Ukraine. The most important events of the last hours

> New decisions are already on the desk, said the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, announcing further military aid packages that Kiev is working on with Western partners. The Ukrainian leader also announced that the government was preparing programs for the post-war reconstruction of the country “in a new security format”.

> shot down The launch of the first Russian supersonic missile Kinzhal is the maximum blow to the image of the Kremlin, assessed the Ukrainian military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko. According to the analyst, it is also “a great advertisement for American Patriot anti-missile systems.”

> In the Zaporizhia region, under the pretext of evacuating the civilian population, the Russians are transporting looted property from the frontline towns, informs the general staff of the Ukrainian army.

> Arman Soldin, 32-year-old Agence France-Presse journalist died in a rocket attack near Bakhmut Ukraine.

> As part of the “evacuation” announced a few days ago, the Russian occupiers they are going to take away 3.1 thousand inhabitants of the city of Enerhodar in southern Ukraine, including 2.7 thousand. employees of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant. Such actions will further aggravate the already very dangerous situation of this facility, warned the Ukrainian company Enerhoatom.

> Attorney General USA Merrick Garland on Wednesday approved the transfer of confiscated assets of a Russian oligarch for the reconstruction of Ukraine, Reuters reported. Funds amounting to $5.4 million come from the account of Konstantin Malofeev, who was found guilty of violating sanctions.

> Russia succeeded by the end of 2022 turn to war its arms industry. In fact, the entire economy has been reformatting for the needs of a long-term war, assessed the Ukrainian analyst Valentyn Badrak, who is the head of the Center for Research of the Army, its Changes and Disarmament, in an interview with the Ukrinform agency.