(Finance) – The advance of the Ukrainian army to reconquer the country continues. “Yesterday I shared information on the liberation of 3000 sq km of territories of Ukraine from Russian terrorists near the eastern borders of Ukraine. And today – says on Twitter theAmbassador of Ukraine to the Holy See, Andrii Yurash – new positive events, the liberation of 20 cities and villages in a single day, objectively confirm the previous conclusion: the victory of Ukraine, which is the only guarantee of a quick and convincing peace “.
Still today – according to what is announced by the General Staff of Kiev – “the military command of the Russian Federation has suspended the sending of new and already formed units to the territory of Ukraine”.
“I encouraged the progress of the Ukrainian counter-offensive to regain territorial integrity. EU support will continue unabated, our strategy works: help Ukraine to react, pressure Russia with sanctions and support partners across the country. world “said theHigh Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell at the end of the telephone conversation with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
Ukrainian troops have reconquered villages also in‘Luhansk oblast, as well as Donetsk oblast. The governor Serhii Haidai, he said that some settlements had been abandoned by Russian forces in the eastern Ukrainian region of Lugansk and the Kiev army has begun to clean up any threats of these recaptured locations. “We can’t name the recaptured settlements,” but the locals will understand me, “he added, pledging to find all the collaborators in the oblast. “After the complete liberation of Lyman (Donetsk oblast), it is our turn – said Haidai on Telegram, quoted by Ukrinform – I want the residents to know that liberation is near. If you hear the noise of the fighting, stay in the shelters. We can’t name the places, but local residents will understand. “
In Izyum, the main of the centers recaptured by Ukrainian forces in the eastern region of Kharkiv, – according to budget of a city councilor, Maksym Strelnikov, quoted by CNN – at least a thousand inhabitants died, 80% of the buildings were destroyed and the heating system was damaged under the Russian occupation. “Information on the victims of the occupation needs to be clarified, because the invaders have tried to hide their crimes,” Strelnikov said.
“We must never forget that the war broke out due to an aggression by Russia against Ukraine. But Russia does not win, this is demonstrated by the last few days. We must keep vigilance and pressure on Moscow high – said the French president, Emmanuel Macron, speaking to the presidential press in Nanterre -. The last few days also show that arms supplies are working well. Now we must all ensure that Russia is always under pressure from the international community. I will continue the diplomatic work and will have new talks with the director general of the IAEA on the security perimeter to be established around the Zaporizhzhia plant and on the withdrawal of Russian heavy and light weapons in the area “.