The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports further fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Russian forces fired four rockets, including two at civilian targets in the Donetsk region city of Kramatorsk, west of the fighting hotspots near the cities of Bakhmut and Avdiivka. In addition, the Russian armed forces had flown 13 airstrikes and launched 23 multiple rocket launcher attacks. Archyde.com might not independently verify this.
EU condemns forced relocation of children
According to a media report, the European Union has strongly condemned the ongoing forced resettlement of children from Ukraine by Russian troops and called for their speedy release. “Reports of the forced relocation of children to Russia are deeply disturbing. The EU condemns these acts in the strongest possible terms,” EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell told the “Welt” according to a preliminary report.
The relocations of children violated international law. “The rights and dignity of all children must be respected and preserved at all times,” Borrell told the newspaper. In the last sanctions package in December 2022, the EU imposed punitive measures on those responsible for the deportations.