Building infrastructure, demining land, rebuilding the economy, funding public services… Leaders and delegates from more than 60 countries are expected in London on Wednesday and Thursday for the Ukraine Recovery Conference, an event aimed at mobilizing governments, companies and major financial institutions. According to a recent study by the World Bank, the United Nations, the EU and the Ukrainian government, while immediate needs are estimated at $14 billion, a more global recovery of the country’s economy will cost more than $400 billion.

Basic information about the war in Ukraine, day 483, LIVETEXT:

01:12 Zelenskyi: A rebuilt Ukraine is protection against all forms of Russian terror. He announced that he will present aspects of the vision related to the transformation of his country at the conference on the restoration of Ukraine, which is being held in London.

00:50 The USA is going to announce new “strong” aid to Ukraine. “President Biden said … we will support Ukraine as long as it takes, and both countries are deeply committed to that,” Blinken said.

00:28 Moscow warns Kyiv that it will hit its decision-making centers if it attacks Crimea. “According to our information, the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine plans to strike the territory of Russia, including Crimea, with Khymars and Storm Shadows missiles,” Russian Defense Minister Serhiy Shoigu said.

A brief summary of recent events:

• The head of Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Service, Kyrylo Budanov, said that Russia has not yet delivered “any nuclear warhead” from the tactical weapons that Putin said had already been moved to Belarus. Budanov appeared on Ukrainian television for the first time after Russian media reported last week that he had been seriously injured in a rocket attack.
• The destruction of the Kakhovskaya dam caused damages of 1.2 billion euros, the Minister of Environmental Protection of Ukraine said, warning that the mines discovered during the flood may end up on the shores of other European countries.
• Ukraine claims to have successfully deployed a domestic drone with a range of 1,000 kilometers, according to a statement from the Ukroboronprom arms conglomerate.
• French President Emmanuel Macron wants an invitation to the BRICS summit in South Africa, where he could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is also invited to the event.
• Four people were killed in an explosion at a powder factory in Russia on Tuesday, and an official was quick to rule out the possibility that it was caused by an attack.
• The Kremlin commented on the visit of Anthony Blinken to Beijing, who also met with President Xi Jinping, while Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow is not worried about “possible attempts” by the US to influence China’s policy towards Russia.
• The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented on Tuesday a huge aid package for Ukraine worth 50 billion euros, designed for four years.
• In a new interview with Fox News, Donald Trump said that a conversation with Vladimir Putin convinced the Kremlin leader to postpone the invasion of Ukraine for several years.
• HotNews.ro interview with one of the leaders of the Russian Volunteer Corps, an anti-Putin organization fighting on the side of Ukraine: “Sooner or later something will happen in Transnistria.”
• Russian state media have begun reporting that Putin’s forces in Ukraine have begun using “kamikaze” combat vehicles, a tactic some analysts have compared to that used by rebels in the Third World.

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