08:10 – According to Russia, the operation in Ukraine “is carried out in accordance with the plans and objectives set in advance”
Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in his interview with CNNon Tuesday evening, assured that the “special military operation” launched by Vladimir Putin “is carried out strictly in accordance with the plans and objectives that have been set in advance”, adding that it is a “serious operation with serious objectives”: ‘from the start, no one thought that this special operation would only take a few days.’ In line with Moscow’s announcements on the “demilitarization of Ukraine”, Dmitry Peskov assured that “the targets of the Russian army are only military targets and installations in Ukraine, not civilian targets.”
07:59 – A destroyed laboratory in Chernobyl
On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, Russia looted and destroyed a brand new Chernobyl analysis laboratory, which can provide analyzes on the management of radioactive waste, as announced by the Ukrainian State Agency for Management exclusion zones. Equipment at 6 million euros which had “nearly 100 units of advanced analytical equipment, which has no analogues in Europe.”
07:54 – A bridge connecting Chernihiv to Kyiv destroyed
During the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, a bridge spanning the Desna river was destroyed at the exit of Chernihiv, north of kyiv. It was a major road facility because it had been built on the main road linking the city to the capital, a road by which civilians had been able to flee and humanitarian aid to arrive.
07:54 – Russia talks about nuclear weapons
Could Russia hit Ukraine with nuclear weapons? If the question has arisen since the start of the offensive, clarification has been provided by Dmitri Peskov, spokesman for the Kremlin. The latter assured in an interview with CNN that it would only be used if there was an “existential threat” to Russia. “We have a concept of internal security, and it is public, you can read all the reasons for the use of nuclear weapons. If this is an existential threat to our country, then the nuclear arsenal can be used in accordance with our concept.”
07:51 – Mariupol under “total siege”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on Wednesday morning, discussing the situation in Mariupol. The leader spoke of a “total state of siege, without food, without water, without medicine, under constant bombardment”, estimating at 100,000 the number of people still present on the spot.