Two Russian missiles hit a busy restaurant in the center of the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday. According to Wednesday morning data, at least 8 people were killed and 56 injured.

Ukrainian rescuers are looking for survivors under the rubble after the Russian missile attack on a restaurant in KramatorskPhoto: Narciso Contreras / AFP / Profimedia

Highlights of the war in Ukraine, day 490, LIVETEXT:

08:16 EThe liberation of several villages under Russian occupation in recent weeks is not the “main event” of the planned attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov told the Financial Times, Reuters reports.

07:10 British Eurofighter jets were deployed following a rapid response alert in the context of the Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission, in which NATO aircraft carry out surveillance and control missions in the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Nation Word News reports. quoted by Rador.

01:24Taiwan says it has spotted two Russian warships off its east coast

Taiwan spotted two Russian warships off its east coast on Tuesday and sent its planes and ships to monitor them, the island’s defense ministry said, according to Reuters.

00:20Zelensky became angry with the “Russian savages” after the rocket attack on Kramatorsk

Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the rocket attacks on the city of Kramatorsk, as a result of which at least 4 people died and 42 were injured

00:02Belarus’ neighbors “threaten even greater instability”

Polish President Andrzej Duda has called for a “very, very tough” response from NATO following the deployment of Wagner’s troops in Belarus, Sky News reports.

“This is really serious and very worrying and we have to take very firm decisions,” he said.

His concerns were echoed by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, who told reporters: “If Wagner unleashes his serial killers in Belarus, all neighboring countries will face an even greater threat of instability.”

A brief summary of recent events:

  • Zelensky became angry with the “Russian savages” after the rocket attack on Kramatorsk. Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the rocket attacks on the city of Kramatorsk, as a result of which at least 8 were killed and 56 were injured.
  • A busy restaurant district in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk was hit by rockets, according to Ukrainian officials quoted by the BBC.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise announcement for his former “chef” Yevgeny Prigozhin on Tuesday afternoon, saying Russian authorities would investigate Wagner’s catering company Concordia.
  • The United States announced on Tuesday that it will provide Ukraine with new military equipment worth up to 500 million dollars (456 million euros), writes AFP. The new aid includes Bradley fighting vehicles and Stryker armored personnel carriers, as well as ammunition for the Himars multiple-launch rocket systems, the Pentagon said in a statement.
  • The first visit to Moscow by a representative of the Holy See after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Pope Francis’ emissary for peace in Ukraine, will visit Moscow on Wednesday, the Vatican announced, three weeks after visiting Kyiv
  • Ukraine hopes to have F-16 fighters by the end of the year. A high-ranking adviser to the President of Ukraine expressed confidence that his country will receive American-made F-16 fighter jets in the coming months, Sky News reports.
  • A challenge to Putin is only a matter of time, – the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
  • Belarusian dictator Oleksandr Lukashenko on Tuesday afternoon officially confirmed that the head of Wagner’s mercenaries Yevgeny Prigozhin is in his country, Reuters reports with reference to the Minsk agency Belta.

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