Ukraine: "US, EU, UK meetings on armistice, focus on Italy plan". Moscow dismisses General Dvornikov from commanding the war

US officials have met regularly in recent weeks with their European and British colleagues to discuss a possible framework for a ceasefire and a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine. Among the topics under discussion Italy’s four-point plan Last month. CNN reported this, citing various sources familiar with the talks. Kyiv is not directly involved, though the US has committed not to decide “anything about Ukraine without Ukraine”.

A “French volunteer” was killed in the fighting in Ukraine. Two Reuters journalists were injured and their driver killed in a raid near Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine’s Lugansk region. The injured are photographer Alexander Armushenko and photographer Pavel Klimov. The two sustained minor injuries when they came under fire while traveling along the Russian-controlled road between Sievierodonetsk and the city of Rubizhne, the agency wrote. He explained in a statement carried by the BBC, that the journalists “were in a car provided by pro-Russian separatists and was driven by a person appointed by them, and the driver was killed.”

The dead Frenchman was a “combatant who left as a volunteer”. According to Europe 1 radio, the man, whose identity was not revealed, was “mortally wounded by artillery fire” in the northeastern Kharkiv region. The young man, according to the radio, “joined the Ukrainian International Defense Corps and participated in the fight against the Russian army.”

General Alexander Dvornikov no longer leads the Russian military operation in Ukraine. This was stated by the Conflict Intelligence Team, a Russian investigative non-governmental organization. He was replaced by General Gennady Zhidko, former commander of the Eastern Military District and Moscow’s Deputy Defense Minister for Political Affairs. As noted by analyst Ruslan Leviev, the removal can be linked to a “rotation process” of the senior operational management of the armed forces, “similar to the one seen in Syria”, given that it does not appear at the moment to be the result of an administration considered disappointing.

new penalties
65 Russian personalities and 18 entities were affected by the sixth anti-Russian sanctions package. Among the characters are Alina Kabaeva, a companion of Vladimir Putin, General Mikhail Mezintsev, known as the “Butcher of Mariupol” and Colonel Azatbek Omorbekov, known as the “Butcher of Bucha”.

Among the new sanctions imposed by the European Union, there is also the wife and children of Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Vladimir Putin, as well as Arkady Voloz, founder and CEO of Yandex, the Russian IT giant. It can be read in the relevant document published by the European Council.

wheat crisis
Russia is ready to offer the ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk to cancel the ban on grain exports in Ukraine. This was announced by Vladimir Putin, Interfax reports.

“Victory will be ours.” This is what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saidOn the 100th day of the Russian invasion of the country. The president posted a short video on Instagram. In the video, which is 36 seconds long, the Ukrainian president stands in front of the presidential administration building in Kyiv alongside Prime Minister Denis Shmyal and Presidential Adviser Mikhailo Podolak.

Ukraine and Zelensky: Victory will be ours

Instead, UN says war in Ukraine ‘will have no winners’. Rather, over the course of 100 days, we have witnessed what is lost: lives, homes, jobs and prospects,” Amin Awad, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine, said in a statement.

“The United States has assured to varying degrees that the state-of-the-art HIMARS multiple rocket launchers will be dispatched to our country. These weapons will help save our lives and protect our land. I am grateful to President Biden, all our American friends and all our people. The United States for their support.” He added, “Today we got a new defense aid package from Sweden. We are working to take the supply of modern combat systems to a much higher level.”

Ukraine, 100 days of war in pictures

“Our country has not excluded itself from international contacts and we are ready to talk.” So, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev In an interview with Al Jazeera, picked up by Interfax. Medvedev says Russia is ready “to have a dialogue on any issue, but it must be based on respect”, must “take into account Russian sovereignty and concerns” and “seek to provide indivisible security.”

“Frankly, I do not see any point in discussing this issue, not even in theory,” a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Maria Zakharova, which was taken up by the Russian RIA Novosti Agency, talks about a possible meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. “Now, I will not think about it without facts,” Zakharova said, adding that Moscow is grateful to those who present themselves as mediators. The Russian army invaded Ukraine on February 24, sparking a war in which many people were killed, including many civilians.

from the cities

Russian forces fighting in the Popasna region (east) have lost at least 50% of their capabilities, including men, weapons and equipment: the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyiv reported on Facebook, according to reports from the Ukrinform agency.

The Russians caused a critical situation in the operation of the nuclear power plant Zaporizhia Because of the lack of spare parts after they left the factory at the end of the occupation. According to Ukrinform, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on Telegram supports this. According to intelligence, a bullet fired by the Russians during the occupation of the station exploded near one of the electrical units causing an oil leak. The damage was fixed, but the staff had to fill the circuit with used oil.

Russian warships hiding behind civilian ships in the Black Sea near the occupied city of Sevastopol: the Ukrainian Navy announced this on Facebook, according to reports from the Ukrinform agency.