Ukraine must prepare for the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine over the next 100 years, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a news conference that evening.
We gathered the key news from last night and last night in connection with the war in Ukraine.
All civilians were “likely” to be evacuated from the Azovstal plant
All civilians are likely to be evacuated from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, says Captain of the Azov Battalion Svyatoslav Palamar to the American To the CNN news channel (switch to another service). According to the captain, there is no complete certainty about this, as the Ukrainian soldiers have not been able to inspect all the mazes of the huge factory area due to the constant attacks in Russia.
Numerous wounded Ukrainian soldiers are known to be present in the factory. Images released yesterday by the Azov Regiment’s Telegram messaging service showed how soldiers are being treated in deplorable and unhygienic conditions without adequate food and medicine.
Ukraine has suggested to Russia that wounded Ukrainian fighters could be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war. The proposal was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine on Wednesday Irina Vereschuk.
– There is no agreement yet. Negotiations continue, Vereschuk commented.
Russia: Russian civilian killed in Ukrainian attack
If the information is correct, it would reportedly be the first Russian civilian victim during the war in Ukraine.
The governor of the area says the civilian died in an attack on the village of Solokh. The village is located less than ten kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
There have been a number of recent explosions in the Belgorod region, believed to be the result of bombs and missiles. Ukraine has neither acknowledged nor denied being behind the attacks.
“The consequences of the war in Ukraine will be visible in the next 100 years”
Ukraine must prepare for the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine for the next 100 years, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a press conference in the evening.
Scholz pointed out that there are still unexploded bombs from Germany during World War II.
– That is why we must also work together [Ukrainan] in reconstruction, the chancellor said.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced late last night that it had discussed with Scholz defense aid, cooperation in the energy sector and new economic sanctions on Russia.
The volume of natural gas coming from Russia to Germany has fallen in the quarter since Ukraine suspended the transmission of natural gas on a key pipeline yesterday.
Ukraine: Chips from dishwashers found in Russian tanks
Sanctions imposed by Russia on Russia have forced Russia to use parts of ordinary consumer appliances in its military equipment, said the US Secretary of Commerce. Gina Raimondo at a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
According to Raimondo, the Ukrainian authorities have said that computer chips from dishwashers and refrigerators have been found in the Russian tanks they have seized. Among other things, the news was reported the Washington Post (switch to another service).
According to the Secretary of Commerce, U.S. technology exports to Russia have shrunk by nearly 70 percent since sanctions took effect at the end of February.
The United States and other Western countries have restricted exports of chips and other components for military use to Russia even before the country invaded Ukraine.