– The occupiers have committed new and obvious war crimes. They fired at peaceful cities and civilian infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message on Tuesday evening. “The number of missiles used by Russia against Ukraine already exceeds 900,” he stressed.
– The occupiers have also committed new and obvious war crimes. They shelled peaceful cities and civilian infrastructure. The number of missiles used by Russia against Ukraine already exceeds 900, the head of state said.
Zelensky recalled that on Monday two journalists, Ukrainian Alexandra Kuvshinova and Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakszewski, were killed as a result of artillery shelling by Russian troops, and that Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hill was seriously injured. – And this is another good reason for tightening Western sanctions against the Russian Federation. Strengthen them until the Russian state stops the war, Zelensky said.
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 9 Russian officers of the high command of the armed forces have died, according to the Ukrainian Center for Counteracting Disinformation, cited by Ukrinform. Among the killed officers, among others, are three generals of the division: Magomed Tushaev, Vitaly Gerasimov and Andrey Kolesnikov.
Meeting of heads of government in Kyiv
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, along with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, met on Tuesday in Kyiv with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of this country Denis Shmyhal. At a press conference after the meeting, the Prime Minister of Ukraine said that the visit of the heads of government to Kyiv was “a very bold step of his true friends.”
Shmyhal thanked for the visit and support. – Today’s visit of Mr. Morawiecki, Jansha and Kaczynski will forever be inscribed in the history books of Ukraine, as well as in the history of Europe, – said the politician. He acknowledged that the plan and details of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union should be discussed at the meeting. “We are grateful for the closing of the sky for Russian aircraft and ask you to close the sky over Ukraine,” Shmygal said.