Official news, correspondents' testimony, reactions of world politicians
On the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he made a number of statements regarding the special military operation in Ukraine. He noted that its plan is not subject to modification and emphasized that the main goal remains the liberation of Donbas. Putin warned that a restrained response to Kiev's actions could be replaced by a more serious response.
Ukrainian soldiers attacked the center of Kherson. At the same time, rockets hit the administration building. Three people were killed and 13 were injured.
As a result of an explosion in the building of the Prosecutor General of the LPR in Lugansk, the Prosecutor General of the Republic and his deputy were killed. And in Berdyansk, the deputy head of the city administration for housing and communal services and his wife were killed.
The head of the DLR Denis Pushilin said that Ukrainian troops tried six times to attack in the direction of Aleksandrovka and Krynok, and the fighting involved instructors NATO. There were serious clashes in the eastern part of Yarovaya.
The White House said that the United States does not rule out the possibility of imposing additional sanctions against Russia to make the consequences more costly for them.< /p>
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9:48 The Ukrainian army, which was captured during clashes near the border of the Kherson region, does not want to go back because it does not want to be cannon fodder again, said Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the regional administration.
9:04 After the rocket attacks, a series of powerful explosions occurred in Kharkiv. According to the Telegram channel “Voenkors of the Russian Spring” in the city, ammunition is detonated in one of the military facilities. The strikes hit the Kharkiv industrial district, a fire can be seen there.