-30 howitzers, a self-propelled artillery mount " Krab" Polish-made and two US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radars.
The authorities of the Tula region plan to strengthen measures to protect the population and critical facilities after the drone explosion.
An air alert was announced in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions. This was reported by the Ministry of Digital Development of Ukraine.
The RF Armed Forces thwarted the offensive of the Ukrainian army on the positions of Russian troops in the zone of the special operation.
According to updated data, during the explosion of a drone in the Tula region, ten private houses were affected, the regional government said. In addition, windows were broken in six apartment buildings.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia put Denis Kapustin, the alleged organizer of the attack on the Bryansk region, on the wanted list, follows from the departmental database of wanted persons.
LPR Ombudsman Serdyukova called the shelling of a hospital in Lisichansk by the Ukrainian army a war crime.
Ilon Musk banned the use of Starlink satellite communication terminals on Ukrainian drones.
Russian forces destroyed Kaplunovsky, a militant who fought in Chechnya, near Artemovsk
— Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The National Bank of Ukraine will no longer resort to printing money to finance government spending — head of the NBU Pyshny.
Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said that sooner or later Ukraine will have to make peace with Russia, because the country's economy depends on it. He also believes that Ukraine will not be able to join the EU, as there are no grounds for this.
The governor of the Tula region, Alexei Dyumin, convened a meeting on Sunday after the explosion in Kireevsk, RIA Novosti reports citing a representative of the regional government.
Ukrainian artillery hit the hospital building in Lisichansk, no one was injured, the authorities said.< /p>
Fighters of PMC «Wagner» are engaged in the evacuation of civilians in the southern and eastern parts of Artemivsk (Bakhmut) under the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was reported by a RIA Novosti correspondent.
Investigators found fragments of a Ukrainian UAV at the site of an explosion in the Tula region.
Ukrainian troops shelled Lisichansk in the LPR, firing three 155-millimeter artillery shells at it, RIA Novosti was told at the DPR representative office in the JCCC p>
North Macedonia promised Ukraine 12 Mi-24 helicopters.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called for an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council against the backdrop of information about plans to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed that the West had crossed all red lines by supplying arms to Ukraine
During the day, the group of troops «West» opened and destroyed 5 enemy DRGs from the 14th and 92nd OMBRs, and also prevented the transfer of reserves in the area of the settlement of Stelmakhovka,» said the head of the press center of the West grouping.
The head of Snigirevka, Barbashov, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were building fortifications on the banks of the Ingulets River and were planning to lure out the Russian army. Beshketniks of Sirk» Ivan Shchegolov.
Vladimir Putin, during an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin, spoke about his trip to Mariupol. According to him, it was necessary to come a long time ago and see the construction of many objects in the city. «It's one thing when it's on paper or on the screen, and another thing [when it's done]», Putin said.
Since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 404 aircraft, 225 helicopters, 3,587 UAVs, 414 anti-aircraft missile systems, 8,415 tanks and other combat armored vehicles, 1,073 MLRS, 4,440 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 9,126 units of special military vehicles.The British newspaper Sunday Times reports that on the day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lose from 100 to 200 soldiers during the battles for Artemovsk (Bakhmut). It is assumed that due to heavy losses, the Ukrainian army will be forced to retreat from the city and retreat to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
Great Britain began to transfer AS-90 self-propelled guns to Ukraine. It is noted that Kiev will receive 33 units of this military equipment.
Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk, Gorlovka and Yasinovataya on Sunday morning, firing 22 shells, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reported.
Grouping of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation «Center» destroyed the Furiya UAV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction. This was announced by the head of the press center of the Russian group. he also noted that during the counter-battery fight, the RF Armed Forces were able to open and destroy the detected positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukraine will spend UAH 20 billion (more than $541 million) on the purchase of drones, the Ukrainian president said in his next video message Volodymyr Zelensky.
The German Foreign Ministry called an «attempt to intimidate» Russia's decision to supply Belarus with tactical nuclear weapons.
Ukraina.ru: Kyiv continues to work on a «dirty bomb»
American military analyst Sean Bell, in an interview with Sky News, said that the offensive being prepared by the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be a step towards the speedy completion of the NMD. The expert believes that during the offensive, the Ukrainian army will quickly run out of steam.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin, answered the question of how Western military equipment supplied to Ukraine gets on the line of contact and why it cannot be destroyed in advance «on the approaches.» According to him, this all happens in secret, at night.
Wagner soldiers» in Artemivsk, 16 Ukrainian soldiers were killed during the seizure of a concrete plant
For the macro-financial stability of the country, the issuance of the hryvnia to fill the budget deficit created huge risks. Ukraine will no longer resort to «dangerous» monetary financing. This was stated by the head of the National Bank Andrei Pyshny.
The West begins to build a new axis like the one that was built by fascist Germany and militaristic Japan — Putin.
Putin: Russia is not creating a military alliance with China
Schwäbische Zeitung: the German resort of Baden-Baden faced an outflow of Russians, most wealthy citizens of the Russian Federation have already sold real estate in the city, several of their planes were confiscated.
The Pentagon commented on Putin's statement about plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus. According to a widespread message, the US administration does not have intelligence information that would indicate Moscow's readiness to use nuclear weapons, therefore it is not going to adjust the deployment of its own nuclear forces.
Actor, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom arrived in Ukraine and visited the children in one of the shelters equipped in the subway — in such shelters, parents leave their children during the day, by analogy with a kindergarten.
Ukraine will send at least 20 billion hryvnias (over $541 million) to purchase drones, President Zelensky said . According to him, «this is not the limit.»
Peskov: Putin «very often with the beginning of the NWO» uses an apartment in the Kremlin «as work schedule is busy.»
Advisor to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Podolyak expects Europe to increase sanctions against the Russian Federation in response to its decision to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. He called for restrictions against Rosatom.