Russia-Ukraine war, live: Russia accuses Ukraine of planning to attack gas facility with military drone

Here’s what you need to know about the Russian invasion of Ukraine today

President of Belarus, Alexander LukashenkoRussia’s ally Beijing said todayIt supports China’s proposals to find a way out of the conflict in Ukraine. “We are seriously struggling with plans for peace”In the meeting with the Chinese President, the official said, Xi Jinping.

“Today’s meeting takes place at a very difficult time that calls for new and extraordinary proposals and responsible political decisions. They should aim above all to avoid a global conflict with no winners,” Lukashenko added, as quoted by the Belarusian presidential news service.

Last Friday, one year after the start of the Russian offensive against Ukraine, Beijing released a twelve-point plan, including a call for Moscow and Kiev to start peace talks.. However, China’s mediating role is being questioned by Western countries that are critical of its relations with Russia.

From Kew, Ukrainian officials say they have successfully weathered “(Vladimir) Putin’s terrible winter”.. Dmytro KulebaThe foreign minister in Volodymyr Zelensky’s cabinet insisted it was the fifth defeat for the Russian president.

“We have passed through the harshest winter in our history. We were dark and cold, but we were indomitable,” Kuleba said in a message through his Facebook account. “EU Wins Despite Moscow’s Actions, They Don’t Freeze Without Russian Gas”he added.

Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Hanna Malyar announced this Reinforcements were sent to Bagmuth as Russian troops advanced. “The front of that city continues to be the most active part of the war,” the official stressed, so “Olexandr Chirsky, commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, decided to move additional units there”.

In news broadcasts of Ukrainian television and news broadcast by local agencies, Malyar explained. “The situation in Pakmut is complex and tense.”. “The Russian occupation forces concentrated their main efforts there. They want to try to completely capture the Donetsk region” and, in particular, Bagmuth, a strategic point to create a corridor in the east for the movement of troops and ammunition.

A military drone attempted to attack Gas installation in the Moscow regionAccording to a senior Russian official, photos of the wreckage suggested it was made by Ukraine, marking a rare attack attempt hundreds of miles behind Russian borders.

The alleged assault is one of them Several reports of successful attacks or attempted attacks by UAVs (UAV) in at least four regions of Russia.

Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov confirmed that the UAV had crashed in the city of Kubastovo, near the capital, and that it appeared to be targeting a “civilian infrastructure site”.

President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, Received this Tuesday in Caracas Nikolai Patruchev, the secretary of the Russian Security Council, is an important ally of the Venezuelan president. “We had a pleasant visit from Nikolai Patrushev at the Miraflores Palace,” Maduro wrote. Twitter.

“We review the various levels of cooperation our countries maintain in support of shared development“, he added.

There were no details on his agenda in the country, except that his visit would “help hold a meeting between Security Council of the Russian Federation And heSecretariat of the Security Council of the Nation of VenezuelaIt seeks to consolidate contracts in different strategic areas,” a statement said.

Patrushev visited Venezuela in 2013 to discuss security and military cooperation issues., text specified. Russia has been a key ally of Venezuela since the time of the late former president. Hugo Chavez And continued with the current president, who is protected by this relationship and managed to avoid international sanctions against him.

Maduro has also expressed support for Russia during its invasion of Ukraine, which has led to international rejection of President Vladimir Putin. The two countries have signed energy and military deals, but the Caribbean nation expects thousands of Russians to visit each year.

As reported by the English media Guardian, The US does not see Russia making significant territorial gains in Ukraine anytime soon.

This was stated by the US Deputy Secretary of Defense. Collin’s leg. The army described the front lines as “hard work” at a House of Representatives hearing.

“I don’t think there’s anything to suggest that the Russians can sweep Ukraine and make significant territorial gains anytime in the next year or so.said the official.

As informed by the information in the portal Kyiv Independent, Russia’s last bombing in the city Kubiansk A civilian was killed. A Russian attack on the aforementioned city in Kharkiv province at 10:30 am on February 28 killed a 63-year-old man.

so what Office of the Attorney General, Russian shelling also damaged residential buildings, a kindergarten and a park.

In the past few hours, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has shared weekly figures on the number of neutralized Russian weapons and the number of casualties among the Kremlin’s military. Data provided by the Ministry of Defense indicates this 149,240 soldiers died in Ukraine Since the invasion began in February 2022.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he met with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan in Kiev, and he insisted that Russian crimes in Ukraine should not go unnoticed and that those responsible should face legal consequences. Independence of Kiev.

“We have heard from you signals of your support and importance of justice. Hearing this is important for us because it means we are not alone in our desire to achieve justice for Ukraine,” Zelensky said.

Zelensky said Ukraine was ready to help the ICC establish a prosecutor’s office in the country to investigate Russian war crimes, according to the press release.

The sirens sounded in Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad regions and Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region, the ANSA news site reported.

said Dmytro Lunin, head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration telegram A Russian pilotless plane was shot down in the Poltava region.

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