The Ukraine war has been going on for more than a month. Russia now wants to focus on the east of the country. All information in the news ticker.
- Ukraine conflict*: Russia announces the “liberation” of the Donbass region as the new main objective of its troops in the war of aggression (see first report).
- Ukrainian troops say they killed another Russian general in the Kherson region (see update from March 25, 5:57 p.m.).
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Update from March 25, 5:57 p.m.: Ukrainian troops killed another Russian general in a bombing raid on Chernobaivka airport in the Kherson region, according to Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych. The general is Yakov Ryazantsev, the commander of the 49th Army of the southern district. Ryazantsev would be the sixth general whose death is reported in Ukraine. This information cannot be verified.
The Russian side has so far only confirmed the deaths of General Andrei Sukhovetsky and Deputy Chief of the Northern Fleet, Captain Andrei Palij.
Ukraine-News: Apparently the “liberation of the Donbass” is the new main goal of the Russian troops
first report: Kyiv/Moscow – While war is raging across Ukraine, cities are being destroyed and people have to flee, Russia seems to want to change its strategy. Russian troops are currently still blockading the cities of Kharkiv and Sumy, around 450 kilometers east of Kyiv. According to Ukrainian sources, the Russian fighters are even said to have withdrawn in the north-east. However, this information cannot be independently verified.
However, a shift in the focus of the Russian army towards the east seems to be planned. Deputy Chief of General Staff Sergey Rudskoy said this at a briefing by the Russian Defense Ministry on the progress of the so-called military “special operation” in Ukraine. According to Rudskoy, “Ukrainian combat units have been significantly reduced,” thereby achieving one of the objectives of the war of aggression. That is why the Russian army can now “direct most of its efforts towards the main goal: the liberation of Donbass”. This is reported by the Russian news agency interfax. In general, however, it is not ruled out that barricaded Ukrainian cities will be stormed.
Ukraine war: Russia publishes new death toll – experts doubt
For the first time in weeks, the Russian side has also announced new death figures from its own ranks. According to this, 1,351 Russian soldiers have been killed and 3,825 others injured. This information cannot be verified, but experts assume a significantly higher number of fatalities and speak of several thousand Russian soldiers killed. According to information from Moscow, 14,000 soldiers were killed and 16,000 injured on the Ukrainian side. Ukraine itself had recently spoken of around 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers killed (March 12). The same applies here: an independent verification of the figures is not possible. *Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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