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The Kremlin says Western support for Ukraine prevents Russia from launching a “rapid” offensive

Military and information assistance provided by Western nations Ukraine Russia is blocking its offensive quickly, the Kremlin said on Thursday, although it promised it would meet all its objectives.

“The United States, the United Kingdom and NATO have been sharing information with the Ukrainian armed forces on a regular basis. , Dmitry Peskov.

The Vatican lamented the UN “shutdown” and called for an end to the “emergency” war in Ukraine.

The Vatican lamented the “paralysis” of some key areas of the UN and called for an “urgent” end to the war in Ukraine, which was seen as “the result of years of broken international relations.”

“The member states of the United Nations must respect the spirit of the UN Charter, at least not repeat the mistakes made during the two world wars of the 20th century,” said Francesca de, Under-Secretary-General for International Organizations. Giovanni, in a statement to the official Vatican press.

According to de Giovanni, internationally, “the charter should not be interpreted in the light of a very attractive political position, but in the light of what has happened, the biggest problem lies in understanding it and sticking to the consequences in firm terms.” Purposes.

Ukraine claims military advances in the south and says it has repulsed Russian attacks in the east

Ukraine’s Armed Forces (FFAA) have confirmed today that they have advanced on the borders of the two southern provinces and have repulsed several Russian attacks in the eastern part of the Donbass, which Russia wants to launch with a new offensive.

However, Russian shelling in several Donbass cities killed at least five people and injured more than 20, damaging dozens of homes and a school, local officials said.

In its daily morning update, civil servants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that the Russian army had “lost control of many settlements on the border of the Mikholev and Kersen regions.”

Ukrainian forces have repulsed 11 attacks in the Donetsk and Lukansk provinces, both of which will create Donbass, civil servants said in a statement.

More than 300 civilians were evacuated from Mariupol and neighboring cities in southern Ukraine

More than 300 civilians were evacuated from the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol and four other Russian-controlled or under attack areas and relocated to areas under Ukrainian control, in a second successful operation, the UN said.

Osnad Lubrani, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, said in a statement last night that many of the civilians evacuated from Mariupol, Manhush, Berdyansk, Tokmak and Vasilyevka yesterday had left “without any clothing other than what they were wearing”.

He further added that people in the city of Saporisia, 230 kilometers northwest of Mariupol, were receiving humanitarian assistance and “much-needed psychological support”, according to Europa Press.