Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been going on for 553 days. The Russian occupiers are withdrawing after the Ukrainian army has broken through the line of defense in the Zaporizhia region, said Natalia Humeniuk, spokeswoman for the South Operational Command. She announced that “the direct advance of the Ukrainian troops continues.” Here are the highlights of the last hours.
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> On Wednesday night, Ukrainian drones attacked the Pskov airport, 700 km away UkraineAs a result of the attack, four IL-76 military transport planes were damaged, the independent Russian portal Meduza reported.
> Russian the occupiers retreat after the Ukrainian army broke the defense line in the Zaporizhia region, Natalia Humeniuk, spokeswoman for the South Operational Command said. She announced that “the direct advance of the Ukrainian troops continues.”
> The Kremlin has a long history of killing political opponents. It is clear what happened here, said White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday, referring to the death of the head of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Destroyed Russian tank in the Zaporizhia region Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images
> In the south of Russia Federal Security Service helicopter crashed. Three people died in the crash, Ukrainian media reported on Tuesday, citing Russian authorities. The cause of the accident was said to be engine failure.
> Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky tweeted Tuesday evening thanks to the United States for a new military aid package. The US Secretary of State announced a new tranche of aid worth USD 250 million earlier that day Anthony Blinken.
> Ukrainians do not count on that the war in their country will end soon – results from poll Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. More than 40 percent of respondents believe that the armed invasion will continue for more than a year. Most Ukrainians believe that their country will only win when it returns to its 1991 borders.
> Ukrainian military intelligence reported on meeting in the Kremlin and new government action Russiawhich “approved the subject of the next stage of the information war against Ukraine”. The propaganda is to focus on narratives discrediting Kiev.
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