The visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is the first official visit to Ukraine by representatives of the US administration since Russia invaded Ukraine two months ago.
We gathered the key news from last night and last night in connection with the war in Ukraine.
Russia fired missiles at the city of Kremenchuk
Authorities said the city was hit by nine missiles.
– Nine Russian missiles have already hit Kremenchuk tonight. The enemy has no respect, not even on this holy day, Poltava Region Military Director Dmytro Lunin said.
Easter was celebrated in Ukraine on Sunday.
Kremenchuk is located in the Poltava region on the banks of the Dnieper River.
Zelensky’s adviser: US Secretary of State arrives in Kiev
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Adviser said on his Youtube late Sunday night that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Minister of Defense Lloyd Austin have arrived in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
According to the advisor, Blinken had started conversations with Zelensky by the time the Youtube video was released.
In advance, Zelensky was thought to be asking Blinken and Austin for more effective weapons against Russian forces. On Saturday, Zelenskyi had said there was no “empty-handed” coming to Kiev.
At no point did the United States confirm in advance the trip of the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense to Kiev. The matter had only been reported from the President of Ukraine.
The visit of Blinken and Austin is the first official visit to Ukraine by representatives of the US administration since Russia invaded Ukraine two months ago.
Also the President of the United States Joe Biden has said it is considering a visit to Kiev. However, according to the US State Department, no such visit is planned.
Britain: Russia is planning a staged referendum in Kherson
Russia is planning a staged referendum in the Kherson region to justify the occupation of Kherson, a British Ministry of Defense inquiry said in a progress report released on Sunday night.
According to a review by the Ministry of Defense, Kherson is playing a key role in Russia’s efforts to establish a land connection to the Crimean peninsula and gain control of southern Ukraine.
In addition, the review states that Russia also held an illegal referendum on the Crimean peninsula, which subsequently justified the conquest of the region. Russia’s own elections have been plagued by allegations of election results, election disturbances and obstruction of the candidacy of prominent opposition figures, the report said.