Russian President Vladimir Putin signs law annexing four Ukrainian regions. Meanwhile, according to Zelensky, the Ukrainian army is advancing “quickly and forcefully.” This is also shown by a map shown in the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Russia
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law annexing four Ukrainian regions, the Russian news agency Tass reported on Wednesday. The Annexation Act is thus in force. On Monday, the Russian Duma ratified the incorporation, which had been criticized as a breach of international law, in an urgent procedure, and the Federation Council followed suit on Tuesday. Both chambers of parliament voted unanimously to annex the four regions in southern and eastern Ukraine.
- The partial mobilization of Russia is anything but smooth. According to British military experts, Russia is no longer able to provide sufficient equipment and military training for a large number of recruits. One indication is that the draft cycle is set to start a month later than usual this year, the UK Defense Ministry’s daily briefing on the war in Ukraine said on Tuesday.
- Recruitment is also causing tensions in our own ranks. Videos and reports show how chaotic and random the mobilization is. Read a mood report here.
military situation
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According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, dozens of towns have been liberated from Russian occupation in recent days as the Ukrainian army advanced. “The Ukrainian army is advancing fairly quickly and powerfully in the current defense operation in the south of our country,” he said in a video message distributed on Tuesday evening. These are towns in the Kherson, Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk regions back under Ukrainian control has been brought. In particular, in the Cherson region in the south, localities were liberated. The Ukrainian armed forces spoke of a total in the evening eight settlements. “Our soldiers don’t stop,” said Zelensky.
- Videos from the long-fought village circulated on social networks Said Brid and the towns Welyka Olexandrivka and Starossillja on the Inhulez River. In addition, Ukrainian units in Dudtschany enlisted on the Dnipro River. Official confirmations were initially not available.
- Russia also indirectly confirms some territorial losses in the south. The in the daily Maps shown at Department of Defense military briefing show that Russian forces are no longer in control of the village Dudschany on the west bank of the Dnieper. In the north-eastern region of Kharkiv, maps showed that Russian forces had their positions on the west bank of the river Oskil have left.
- Die According to information from NATO circles, the formation of the Russian nuclear forces has not changed. However, the alliance and its allies remain vigilant, an insider tells Archyde.com. So far, no unusual activities related to Moscow’s nuclear arsenal have been identified following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats, a Western government official who asked to remain anonymous also told reporters.
- First Recruits are in Russia following partial mobilization according to official information arrived in Donbass. They have been transferred to the occupied Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. “Mobilized soldiers are undergoing combat training in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Monday on its Telegram channel. It also posted a video showing soldiers doing target practice.
Diplomatic Relations / Sanctions / Aid
- According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the head of the occupied Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhia, who was temporarily arrested by Russia, will no longer take up this position. Ihor Murashov is now reunited with his family in Ukrainian-controlled territory, it said in a statement. It is not clear who will take over the chief post. The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, is traveling to Kyiv and Moscow this week. He will be his Discussions on the establishment of a security zone around the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhia, which is under Russian control, the IAEA said on Tuesday in Vienna.
- Die US government has announced further arms deliveries for Ukraine worth 625 million US dollars. The package includes other Himars multiple rocket launchers, ammunition and armored vehicles, the White House said. This brings US military support to Ukraine to a total equivalent of $17.5 billion since the beginning of US President Joe Biden’s term in office. In a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden said the US would never recognize Russia’s illegal annexation of parts of eastern Ukraine.
- are in Ukraine Negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin banned been. A corresponding decree of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was published on Tuesday published on its website. This was preceded by a decision by the Security and Defense Council. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists that the “special military operation” would not end if Ukraine ruled out talks. Two sides are needed for negotiations.
(Red./APA/Archyde.com/dpa)
