With a new round of violent attacks, mainly on their energy infrastructure Ukrainian replied to Russia on the presidential tour Vladimir Zelensky in London, Paris and Brussels, whose main task was to equip their country with long-range fighters and strike missiles.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched strikes on its territory Kyivfrom Kharkiv And her Zaporozhye Cruise and S-300 missiles, as well as Shahed drones. Of the 71 Russian missiles launched, 61 were destroyed, according to Kiev, but the rest, as well as drones that crashed into their targets carrying explosives, caused massive destruction and power outages that affected much of the country’s power supply. European Council President Charles Michel spoke of the systematic destruction of political infrastructure, which he called a war crime.

For his part, a senior adviser to the Ukrainian president urged the West to overcome its hesitation and reinforce his country with the missiles and bombers it needs after yesterday’s “massive” attack. “Russia has been hitting Ukrainian cities all night and morning. Enough talk and political hesitation. Only quick solutions: long-range missiles and fighter jets,” Mykhaylo Podoliak wrote.

At the same time, there was an escalation of Russian military operations in several sectors of the eastern front, and primarily in the city of Bakhmut, which Russian troops are going to encircle. Speaking on state television, the Ukrainian governor of the Donetsk region, Pavel Krylenko, calculated that the long-awaited major Russian offensive aimed at capturing all of Donetsk, as well as neighboring Luhansk region, had already begun.

The Moldovan prime minister resigned after protests over accuracy and a pro-Russian backlash.

The Ukrainian government believes that the Russian generals will do everything possible to bring Vladimir Putin tangible success, which will partly compensate for the setbacks of recent months in Kharkiv and Kherson, ahead of the end of the year since the start of the Russian war on February 24. invasion. Three days earlier, on Feb. 21, the Russian president will deliver his traditional annual State of the Union address to both houses of parliament – the equivalent of US presidents addressing the nation – and his recent military success, which would be extremely beneficial to him. by impressions.

In a video message yesterday, Volodymyr Zelensky condemned that several Russian missiles arrived in Ukraine after they violated the airspace of Moldova, as well as Romania, a NATO member. “These missiles are a challenge to NATO and its collective security. It is terrorism that must and can be stopped,” the President of Ukraine said.

However, Romania did not confirm his version. A Russian missile, likely a Cruise missile, launched from a ship in the Black Sea off Crimea, passed through Moldovan airspace before hitting Ukraine, but did not cross Romanian skies, the Romanian Defense Ministry said. Its closest distance from Romanian airspace, according to an official statement, was about 35 kilometers.

Shortly thereafter, pro-Western Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita announced that her government was stepping down after 18 months in power, during which it was tested by anti-government protests and bitter rivalry from the pro-Russian bloc. President Maya Sandhu, who last year managed to get her country accepted as a candidate for EU membership, accepted the resignation of the prime minister.