The war in Ukraine continues for the 616th day, as the Russian army is carrying out unsuccessful assault attempts in six directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine declares. Over the past day, Kyiv troops repelled 45 attacks by Moscow troops. The Ukrainian military also claims that “the operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult.”

The Ukrainian military is mobilized in the Avdiyivka areaPhoto: AA / Abaca Press / Profimedia Images

Basic information about the war in Ukraine, day 616, LIVETEXT:

07:48 An air alert has been declared in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, traffic on the Kerch bridge, and shipping has been suspended, Russian officials on the Crimean peninsula said on Wednesday morning, Reuters reported.

Synthesis of the last 24 hours of the war:

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, in an address sent on Tuesday evening, told compatriots that Ukraine, with the help of its partners, will add even more security to the Black Sea, and Russia will lose any opportunity to dominate the area and spread its influence. and destructive force in other countries.
  • The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, believes that the world is used to the war in Ukraine and that the West has betrayed him, and some of his advisers no longer believe in victory over Russia.
  • A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal to detain Russian-American journalist Alsa Kurmasheva, accused of failing to register as a “foreign agent”, reports AFP.
  • Vladimir Putin is trying to use the war between Israel and Hamas to reduce Western support for Ukraine, where Russian forces stand to gain if the United States stops supporting Kyiv, two US ministers warned on Tuesday.
  • “Ukraine’s successes in the Battle of the Black Sea are something that will go down in history, although it is not often talked about now,” Zelenskyi said.
  • Three Russians were detained in New York for exporting electronic weapons components. Two men and a woman from Russia were arrested in New York on Tuesday and charged with exporting from the United States electronic components used by the Russian military that were found on the ground in Ukraine, US justice said, according to AFP.
  • Russia says three captured Ukrainian soldiers have been sentenced to life in prison for a range of crimes, including murder and “brutal treatment” of civilians.

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