Russian soldiers, who have just obtained their first major territorial gain since the capture of Bakhmut in May 2023 by conquering Avdiïvka, in the eastern region of Donetsk, went on the attack in the east and south, explained the Ukrainian army. In the southern part of the front, “the enemy made 10 unsuccessful attempts against the positions of the (Ukrainian) defense forces in the area (of the village) of Robotyne. Here the situation is changeable, the enemy is inflicting heavy fire “, said Dmytro Lykhovy, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian military in this area, on Monday.
According to him, the Ukrainians repelled assaults launched “with a significant number of armored vehicles” but the Russians are now attacking with “small groups” supported by armored vehicles and an air force which is “actively operating”. On Monday, the Ukrainian army said it was facing “heavy fire” from Russian forces on the offensive in the Zaporizhia region in the south of the country.
Information to remember
⇒ The Ukrainian army is currently in an “extremely difficult” situation
⇒ Biden said Monday “considering” new sanctions against Russia
⇒ Ecuador renounces delivery of Soviet-era military equipment to Ukraine
The Ukrainian army in an “extremely difficult” situation facing the Russians
The Ukrainian army is currently in an “extremely difficult” situation facing Russian forces who are on the offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine, kyiv admitted on Monday.
“The situation is extremely difficult at several points on the front line, where Russian troops have concentrated as many reserves as possible. They are taking advantage of the delay in Western aid to Ukraine,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in his message. daily.
Ecuador renounces delivery of Soviet-era military equipment to Ukraine
Ecuador announced on Monday that it would give up delivering Soviet-era weapons to Ukraine, through the United States, after a promise to this effect which had triggered the anger of Moscow and a ban on imports of bananas into Russia Ecuadorian. “Ecuador will not send any war materials to a country involved in an international armed conflict,” Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld assured a parliamentary committee.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced in January that he had agreed with Washington to exchange old Russian military equipment for new American-made weapons to fight against gangs linked to drug trafficking. The United States had specified that the weapons exchanged by Ecuador would then be sent to Ukraine to help it on the battlefield against Russia. This agreement aroused the anger of Moscow.
Death of Navalny: Biden “considers” more sanctions against Russia
United States President Joe Biden said Monday he was “considering” new sanctions against his counterpart Vladimir Putin’s Russia after the death of Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny. “We already have sanctions but we are considering additional ones, yes,” responded to journalists the democratic leader who had judged the Russian president “responsible” for the death of Alexeï Navalny announced Friday in a prison of the Arctic.
The United States and the European Union have already applied a battery of sanctions against Moscow since the outbreak of war following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. And President Biden indicated on Saturday that he had expressed to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky his “confidence” in the continuation of American military aid to Kiev, currently blocked by the House of Representatives of Congress.
Former White House tenant Donald Trump also broke his silence on the death of Alexei Navalny by saying nothing against Vladimir Putin and attacking the Biden administration. “The sudden death of Alexei Navalny made me increasingly aware of what is happening in our country,” he wrote on his Truth Social network.
For Zelensky, the blockade on the Polish border demonstrates “the erosion of solidarity”
Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that the blockade of the Polish border by Polish truckers and farmers demonstrated the “erosion of solidarity” towards his country. “What is happening on our western border, the border with Poland, cannot be considered normal or ordinary,” declared the Ukrainian president. This demonstrates “the erosion of everyday solidarity”.
For weeks, Polish farmers have been trying to prevent imports of cargo from Ukraine, to protest what they say is unfair competition. This quarrel has strained relations between kyiv and Warsaw, which has been one of Ukraine’s most fervent supporters since the start of the Russian invasion.
Road traffic with Poland has been crucial since the start of this war to allow Ukrainian companies to continue to export. But this has angered Polish farmers and transport companies, who complain about Ukrainian tariffs, with which they cannot compete. “In reality, it is not a question of cereals, but rather of politics” estimated Volodymyr Zelensky, assuring that only 5% of his country’s agricultural exports crossed the Polish border.