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Day 118 of the Ukraine War: According to Ukrainian sources, Russian troops in the heavily contested city of Sievjerodonetsk have penetrated the industrial area, where their own military only controls the Azot chemical plant. Surrounding towns are also under constant fire, said Governor Serhij Hajdaj.
In the east of the country, according to Ukrainian authorities, three civilians were killed and two others injured by Russian shelling in the Donetsk region and in Kharkiv. One civilian was reportedly killed and another injured in the Sumy region. The information was not independently verified.
6.55 a.m .: Kremlin spokesman Peskov – “Will never trust the West again”
Four months after the attack on Ukraine, Russia has described relations with the West as long-term damaged. “Yes, it will be a long crisis,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in an interview with US television channel MSNBC that was broadcast on Tuesday night. “We will never trust the West again.” Since the beginning of its war against Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly raised accusations against Western states – for example because of military support for the country under attack.
2.31 a.m .: Russian journalist Muratov auctions Nobel Prize medal for $ 103.5 million
Russian journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov has auctioned off his Nobel Prize medal for $103.5 million (98.4 million euros). The proceeds from the auction on Monday (local time) in New York are intended to benefit refugee Ukrainian children.
A previously anonymous bidder secured the award for the medal by telephone. According to the auction house Heritage Auctions, the proceeds of the auction will go to the aid program for refugee Ukrainian children of the UN children’s fund UNICEF. Muratov is the editor-in-chief of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. At the end of March, she had to stop appearing after being repeatedly warned by the authorities for her reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year together with the Filipino journalist Maria Ressa for his services to freedom of expression.
1:29 am: Report – German-Slovak ring exchange for tank delivery to Ukraine delayed
According to a report by the “Business Insider” portal, a German-Slovak ring exchange for arms deliveries to Ukraine, which has been planned for two months, has been delayed because Berlin is not offering enough tanks. According to the exchange, Slovakia would deliver 30 Soviet-made 7-72 main battle tanks to Ukraine – and in return receive more modern German tanks as replacements.
According to “Business Insider”, Bratislava rejected the exchange last week because Germany offered 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks. From Slovakia’s point of view, this is too small a replacement for the 30 T-72 tanks to be delivered to Ukraine. According to the report, a spokeswoman for Slovakia’s defense ministry said 15 Leopard main battle tanks “could not be a solution for us as we need 30 main battle tanks for a tank battalion”.
0.57 a.m .: Hollywood star Ben Stiller pays a solidarity visit to Ukrainian President Selenskyj
Hollywood star Ben Stiller paid a solidarity visit to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his role as UN Special Envoy. “It is a great honor for me, you are my hero,” said Stiller Zelenskyj in the Ukrainian capital on Monday. The US actor Stiller visited Zelenskyj on the occasion of World Refugee Day. Zelenskyy’s presidential office published pictures of the meeting. Stiller had previously visited the Kiev suburb of Irpin, where fierce fighting was taking place at the beginning of the Russian war of aggression. “I feel that what’s happening here is difficult to understand if you weren’t there,” the 56-year-old told the President. It’s “something different” to see it on the spot and talk to people about it.
Zelenskyy thanked Stiller in English for his visit and told him it was “very important” to keep reminding people of what is happening in Ukraine. Stiller and Selenskyj also exchanged views on their respective acting careers. Zelenskyy was best known in Ukraine before his election as president in 2019 for his role in the satirical TV series “Servant of the People”, in which he played a school teacher who unexpectedly becomes president.
12:36 am: Governor: Russian troops in the industrial zone of Sieverodonetsk
According to Ukrainian sources, Russian troops have advanced into the industrial area of the heavily contested city of Sievjerodonetsk. Fighting is already going on there, wrote the governor of the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, Serhiy Hajdaj, on his Telegram channel on Monday evening. Ukrainian troops therefore only control the territory of the Azot chemical plant. Surrounding towns are also under constant fire.
In the war against Ukraine, Russian troops have been concentrating for some time on capturing the Sievarodonetsk administrative center in Luhansk. On Monday morning, Ukrainian authorities admitted the loss of the village of Metjolkine, south-east of the city.
According to Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Wereshchuk, around 300 civilians were still staying at the Azot chemical plant. However, the situation is constantly changing, she said on Monday, according to the Ukrainian agency Ukrinform. Should the civilians seeking protection there express their wish to be evacuated, an attempt will be made to set up an escape corridor, according to Wereshchuk. On Saturday, Governor Hajdaj said the civilians did not want to be evacuated but were in constant contact. According to the Russian agency Interfax, around 20 Ukrainian civilians were able to leave the chemical plant on Monday.
0.30 a.m .: Selenskyj sees Ukraine as part of the European value space
Shortly before the decision on the country’s EU candidate status, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated that he believes Ukraine already belongs to Europe. The country attacked by Russia proves every day that it is already part of a united European space of values, Zelenskyj said in his video speech at night. The European Commission recommended on Friday that Ukraine and Moldova should be nominated as candidates for accession to the European Union. The heads of state and government of the 27 EU countries must now make the decision at their summit on Thursday.
Source: Stern
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