It is day 369 of the war in Ukraine. Follow the latest news about the war and all its aftermath in this live blog.
This was the state of things on Sunday 26 February
Kiev: The front line has not changed despite the Russian attacks
19:40 | The front lines in eastern Ukraine have not changed, according to the Ukrainian General Staff. Although Russian troops carried out attacks at several points with artillery and air support, they were unable to force a breakthrough. This was stated in the daily overview of the war that was released on Sunday evening. As at the beginning of the week, the heaviest fighting took place near Bachmoet, Kupyansk and Avdiivka.
The center of gravity of the war is still around Bachmut, which is under siege with might and main. The Russians are assured of the help of trained mercenaries from the Wagner group. A series of Russian attacks on small suburbs have been repulsed, according to the Ukrainian army command. Mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that his men had taken the village of Jahidne and were now less than 2 kilometers from the center of Bachmut.
Like China eventually decides to provide Russia with military support, this will have serious consequences, according to White House security adviser Jake Sullivan. Reuters reports.
Belarus he said he has more than 1.5 million potential soldiers at his disposal, outside of the usual armed forces. Reuters reports it on the basis of statements by a senior Belarusian military man.
Algeria it will reopen its embassy in Kiev after a year, reports the Algerian foreign ministry. The embassy was closed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Farmers who grow crops such as wheat or vegetables may soon have a windfall. Fertilizer prices have fallen sharply over the past week and are lower than before the start of the war in Ukraine. The Russian invasion of the country has sent fertilizer prices skyrocketing, causing concerns about the international food supply.
Where mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin yesterday claimed that the Wagner group had captured the village of Jahidne near Bachmut, the Ukrainian military reports that this is not true.
According to the deputy head of the Ukrainian military intelligence, Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine is preparing for a spring offensive, in which an attempt will be made to recapture all territory that the Russians have captured. “Our troops will not stop until our borders are the same as they were in 1991,” Skibitsky told a German newspaper.
Russia it must consider NATO’s nuclear capabilities as the US-led alliance seeks to liquidate Russia, President Vladimir Putin said in a speech to the Federation Council on Sunday. He said that the West is indirectly complicit in the crimes committed by the Kiev regime.
The West is determined to dismember Russia in order to dominate it, the Russian president said. He speaks in an almost annual address to the council, which is Russia’s upper house.
Finance ministers of the world’s largest economies strongly condemned Moscow’s actions in the Ukraine war at the G20 summit in Bangalore, India. The countries – with the exception of China and Russia – have signed a joint statement condemning the Russians.
The US intelligence agency CIA he is sure that China is considering supplying weapons to Russia. However, a final decision has not yet been made, CIA Director Bill Burns said in an interview with CBS News. By disclosing this information, the US government wants to influence the Chinese decision. “That would be a very risky and reckless gamble,” Burns said of possible Chinese arms shipments.
Russian President Vladimir Putin acts like Adolf Hitler on the eve of WWII. The warning was given by the new Czech president Petr Pavel on Saturday evening at the end of a rally in support of Ukraine. Thousands of Czechs had come to the demonstration in Prague.
Volodymyr Zelensky On Saturday evening, he hailed the European Union’s tenth package of sanctions against aggressor Russia as an important step. “It is powerful, against the military industry and the financial sector of the state of terror and against the propagandists who have drowned Russian society in lies and who are trying to spread their lies all over the world,” the Ukrainian president said in his daily video message.
Source: BNR
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