The war in Ukraine continues, the 611th day since the Russian invasion. The United States of America announced additional security assistance to Ukraine in the context of the Russian invasion in the amount of $150 million, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. Ukraine has announced that it plans to evacuate hundreds of children from settlements near the city of Kupyansk in the northeast of the country.

Russian servicemen of the artillery unit of the Central Military District fired at Ukrainian positions in Luhansk with a D-30 howitzerPhoto: Stanislav Krasilnikov / Sputnik / Profimedia

SUMMARY OF THE DAY

  • The United States has information that the Russian military is executing soldiers who disobey orders related to the war in Ukraine, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing on Thursday.
  • In a message sent on Thursday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that “the end of this war can be seen more clearly” with Ukraine’s victory. “Ukraine must become – and will become – stronger. So that we can forever mark in history that the Russian Empire will never come to Ukrainian land again,” he emphasizes.
  • The United States announced new military aid to Ukraine
  • According to a press release from the US State Department, $150 million in aid will be used mainly to provide air defense systems, artillery ammunition and anti-tank weapons.
  • Vladimir Putin wants the first segment of the Russian space station to go into orbit by 2027
  • The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the negotiations with the Hamas delegation held in Moscow on Thursday were aimed at “the release of foreign hostages, including Russian citizens”, who are currently being held by the Islamist group in Gaza, Russian press agencies reported.
  • Ten days in which Viktor Orbán angered the West
  • Lavrov calls for “Western aggression” against Russia as part of the US “crusade”.

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