Last minute: The Russian army attacked in Ukraine. It was reported that the Russian army, which started to advance after the ceasefire negotiations came to a deadlock, entered the city of Kreminna in the Luhansk region.
LAST MINUTE | STREET CONFLICT STARTED
Luhansk Governor Sergey Gayday wrote on his Facebook account, “The Russians entered Kreminna. Street fighting started. Evacuation is impossible.” shared his knowledge.
CIVILS STAPED IN THE CITY
Gayday stated that the Russian army entered Kreminna with a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, and that the civilians were trapped in the city.
ZELENSKI WAS WARNED: THE RUSSIANS ARE PREPARING TO ATTACK
As the 53rd day of the Ukraine-Russia war is left behind, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski, in his daily address to the nation, stated that he started the day with a meeting with military and government officials about the situation on the battlefields, and said, “Russian troops are preparing for an offensive operation in the east of the country. It will start in the near future. “As Russian troops destroy Mariupol, they also want to destroy other cities and communities in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” he said.
Stating that they do everything to ensure the defense and are in constant communication with the partners, Zelenski said, “We are grateful to those who really helped with everything they could. But those who have the weapons and ammunition we need and delay their supply should know that the fate of this war also depends on them,” he said. Zelenski stated that the 53rd day of the war has passed and they have been waiting for an answer at some points regarding the weapons they have requested for 53 days, and said, “Every delay in weapons, every political delay costs the lives of Ukrainians. This is how Russia interprets it. In reality, this should not be the case,” he said.
“18 PEOPLE DIE, 106 INJURED IN THE LAST 4 DAYS”
Stating that the bombardment of Kharkiv continues and as a result, 18 people died and 106 people were injured in the last 4 days, Zelenski described the situation as ‘deliberate terrorism’. “The democratic world must react to the actions of the invaders in the Kherson and Zaporozhian regions in the south of Ukraine,” Zelenski said, and suggested that the Russian army has set up torture chambers. “They are missing representatives of local authorities and prominent figures in local communities,” Zelenski said. They blackmail teachers. They steal money provided to pay pensions. Humanitarian aid was blocked and stolen. “They are driving people to starvation,” he said.
Expressing that the need for an embargo on oil supply from Russia is increasing day by day, Zelenski said, “Everyone in Europe and America already sees that Russia is clearly using energy to destabilize Western societies.”
MISSILE ATTACK ON LIVIV
On the other hand, it was reported that 6 people were killed and 8 people were injured in the missile attack carried out by the Russian forces on the Ukrainian city of Lviv this morning.
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