Day 38 in Russia’s war against Ukraine: Here you will find an overview of the most important developments of the day.
The most important things in a nutshell:
- According to British military intelligence, Russian troops have withdrawn from Hotomel airport near Kiev. Hostomel has been fiercely fought since the beginning of the war.
- Even after the transfer of payments to rubles, Russian gas deliveries will continue. The Russian state-owned company Gazprom wants to deliver the ordered quantity of 108 million cubic meters through pipelines in Ukraine today.
- For the first time, the Chinese government has explicitly denied trying to circumvent Western sanctions against Russia. However, there is criticism of the sanctions.
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According to the head of state Volodymyr Zelenskyy, more than 3,000 people from the besieged city of Mariupol have been taken to safety. Buses carrying civilians arrived in Zaporizhzhya on Friday evening.
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A major general of the reserve of the Ukrainian secret service SBU has been prevented from leaving the country illegally, according to authorities. At a border crossing, the general presented false papers on Friday, according to which he was not conscripted.
The Russian military offensive in Ukraine is the culmination of a conflict that has been raging for years. A chronology of the events can be found here.
Source: Krone
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