Ukrainian war, battle over Kiev: first assault repelled
Ukrainian forces announced that they had repelled a night “attack” by Russian soldiers on one of their positions on Victory Avenue, one of Kiev’s main thoroughfares. “The attack was repulsed,” the Ukrainian military said in a message on its Facebook account, without providing further details on the exact location of the clash.
The military then posted a photo on his account showing a large cloud of smoke rising in an urban area in the middle of the night. Loud explosions were heard from the center of the capital. In another statement, the Ukrainian army reiterated that “heavy fighting” is taking place in Vasylkiv, about 30 kilometers southwest of Kiev, where the Russians are “trying to land the paratroopers”.
Ukraine: Kiev, cargo shot down with para on board
Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 plane with paratroopers on board in the Vasilkov area where heavy fighting is taking place. This was announced, according to the local agency UNIAN, by the commander in chief of the Ukrainian armed forces who called the incident “a revenge” for the shooting down of a plane with Ukrainian paratroopers at Luhansk airport in 2014.
Ukraine: Zelensky rejects US invitation and says “I want ammunition”
According to sources in the Washington Post, the United States government would have given the willingness to evacuate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from Kiev, if necessary in order not to endanger his safety. But the president refused to leave: “The battle is’ here – he allegedly declared as reported by the Associated Press – I need ammunition, not a lift “.
Ukraine: Zelensky, they kill asylum children because they are Nazis?
“Why do they kill Ukrainian children in orphanages and nurseries. What kind of war is that against kindergarten children? Are the children also neo-Nazis or NATO soldiers threatening Russia?”. Thus Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his message to the country.
Ukraine: invasion of UN CDS Russia isolated, China abstains
The UN Security Council passed a resolution deploring the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia vetoed but China abstained: it is a blow scored by Western diplomacy that managed to push Beijing not to align itself with Russia. The resolution calling on Moscow to stop military operations immediately won eleven votes in favor, three countries abstained (China, India and the United Arab Emirates) and one voted against, Russia. Since Russia has veto power, the resolution did not pass.
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