The increase in the losses of Russian troops near Avdiyivka will worsen Russia’s overall position in the conduct of the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said. According to him, the Russian forces were losing men and equipment in the Avdiivka area faster than during the months of fighting near Bakhmut. Meanwhile, the EU will not reach its goal of supplying missiles to Ukraine by March 2024, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said, the first European official to admit that the target will not be met.

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Highlights of the war in Ukraine, day 630, LIVETEXT:

07:46Ukrainian troops have secured a bridgehead in the Kherson region on the left bank of the Dnieper in southern Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, head of the administration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, reported on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

07:27Germany’s public broadcaster announced Tuesday night that it is considering filing a lawsuit against a prominent journalist who posed as a Russia expert and is suspected of funding an oligarch close to Vladimir Putin, AFP reported.

05:43Some of the petroleum products purchased by the US Department of Defense through suppliers in Greece and Turkey may have been of Russian origin, despite Western sanctions, according to an investigation by The Washington Post (WP) published on Tuesday.

A brief summary of recent events:

  • In his address on Tuesday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyi told Ukrainians that the military is heroically resisting Russia’s offensive in the east and defending Avdiyivka, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.
  • Russia is ramping up its use of kamikaze drones as it pushes eastward
  • In Moscow, they believe that pro-Russian options are strengthening in the Republic of Moldova after the local elections
  • The Russian Minister of Resources visited North Korea amid new missile developments
  • Russia is tightening conditions for the press in next year’s presidential elections. Limited access for independent and foreign journalists
  • Russia: six years in prison for defacing posters depicting war heroes
  • Almost all Ukrainian literature was “liquidated” in the territories occupied by the Russians
  • Germany wants to double the budget allocated for military aid to Ukraine next year
  • Ukraine says it has not made progress in negotiations with Poland regarding the drivers’ protests at the border

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