Wednesday marks the 658th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine. US intelligence released data on Russian casualties on Tuesday. They show that Vladimir Putin’s army has already lost 315,000 men. Players. According to the Politico website, the classification of this data on the day of the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the United States is not a coincidence. It was intended to bolster President Joe Biden’s administration’s efforts to push Congress to approve a more than $61 billion package of aid-related spending for Ukraine. Unfortunately, Zelensky’s meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson came to nothing. – I told President Zelensky that we stand with Ukraine in the face of Russia’s brutal aggression, Johnson said. However, he emphasized that the security of the US border is a priority and that a clear victory strategy must be presented before Congress passes additional measures for Ukraine. Follow Virtualna Polska’s live coverage.
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The SBU has not released the deputy’s name, but reports that he was previously deputy mayor of Korosteshov. The criminal group he is a member of is one of the most dangerous in the Zytomyr region.
The criminals demanded money from the victims under various pretexts and if they refused to pay, they kidnapped them and locked them in specially prepared torture chambers. The arrested councilor and his gang took the ransom, which the families of the victims had to bring to the city council building. So far, law enforcement officials have visited 30 families affected by gangsters. The deputy warned the victims that it was pointless to report to the police, citing his connections in various companies.
One of the dead was a soldier. The accused threatened to torture and kill his pregnant wife if he did not pay a ransom of PLN 190,000. Hryvnia (approx. PLN 20,000 – PAP).
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a deputy to the Khorosteshov city council in Zhytomyr Oblast, located in northern Ukraine. He belongs to a gang that kidnaps people and extorts money from them through torture, the SBU said on its website.
Anti-aircraft alert in Donetsk region.
“Russia’s political leaders are responsible for the safety and health of anti-Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a penal colony. They will be held accountable,” EU diplomatic chief Joseph Borrell wrote on Platform X.
“The EU reiterates its call for his immediate and unconditional release from his politically motivated imprisonment,” he added.
“The Russians are attacking critical infrastructure. We know where they are attacking,” Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president’s office, wrote on his Telegram channel.
Record from Kiev. More photos of the aftermath of the night attack by the Russians.
Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president’s office, said that “the Russians may have hit Kiev with 48H6 missiles from the S-400 system.”
35 houses in the Dnipro district (Left Bank of Kiev – editor’s note) were left without electricity. Power lines were damaged by shrapnel from Russian missiles. Ukrainian services are working to eliminate the consequences of failure. It was initially announced that the work would last till 2:00 pm.
More photos of the destruction in Kiev.
US President Joe Biden said that “Ukraine will become a member of NATO in the near future.”
– We want Ukraine to win the war – Joe Biden assured during a joint speech with Volodymyr Zelensky. The US president told his Ukrainian counterpart “not to lose hope for victory” and declared that the US would support Ukraine “as far as possible”.
Ukrainian journalist Andriy Capliyenko published a recording online that recorded the sounds of explosions during the Russian attack on Kiev.
Consequences of the Russian offensive in the Odesa region.
Last day, Putin’s bodyguards kicked out 850 of his soldiers. Ukrainians destroyed 18 Russian tanks, 3 artillery systems and 10 drones.
Ukraine’s State Service for Emergency Situations has published photos online documenting the aftermath of the attack on Kiev.
Kyiv mayor gives new information on casualties in Russian attack on Ukraine’s capital A total of 53 people were injured. 20 people including 2 children have been hospitalized. In turn, Vitali Klitschko said that 33 people were given medical assistance on site.
As a result of the night attack on Kiev, 51 people were injured – UNIAN agency reported.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US Vice President Kamala Harris.
In the last 24 hours, Ukrainians have destroyed 10 Russian drones and 10 ballistic missiles.
Current map of anti-aircraft warnings in Ukraine.
