President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on Sunday evening that over the past week, progress has been observed in the counteroffensive launched three months ago and criticized by some Western media for being too slow and lacking noticeable results. Moscow claims to have shot down two Ukrainian drones overnight from Sunday to Monday over the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine.

Combat operations at the front in UkrainePhoto: Muhammed Enes Yildirim / AFP / Profimedia

Highlights of the war in Ukraine, day 565, LIVETEXT:

07:10Russia announced on Monday that it shot down two Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod region, on the border with Ukraine, without casualties, AFP and Agerpres reported.

06:19Moscow announced on Sunday night that President Vladimir Putin’s party had won an election organized and in annexed territories of Ukraine with more than 70% of the vote, a poll that Kyiv and its allies consider “illegal”, AFP and Agerpres reported.

05:58 Tensions around the world caused by the war have led many to question the ability of the 19 member states and the European Union to reach an agreement.

A quick summary of the latest information:

  • Drones that crashed in Romania: the charge d’affaires of the Russian Embassy was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Romanian Army remains on alert: Riverboats on mission in Arm of Chilia / Search for third drone that reportedly crashed.
  • The latest developments on the front line in Ukraine: on Saturday, Kyiv troops confirmed the offensive in Zaporizhzhia
  • “We are advancing!” This was announced by the Ukrainian general who led the offensive in the south
  • VIDEO Zelenskyi: Ukraine has made progress in the last 7 days: “The end of the war depends only on Ukrainian heroism”
  • US General Staff: the Ukrainians still have a window of opportunity of 30-45 days for a counteroffensive, not done
  • Interview with analyst Armand Gochu. The mood is now in Russia. The story of Prigozhin and why Russian politicians are always afraid of the army
  • The G20 summit ended in New Delhi. Lavrov considers it a success, Macron says it confirmed Russia’s isolation
  • The head of Ukrainian military intelligence on Russia’s tactics: “We are being manipulated and copied a lot” / What does the scandal with Elon Musk say
  • After being fired by Putin following the Wagner Rebellion, “General Armageddon” gets a post in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
  • Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Ukraine should be admitted to NATO “as soon as possible” and that a full-scale Russian invasion was the only proof that Kyiv’s non-NATO membership was a “disaster.” Kyiv Post.

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