Official reports, testimonies of correspondents, reaction of world politicians
On the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin made a number of statements regarding a special military operation in Ukraine. He noted that her plan is not subject to adjustment and stressed that the main goal remains the liberation of Donbass. Putin warned that a restrained reaction to Kiev’s actions could be replaced by a more serious response.
Ukrainian troops attacked the center of Kherson. At the same time, the missiles hit the administration building. Three people were killed and 13 were injured.
As a result of an explosion in the building of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the LPR in Lugansk, the Prosecutor General of the republic and his deputy were killed. And in Berdyansk, the deputy head of the city administration for housing and communal services and his wife were killed.
The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin said that Ukrainian troops tried to attack six times in the direction of Alexandrovka and Krynok, and NATO instructors participated in the fighting. Serious clashes were taking place in the eastern part of Yarovaya.
The White House said that the United States does not rule out the possibility of imposing additional sanctions against Russia so that the consequences for it would be more costly.
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Photo: Video frame of the Russian Defense Ministry.
9:48The Ukrainian military, who were captured during clashes near the borders of the Kherson region, do not want to return back, as they do not want to be cannon fodder again, said Deputy head of the regional administration Kirill Stremousov.
9:04A series of powerful explosions occurred in Kharkiv after missile strikes. According to the Telegram channel, the military commanders of the Russian Spring are detonating ammunition at one of the military facilities in the city. The blows fell on the Industrial district of Kharkov, a fire is visible there.