According to Mayor Vitalii Klitschko, several explosions rang out in Kyiv on Monday evening. Klitschko reported that a store caught fire at the event, but there were no casualties. Air defense of Kyiv shot down all involved drones.

Synthesis of the last 24 hours of the war

• The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces says his forces continue to repel attacks on the eastern city of Bakhmut and that defending Bakhmut is a “military necessity.” General Oleksandr Syrskyi’s comments once again proved Ukraine’s intention to continue hostilities in Bakhmut, despite the high death toll.

• According to the governor of the region, at least two people were killed on Monday as a result of a Russian missile attack on the city of Sloviansk in the east of the country. Another 29 were injured as a result of the attack, Pavlo Kyrylenko said, adding that a number of high-rise buildings and offices were damaged or destroyed. Volodymyr Zelenskyi published a video showing burning cars and garbage scattered on the road.

• The President of Ukraine told the head of the IAEA, Raphael Grossi, that the safety of the Zaporizhia NPP cannot be guaranteed while the Russians are there. According to Grossi, the two met on Monday to discuss the management of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and had “consequential” discussions.

• Western companies that sell their Russian business and leave Russia are obliged to donate 10% to the Russian government, writes the Financial Times with reference to the decision of the Russian Foreign Investment Commission.

• The UN Security Council on Monday rejected Russia’s request to investigate who blew up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Russia, China and Brazil voted for the investigation but fell short of the nine votes needed to pass it in the 15-nation Council. .

• 18 Leopard 2 battle tanks promised by Germany to Ukraine were handed over at the Ukrainian border

• Ukrainian mass media published a telephone conversation between the famous Russian music producer Yosyp Prigozhin and billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov, in which they criticize the Russian leadership. If the record is authentic, it will provide an unprecedented insight into the state of mind among the Russian elite.

• A foreigner accused of spying for Russia was detained in Poland, the prosecutor’s office reported. The arrest took place after Poland destroyed a Russian spy network that was preparing sabotage and monitoring railway routes to Ukraine. If found guilty, the suspect faces up to 10 years in prison.

• Hungary’s parliament has approved a bill allowing Finland to join NATO, bringing it one step closer to full membership in the alliance. Hungarian parliamentarians voted 182 for, 6 against, none abstained. Turkey is the only country out of 30 NATO members that has not ratified Finland’s accession.

The latest on the war in Ukraine, day 398, LIVETEXT:

06:53 Several explosions were heard in Kyiv on the night from Monday to Tuesday (local time), the mayor of the city, Vitaliy Klitschko, said in his official Telegram channel, CNN reports.

06:20 Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Monday repelled 41 shelling attempts by Russian troops in Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Maryinka, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. According to Ukrinform, 171,160 people from Russia died in Ukraine on March 27. Ukrainian troops also destroyed 3,595 Russian tanks, 6,953 armored combat vehicles, 2,638 artillery systems, 2,216 drones, and hundreds of enemy vehicles.

01:30Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said Monday night that “the enemy must bear responsibility” for every attack, referring to all areas where Russia attacked residential areas, News.ro reported.

After a visit to the Zaporizhzhia region and a meeting with the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Raphael Gross, Zelenskyi said that “holding the NPP hostage for more than a year is the worst thing that could happen.” in the history of atomic energy”.

00:30Russia launched a new drone attack on Kyiv, and several explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Ukrainian Pravda reports.

11:40 in the eveningUkraine will participate in the US-led Democracy Summit, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in his speech on Monday evening, CNN reports.

“We are already preparing for an important international event that will take place this week at the initiative of President (Joe) Biden and the United States,” he said.

“Democracy Summit. Ukraine will participate. Our position in support of freedom will be strong as always,” the president added.