Ukraine-Russia War LIVE Updates: Continuing its counter-offensive drive despite the deadly missile strikes by Russia, Kyiv said it has recaptured five settlements in the key southern region of Kherson. Meanwhile, Russia has detained eight suspects over the Crimea bridge blasts, according to local agencies, AFP said. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday called for wealthy Western .
We will address how to ramp up support for Ukraine and the top priority will be more air defence for Ukraine,” said NATO chief Jens Stoltenbergoland said on Wednesday that the leak in one of the Druzhba pipelines bringing oil from Russia to Europe, which hit supplies to Germany, was most likely caused by an accident.
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The discovery of the leak in the main route carrying oil to Germany comes as Europe faces a severe energy crisis in the aftermath of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine which has cut supplies of gas in a continuing stand-off.Here we can talk about accidental damage,” Poland’s top official in charge of energy infrastructure Mateusz Berger told Reuters by telephone when asked about the possibility of sabotage.
The Kremlin on Wednesday said that comments yesterday by NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg could be considered confirmation that NATO is fighting on Ukraine’s side in Kyiv’s conflict with Russia.On Tuesday, Stoltenberg said that a Russian victory in Ukraine would be “a defeat for us all,” as per a Reuters report.
Ukraine’s state nuclear energy company Energoatom on Wednesday accused Russia of not allowing the company’s convoy of vehicles carrying diesel fuel to access the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after it lost power as per reports.
Statements made this week by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have reignited fears that his army could join Russian forces in the war, but the authoritarian leader appears reluctant to lend his troops to the effort, despite perceived pressure from Moscow, as per Reuters.
Russia has already used Belarus, its longtime and dependent ally, as a staging ground to send troops and missiles into Ukraine. Analysts say if Belarus’ small and inexperienced military gets involved, the additional troops could help Moscow cut off some key transportation corridors, but likely wouldn’t significantly boost Russian President Vladimir Putin’s capabilities on the battlefield.
