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2023-03-24 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: March 23rd, 2023

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[Korrespondent] 22:54 Italian Prime Minister George Meloni, during a speech in parliament, emotionally responded to the deputy, who opposed the support of Ukraine. "If we stop, then we give consent, we approve the invasion of Ukraine," the prime minister said.

22:48 Air Command Pivden reported that air defense forces shot down two Kh-59 air-to-surface guided missiles fired by Russian Su-35 fighters from the Black Sea in the Odessa region.

22:29 Ukrainians have heard a lot about Russia's new big offensive, but the occupying troops, like a month ago, are still attacking Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Vuhledar. US intelligence has already said that after significant setbacks and heavy losses, Russia will not be able to occupy much more Ukrainian territory in 2023. About what is happening at the front - in the material Pshik, and not a big offensive?

22:01 Zelensky said in an evening video message that in the free territory of the Kherson region, more than 50 villages were almost completely destroyed by the occupier: "Somewhere more than 90% of the buildings in the villages are broken. But even in such villages people return."

21:33 A conversation between Zelensky and Xi Jinping is planned, but certain difficulties arose during its organization due to China's lack of a clear position regarding the degree of its participation in the settlement of military issues between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, Podolyak said. "This is quite difficult. There is a question that China has not yet found its new political place. That is, does it want to take over the issue of a settlement between Russia and Ukraine, or will it still cautiously stand aside. As I understand it, China is still I didn’t figure it out myself,” said the adviser to the head of the Presidential Office.

21:20 The Swedish parliament approved the government's proposal to transfer a new military assistance package to Ukraine, which includes, in particular, Archer self-propelled artillery mounts and Leopard 2 tanks. According to the decision, they plan to transfer military equipment and ammunition to Ukraine for a total amount of about 554 million euros .

21:09 Poland has joined the EU agreement on the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.

20:47 During a working trip to the regions of Ukraine, Zelensky addressed the European Council directly from the train and named five key dangers - what prolongs the war and puts peace aside:

It is impossible to delay the transfer of weapons to Ukraine that can protect the country from terror. First of all, long-range weapons.

The President is grateful for the decision on MiGs for Ukraine: this will significantly increase the protection of the sky, but the country needs more modern aircraft.

There can be no even a hint of delaying the sanctions decisions. “Moreover, there can be no erosion of sanctions, and especially under the manipulative cover of food security. Strong sanctions mean security, easing sanctions is an invitation to new crises,” Zelensky stressed.

Organization of the Peace Formula Summit. "We all understand very well that under the current conditions, many leaders, unfortunately, will not be able to come to Ukraine. We can organize a summit in one of the world's capitals - in one of the European capitals. Won't this add global strength to Europe? It will definitely add," - says the president.

It is critically important that there is no delay in the rapprochement between Ukraine and the European Union. Ukraine is ready to decide to start negotiations on EU membership this year. The same willingness is needed on the part of every leader in Europe.

"Let every meeting, every discussion, every day of our joint work bring the return of peace closer - bring closer the liberation of our land and all of Europe from the Russian evil. Liberation this year already," the head of state stressed.

20:03 Blinken said that Washington is ready for constructive diplomacy with Moscow to resolve the situation in Ukraine, but the Russian Federation "should show signs of readiness for it."

19:59 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine refuted its information that the Russians left Nova Kakhovka: "The invaders are still temporarily in Nova Kakhovka. Information about the alleged departure of the enemy from this settlement was made public as a result of the incorrect use of available data."

19:56 The "head" of the occupied Kherson region, Volodymyr Saldo, "officially" stated that all Russian military personnel in Nova Kakhovka, "as well as in other places of deployment on the left bank of the Dnieper, remain in their places." He called information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that the occupiers had left the city a "false stuffing".

19:34 The EU summit confirmed the promise to provide Ukraine with 1 million shells and, "if necessary," surface-to-surface missiles, the EU heads of state said in a joint statement. The summit also supported the idea of creating an international mechanism for accounting for the damage caused to Ukraine for subsequent reparations, and advocated the introduction of new anti-Russian sanctions.

19:20 Ukrainian military intelligence believes that China will take care of its own interests and will not provide military assistance to the Russian regime, Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said: "China will first of all help itself more and protect its own national interests, as in economic We cannot talk today about direct military assistance from China to the Russian Federation, to the Putin regime... I think that the Putin regime will not receive the help it was hoping for."

18:37 All units of the Russian army stationed in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, left the city. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this was preceded by a detour of the nearest houses of the local population for the purpose of profit. The occupiers "confiscated" large quantities of household and electronic equipment, jewelry, clothing and mobile phones from the civilian population.

Also, in a number of settlements of the left-bank Kherson region, the invaders began to search for citizens with a pro-Ukrainian position. To do this, they use the lists of ATO participants, military pensioners and law enforcement officers.

Meanwhile, in the border regions of the Bryansk and Kursk regions, the Russians continue to equip the area with engineering equipment. Also, on the territory of the Belgorod region, the RF Armed Forces are holding a group of troops to demonstrate their ability to prevent the transfer of Ukrainian units to other directions.

17:53 Poland received 43 million euros from the European Union for the supply of military assistance to Ukraine, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. At the same time, he added that Poland not only buys weapons from abroad, which are much more modern than what it supplies, but at the same time strengthens its army. According to Morawiecki, Poland seeks to receive another 240 million euros in compensation for the military assistance provided to Ukraine.

17:44 Spain will send the first Leopard tanks to Ukraine at the end of next week, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said during a visit to a plant in Seville, where six units of equipment are being adjusted.

17:15 The Cabinet of Ministers, together with the World Bank, presented an updated Rapid Damage Assessment and Recovery Needs for Ukraine (RDNA2). According to it, Ukraine's needs for restoration have grown to $411 billion, Shmyhal said. He clarified that the amount of damage caused and recovery needs does not yet include data on the loss of infrastructure, housing and business in the occupied territories. After their release, the data will be supplemented.

17:11 Bulgaria does not participate in the agreement on the supply of shells to Ukraine, but is working to launch the production of NATO-type ammunition at its enterprises, President Rumen Radev said. "Only 17 countries, plus Norway, have signed an agreement on the joint supply of ammunition to Ukraine, but Bulgaria is not there. We are ready to supply ammunition to countries wishing to replenish their stocks," Radev added.

17:04 The "Supreme Court of the DPR" "sentenced" the Ukrainian military Andrey Naiden and Danila Kolenov to 25 years in prison for allegedly "execution of civilians in Mariupol" in March last year.

16:57 The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has included the Austrian banking group Raiffeisen Bank International in the list of international sponsors of the war for the continuation of work in Russia and the official recognition of the LDNR through its representative office in the Russian Federation. In addition, the bank plays along with Russian propaganda, calling the war a "special military operation."

According to the NACP, the financial institution paid 4.8 times more to the Russian budget in 2022 than in the previous year - 559 million euros. At the same time, the National Bank of Ukraine notes the lack of progress in making decisions on the bank's exit from the Russian market.

16:48 Almost 8,000 Ukrainian paratroopers underwent basic military training abroad in 2022-23, of which about 4,000 were professional, said Oleksandr Kupinsky, head of the Training Center for the Airborne Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, those who are going to learn how to work with the latest models of Western weapons are selected from the most trained military personnel. Drivers of various kinds of equipment and gunners of fire weapons, including machine guns and grenade launchers, were involved in the preparation. Foreign partners also train crews of combat vehicles, sappers and snipers.

16:36 The Russian army monthly loses about 25,000 soldiers in Ukraine killed and three times more wounded, Zaluzhny's adviser, American officer Dan Rice, said in an interview with NV. "I believe that Bakhmut is the place where the Russian army went to die," he said. According to Rice, Putin continues to make a mistake after a mistake, violating all the principles of war.

“A year ago, he attacked Ukraine in the wrong month. You can’t attack in February under these conditions. But he still continued to attack this year in February and March. And all he did was “eat” his army. Attacking in open areas, infantry against artillery, they lost so many Russians," the adviser said.

“Therefore, when the right time comes to attack, in the spring, Ukraine will have a much stronger army, much better support than it was a year ago. And you must go on the offensive to win back the positions. And I believe that this spring Ukraine there will be a very powerful counteroffensive that will shock the world," Rice added.

16:09 The SBU exposed the leadership of a unique Ukrainian enterprise from Odessa on cooperation with Russia. The company sold to the enemy highly purified inert gas and equipment for its processing, used in the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation, in particular in the process of manufacturing laser sights for tanks and high-precision weapons.

In 2022, the actual owners of the institution, who are citizens of the Russian Federation, formally resold the company's assets to a Cypriot company and hired Ukrainian management to manage it. For the unhindered export of raw materials to customers in the Russian Federation, in March last year, Russian beneficiaries registered an affiliated commercial structure in the Middle East.

15:31 Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen announced the transfer of three Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine for mine clearance. These vehicles are included in the 14th military aid package, the decision on which President Sauli Niinostio approved today at the government's proposal. Finnish specialists will also teach the Ukrainian military how to use these machines and maintain them.

15:28 Slovakia has already handed over the first four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine , nine more will arrive in the coming weeks, Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy said.

15:14 Hungary will not arrest Putin if he arrives in the country, Gergel Gulyash, head of Orban's office, said. According to him, there will be no legal basis for this, although Hungary has signed and ratified the Rome Statute. Goulash stated that the Rome Statute "was not built into the Hungarian legal system."

15:11 The Russians fired at the center of Berislav, Kherson region. The administrative building was partially destroyed, a residential building, a museum of local lore and the local newspaper were damaged. Also, shells fell on the territory of the park and the church, people were not injured, the OVA said.

15:07 Podolyak said that Russia cannot be part of the nuclear deterrence system: "The appropriateness of leaving the second nuclear potential in the world in the Russian Federation after the war is a matter of the future special tribunal and negotiations. The global security system will change. The state and the regime that daily blackmails humanity with nuclear weapons cannot form part of a deterrence system."

15:04 Bloomberg writes, citing sources, that Prigozhin, after the failures of PMC Wagner in Ukraine, is allegedly going to focus on Africa again. According to the publication, there are no signs of the transfer of mercenaries now, but sources say that attention will be paid to this in the future.

15:01 During a trip to the Kherson region, Zelensky presented state awards to servicemen participating in the defense of the region.

14:56 The EU plans to spend from 300 to 500 million euros to support ammunition manufacturers from the bloc's budget, said European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton. The funds will be on top of the €2 billion agreed by the foreign and defense ministers earlier this week to provide Ukraine with ammunition for a year.

14:48 Residents of Bakhmut are hiding to avoid evacuation, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the Donetsk OVA, said: "These are the people, I can say with all responsibility, who do not want to leave the city from the word" completely ". An extremely dangerous amount of work has been carried out there on their evacuation. But people don’t just refuse to leave, they even hide in order not to leave.” About 3,000 people remain in Bakhmut, including 32 children, according to the OVA.

14:43 The heads of state and government of the EU countries will gather on March 23 for a two-day EU summit in Brussels. Today Zelensky is expected to speak to the participants via video link. The main issues of the summit will be military assistance to Ukraine and the restoration of the EU defense industry.

14:24 The Czech initiative Gift for Putin has raised more than 1.2 million euros for the purchase of the RM-70 multiple launch rocket system for Ukraine, project spokesman Martin Ondracek said. According to him, the delivery, which is planned for the coming weeks, will also include 365 missiles.

13:48 An agreement was signed in The Hague on opening a field office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, the document was signed by Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin. "This will allow Prosecutor Khan's team to work more intensively and more effectively in Ukraine on the investigation of war crimes committed by the Russian Federation and Russian criminals on Ukrainian soil against Ukrainians," the Prosecutor General said. The office will be opened in Kyiv.

13:16 Zelensky said that he was on a working trip to the Kherson region. In particular, the president visited the village of Posad-Pokrovskoye, where many houses and social infrastructure facilities were damaged as a result of Russian aggression.

13:14 For the first time, Russian troops used Tornado MLRS in residential areas of Zaporizhia, deputy of the regional council Sergei Lyshenko said: "A few months ago there were arrivals in the surroundings, Tornado, but the enemy hit the city center so brazenly for the first time."

13:05 The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that the agency is no longer considering plans to create a demilitarized zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant: "We are well aware of what additional difficulties this will bring, especially in the zone of active hostilities. It will be very difficult to carry out the verification process - in more than one mile from the demilitarized zone, the territory will be extremely militarized. Therefore, we are no longer considering this.

Grossi also added that if a demilitarized zone around the ZNPP were created, the organization's actions could be interpreted as "legitimizing" the presence of Russian troops. According to Grossi, now the organization will focus on the security of the station itself. Now it is important that ZNPP is not attacked or used for military operations, he added.

13:01 First Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yuri Sobolevsky reported on the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on March 22: "We maintain informational silence regarding the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the left bank, but I cannot but say that today there are fewer orcs there."

12:51 The Russians fired on the center of Kherson and the village of Antonovka in the Kherson region today: one person was killed, another was injured, the prosecutor's office said. Enemy shells hit the building of the regional cardiology center. Residential buildings, a gas pipeline and power lines were also damaged.

12:26 The Russian Cabinet of Ministers will submit to the State Duma a bill on the creation of a free economic zone in the annexed Ukrainian territories, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.

12:15 The government of Kosovo joined the US sanctions against PMC Wagner. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said that the mercenaries "threaten and undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine." Euractiv writes that the imposition of sanctions may also be related to Kosovo's concerns about the activity of PMCs in the Western Balkans.

11:49 The Czech Republic helped Ukraine with weapons as best it could, but the country has almost exhausted the possibilities for further assistance, said President Petr Pavel. At the same time, he added that there are still certain opportunities in the field of air defense and ammunition, for which the Czech Republic has the production capacity. However, a problem with such production may arise due to a lack of labor: "It is difficult to find labor here. But there are opportunities, for example, in the form of workers from Ukraine."

11:46 Ukraine has submitted a request to Finland for F / A-18 Hornet fighters, writes Helsingin Sanomat, citing sources. So far, we are talking only about discussing the possibility of transferring these aircraft. Negotiations will be tripartite, since the Hornet is made by an American company.

11:33 The "big offensive" of the Russian Federation - it was more Russian propaganda and reassessment of its capabilities, Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Vadim Skibitsky said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine: "Where is this big offensive? The Russians switched to active offensive operations in early February. Their goal is only one remained - access to the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. But today it is already clear that Russian troops are not able to conduct large-scale strategic offensive operations. The Russians expected that they would have rapid success in some direction and they would begin to develop it, but this success is not.

Skibitsky also assured that military intelligence knows the disposition of Russian troops, their reserves and plans: “They are preparing, conducting reconnaissance and trying to identify weaknesses in our defense. 2-3 directions - this is impossible. This is the experience of the year of the war."

11:19 AM The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that the target of the assassination in Melitopol was "the deputy head of the district police department of the local police department."

10:50 Russian resources will be enough to wage war for a maximum of two more years, Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Vadim Skibitsky said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine: “Lithuanian military intelligence says that Russia’s reserve is two years. We also say that they can wage war for another 2023 - a maximum of 2024 - that's all. That's if we're talking about a conventional war. And if sanctions are tightened, this stock will be even smaller."

Skibitsky also said that the Russian Federation still has a stock of those batches of Iranian drones that they received at the end of last year and at the beginning of this: “They probably still have about 200 units of “Shaheds”. But they don’t use them so massively as before. This confirms that they do not have a large stock - they save." At the same time, he added that the Russians will try to establish their own production of these drones. "We clearly understand where they plan to do it and how," - said the representative of the GUR.

As for the stock of missiles, the Russians have about 15% of the volumes that they had before the start of the war. “We are talking about high-precision Iskanders, Calibers, Kh-101, Kh-555, Daggers, as well as Kh-22 missiles. However, if we consider separately by type, then, for example, the stocks of Caliber, Kh-101 and Kh-555 are even less than 10%. Today, the Russians are really trying to stockpile missiles so that they can not only strike at our infrastructure, but also so that these military weapons are aimed at military installations, at groups, at command posts, at the logistics system," he said. Skibitsky.

10:26 In 2022, Poland allocated about 1% of the country's GDP, almost $7 billion, to help Ukraine and Ukrainians, Finance Minister Magdalena Rzeczkowska said. She noted that these are funds from the country's budget, local governments, and partly military assistance.

The minister also said that in Poland today there are about a million Ukrainians who arrived in the country after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion. Rzeczkowska added that 780,000 Ukrainians in Poland are now working, doing business, making their contribution to the development of the country's economy.

10:13 The defense forces are trying to clear the 20-30-kilometer zone on the Left Bank of the Kherson region from the occupiers, spokesperson of OK Pivden Natalia Gumenyuk said: "So far, we are working to ensure that the enemy feels our presence, our pressure. In particular, within the counter-battery confrontation, we are trying to clear 20-30 km on the Left Bank. This is a rather difficult job, and it is complicated by the fact that the enemy is constantly hiding behind civilians."

At the same time, according to her, the work of the Defense Forces is quite effective. In particular, the number of attacks from the Kinburn Spit has significantly decreased, since the point of supply and storage of ammunition was hit. Gumenyuk also said that now the enemy does not have strong support, and even movement on land is difficult for him, as the Defense Forces are trying to keep under fire control the isthmus connecting the mainland of the Left Bank with the Kinburn Peninsula.

09:52 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were killed (in Avdiivka), four more were injured. The Russians fired three missiles at the territory of the coking plant. Also at night, the enemy fired on Kramatorsk and the surroundings of the city, said the head of the OVA, Pavel Kirilenko.

09:49 In the Kherson region over the past day, due to Russian shelling, one person was killed, two were injured, according to the OVA.

09:34 British intelligence believes that the Russians probably want to recapture Kupyansk, which is a logistics hub. According to analysts, this is evidenced by the fact that since the beginning of March, fierce battles have been going on in the Svatovo-Kremennaya sector in the north of the Luhansk region. At the same time, Russia partially regained control over the nearest approaches to Kremennaya.

According to intelligence information, in places Russia has won up to several kilometers. The Russian command is probably trying to expand the security zone to the west of the defensive lines they have prepared along the hills and integrate a natural obstacle in the form of the Oskol River, experts say.

Intelligence officials believe that, operationally, Russia's intentions in the northeast remain defensive, and Russian commanders are likely to fear that this is one of the sectors where Ukraine could launch major offensives.

09:27 The Russians are running out of steam near Bakhmut, and soon the Armed Forces of Ukraine will take advantage of this , said the commander of the Ground Forces Alexander Syrsky: "The main forces of the Russian Federation in this direction are representatives of the PMC Wagner. Sparing nothing, they lose significant strength and run out of steam. Very soon we will take advantage of this opportunity , as they did in their time near Kiev, Kharkov, Balakleya and Kupyansk.

09:22 The invaders have resumed the work of the port in Mariupol. The next containers with "dual-use" cargo entered it, and with the participation of only Russians, said the mayor's adviser Petr Andryushchenko. According to him, now the port can theoretically receive vessels up to 20,000 tons. If military cargoes go, it will be faster and cheaper than by trucks, Andryushchenko added.

09:16 The death toll as a result of a Russian strike on a hostel in Rzhishchev, Kiev region, has risen to nine , nine more people were injured, 20 people went to the hospital with minor injuries. This is the final data on the victims of the attack of enemy drones on the Kyiv region on March 22, said the head of the regional police Andriy Nebytov. Rescue work completed.

09:11 Trump's likely rival in the US presidential election, Ron DeSantis, explained his statements about the alleged inappropriateness of assistance to Ukraine, which caused a flurry of criticism. DeSantis said that when he said that supporting Ukraine "is not in the vital interests of the United States" and called the war a "territorial dispute", he used inappropriate language and did not at all mean that Russia "could take over Ukraine" or threaten NATO.

"Undoubtedly, Ukraine has the right to this territory. If it were possible to change something in one fell swoop, I would 100% return these territories to Ukraine," he said. DeSantis also spoke about Putin: "I think he is a war criminal. And I really think he should be held accountable."

08:47 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 23.

personnel - about 168,150 (+660) people liquidated,

tanks - 3570 (+13),

armored combat vehicles - 6898 (+11),

artillery systems - 2608 (+19),

MLRS - 511 (+2),

air defense systems - 273 (+1),

aircraft - 305 (+0),

helicopters - 290 (+0),

UAV operational-tactical level - 2203 (+20),

cruise missiles - 909 (+0),

ships/boats - 18 (+0),

automotive equipment and tankers - 5452 (+18),

special equipment - 273 (+3).

08:24 The Russian army continues to conduct offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Shakhtyorsky directions, in others it is defending itself. Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repulsed 83 enemy attacks on the eastern sector of the front, the General Staff said in a morning report .

In the Zaporozhye region, in the settlements of Reshetilovskoe, Chumatskoe and Konstantinovka, the invaders forbade local residents to leave their homes. The General Staff does not rule out that this can be done so that the local population does not see the enemy's planned transfer of his manpower and military equipment to the line of combat.

In Russia, one of the military units, which is deployed in South Ossetia, is actively working with conscripts to sign contracts and further participate in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. In the period from March 1 to March 10, more than 50 Russian conscripts signed the contract. Without proper combat training, they were sent to Melitopol.

07:21 In the morning there was an explosion in Melitopol. The local "Ministry of Internal Affairs" reported that an improvised explosive device went off, a "police" officer was wounded, he was hospitalized.

06:10 Ukraine daily uses from 4 to 7 thousand artillery shells against 20 thousand used by the Russian Federation. The current level of ammunition spending is higher than the level of production, Stoltenberg said. According to the NATO Secretary General, the issue of ammunition for Ukraine remains relevant, since Putin does not intend to end the war. "The West needs to be ready to continue to support Ukraine with ammunition and weapons," Stoltenberg stressed.

He noted that Russia is increasing its military-industrial production and turning to the authoritarian regimes of Iran, North Korea and other states for weapons. So NATO members need to increase their defense spending, the Secretary General concluded.

05:22 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests that Russian troops are moving units to different sectors of the front in Ukraine, likely to launch an offensive in new directions. According to analysts, the Russians eased the intensity of fighting in the Bakhmut region, and on March 21 and 22, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched counterattacks in the southwestern and northwestern outskirts of the city. In their opinion, this may indicate that Russian troops are partially withdrawn from Bakhmut in order to launch an offensive in other sectors of the front.

Thus, at present, the Russian troops are increasing the pace of offensive operations in the Avdiivka region, and it is possible that they are doing this due to their operations in the Bakhmut region and the stalled offensive in the Ugledar region, ISW notes.

In addition, analysts found no confirmation of the presence of the Russian 2nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 1st Guards Tank Army (Western Military District), despite reports that it was allegedly re-formed in Belarus and deployed to Luhansk. The ISW believes that the Russians can use this unit in one or more offensives already launched or in a new offensive.

04:54 Biden during his two-day visit to Canada will discuss with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau support for Ukraine in a military conflict with Russia, the office of the Canadian Prime Minister reports.

04:00 John Kirby said that Russia's missile attack on a residential area in Zaporozhye "distinctly resembles" previous similar attacks and may be a conscious action of the Russian command.

02:10 The United States will continue to provide support to Ukraine in the areas of security, economics, energy and the humanitarian sphere, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said and stressed that the States will continue to be able to finance all projects.

At the same time, Blinken added that the Americans are facing several challenges, and the first of them is "a challenge from our strategic competitors, a direct acute threat from Russian autocracy and aggression." The second threat he called a long-term challenge from China.

00:47 White House National Security Council coordinator John Kirby said that depleted uranium does not pose a radiation hazard and that shells with it are quite popular ammunition that have been used for decades. "And if the Russians are really worried about that, and they're very concerned about keeping their tanks fully operational, they can just take them out of Ukraine, back into Russia," Kirby added.

In his opinion, Russia is outraged because "it just doesn't want Ukraine to keep destroying its tanks."

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