Three people were killed and at least 13 were injured as a result of Russia’s missile attack on the city of Odesa on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the Southern Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. Russia fired four Kalibr cruise missiles at a city in southern Ukraine. Two missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defense.

Highlights of the war in Ukraine, day 476, LIVETEXT:

01:12Volodymyr Zelenskyi in his speech on Tuesday evening: “One of the missiles that hit Kryvyi Rih had 50 components manufactured in other countries. It is cheaper to cut supplies once and for all than to spend more and more money on air defense missiles.”

Ukraine’s president is calling for more international sanctions to stop Russia from building missiles, pointing out that one of the missiles that hit his hometown of Kryvyi Rih had 50 components, mostly microelectronics, made in other countries. According to him, the representatives of Ukraine talked to the diplomats of the respective countries and provided them with a list of companies that should be included in the sanctions list.

00:33Washington is worried about South Africa’s approach to Russia / How does he want to punish the African country?

On Tuesday, the White House expressed concern about the potential rapprochement between South Africa and Russia in response to the call of American politicians for sanctions against Pretoria, writes AFP.

00:16 The movement of the dam in Novaya Kakhovka in Ukraine will have a “major impact on global food security”, says the UN aid chief

The United Nations said on Tuesday that last week’s breach of a dam on Ukraine’s Dnipro River will have “major implications for global food security” as food prices rise amid concerns about the region’s next harvest.

A brief summary of recent events:

• “Should we return to Kyiv?” Vladimir Putin asked during a conversation with Russian military correspondents and military bloggers on Tuesday.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyi in his speech on Tuesday evening: “One of the missiles that hit Kryvyi Rih had 50 components manufactured in other countries. It is cheaper to cut supplies once and for all than to spend more and more money on air defense missiles.”
• The ECB is asking Eurozone banks operating in Russia to exit the country quickly
• Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday spoke about Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which he said began on June 4, during which he said Kyiv suffered “10 times more” casualties than Russia, Reuters and Sky News reported.
• Putin tries to reassure Russians, saying he’s “still managing”
• Yevhen Prigozhin said that he is not sure whether his group of Wagner mercenaries will fight again in Ukraine / How Putin sided with Shoigu
• The Venice Commission sends recommendations to Ukraine regarding the new law on national minorities / What provisions of the law should Kyiv revise
• Chief Wagner: “Ukraine’s offensive potential is far from exhausted.” Ukraine was not close to exhausting its capabilities to fight Russia, Wagner head Yevhen Prigozhin said in an interview with Danish media on Tuesday, quoted by AFP.
• Paris condemns a large-scale Russian disinformation campaign aimed, in particular, at the press. How does Russian propaganda work?
• The Ukrainians are making progress and gaining ground in their counteroffensive, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, Sky News quotes.

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Tuesday’s events related to Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro