The Russo-Ukrainian War at a Glance: What We Know on Day 341 of the Invasion | Russia

The Russian bombardment of residential areas in the city of Kherson, southern Ukraine, left at least three dead and ten wounded. said the local authorities. The Kherson regional military administration said on its Telegram channel that Russian forces had targeted a hospital, school, bus station, post office, bank and residential buildings in Sunday’s strike.

A missile hit an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing one person and wounding three others, according to the region’s governor. Ole Sinyhopov said the missile hit the city center on Sunday and the body of an elderly woman was pulled from the rubble. He said that 15 residents of the building were evacuated immediately after the explosion, and temporary housing will be provided for them.

Both the Ukrainian military and Russia’s private military group, Wagner, claim to control the Blahodatny district in eastern Donetsk region. The Ukrainian military reported that “Ukrainian Defense Forces units repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of… Blahodatny… in the Donetsk region,” adding that its forces had also repelled attacks in 13 other settlements in the Donetsk region. Wagner, which has been designated a transnational criminal organization by the United States, said on the Telegram messaging app on Saturday that its units had taken control of Blahodatne.

Leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Dennis Pushlinhe said that pro-Russian forces continue to make progress in Foldar.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has indicated that Turkey may agree to Finland joining NATO without Sweden, amid rising tensions with Stockholm. “We may be sending Finland a different message [on their Nato application] Sweden will be shocked when they see our letter. “Finland should not make the same mistake that Sweden made,” Erdogan said in a televised speech broadcast on Sunday. Sweden and Finland last year applied to join NATO and need approval from all member states to join. Turkey and Hungary hold out.

Volodymyr Zelensky has stepped up his campaign to keep Russian athletes out of the 2024 Paris Games. The Ukrainian president said he had sent a message to Emmanuel Macron, and that allowing Russia to compete would be to show that “terrorism is acceptable to some extent”.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba He added to the pressure on Monday, saying, “Russia won 71 medals at the Tokyo Olympics. 45 of them were won by athletes who are also members of the Central Sports Club of the Russian Army. An army that commits atrocities, murders, rapes and pillages. This is who the ignorant International Olympic Committee wants to put under the white flag.” to allow competition.

The Kremlin said on Monday that former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was lying when he said Putin threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. Ukraine. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that what Johnson said was not true, or “more precisely, a lie”. Johnson, who has He was repeatedly accused of dishonesty during his political careerHe was speaking to the BBC for a documentary, and He said that the Russian president threatened him with a missile strike This would “take only a minute”.

authorities in Slovenia Today, Monday, local media reported that two alleged Russian spies used an agency dealing in real estate and antiques as a front for their activities.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov He said that it cannot be ruled out that Poland and the Baltic states may completely break off diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation. Describing them as countries where “a frenzied campaign against Russia has been unfolding for a long time,” he said, “We do not support the severing of diplomatic relations. Even in the most difficult situations, it is necessary to maintain channels of dialogue and resolve issues of our citizens and fellow citizens. If this happens, responsibility for this step and its consequences lies “It will fall entirely on the leadership of these countries. We are determined to vigorously defend our national interests, and opponents must understand that their actions will have far-reaching consequences.”

ukrainian prime minister, Dennis SchmihalHe told Politico that he wants the country to join the European Union within two years.

Vyacheslav Gladkovgovernor Belgorod area in RussiaHe said that the bombing Bezliudovka From Ukraine two people were injured.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had urged South Korea To increase military support to Ukraine, suggesting that it reconsider its policy of not exporting weapons to the conflicting countries.

Vladimir Putin was open to contacts with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Although no phone call is scheduledA Kremlin spokesman told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency. “I will talk to Putin again – because it is necessary to talk,” Schultz told the Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel.

Kyiv and its Western allies are engaged in “fast-track” talks on the possibility of supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles and military aircraft.said a senior aide to the Ukrainian president. Mykhailo Podolyak said Ukraine’s supporters in the West “understand how the war is developing” and the need to supply aircraft capable of providing cover for the armored vehicles pledged by the United States and Germany.

US military officials are reportedly urging the Pentagon to supply the F-16s to Ukraine Therefore, it is more capable of defending itself than Russian missiles and drones.

Schultz confirmed on Sunday that Germany would not send fighter jets. “I can only advise against getting into a constant bidding war when it comes to weapon systems,” Schultz said in an interview with Tagesspiegel. So, once you make a decision [on tanks] It was conducted, and the next debate will begin in Germany, and this does not look serious and undermines citizens’ confidence in government decisions.

Ukraine imposed sanctions on 182 Russian and Belarusian companies and three individuals, in the latest in a series of moves to block Moscow-Minsk contacts with Ukraine. The sanctioned companies are mainly engaged in cargo transportation, vehicle rental and chemical production, according to the list published by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.