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Kyiv: 13 countries call for urgent modernization of Ukraine’s air defense
13 countries have signed a joint statement today stressing the urgent need to modernize Ukraine’s air defense, said the Chairman of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk.
"Today, our friends, parliamentarians of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain, the United States signed a joint statement "On the need to modernize the air defense of Ukraine," he said.
“The text of the …
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Lavrov: Russia will attack any military cargo going into Ukraine
The Russian army will attack any military cargo that will be delivered to the territory of Ukraine, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview with the Russian VT channel RT.
"We have made it very clear that any cargo that will enter the territory of Ukraine and which, we will assume, transport weapons, will become a legitimate target. This is completely understandable," the Foreign Minister said.
At the same time, Lavrov especially warned NATO countries against supplying …
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Zelensky: The Kremlin is destroying everything Russian society has achieved over the last 25 years
Speaking in a video message released on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Kremlin, by attacking Ukraine, will destroy everything that Russian society has achieved over the last 25 years.
“The occupiers do not stop burning all their national wealth in the war against Ukraine,” Zelensky stated. “And I am sure that by attacking us, they will destroy everything Russian society has achieved over the past 25 years, and they will return to where they began to rise. As they …
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Ukrainian military command: Russia has used up almost all of its Kalibr and Iskander missiles since the beginning of invasion
During the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has used almost the entire arsenal of Iskander short-range ballistic missiles and Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles, reported the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
"The occupying forces have lost their offensive potential and have been stopped in all directions. The enemy has significant problems with logistics and continues to suffer heavy losses," the General Staff said.
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Forces, since …
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Slovakia confirms it is ready to send its only S-300 air defense system to Ukraine
Slovakia is ready to send the only Soviet-made S-300 air defense system that it has in its possession to Ukraine, provided that it receives a replacement, said Slovakia’s Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad at a joint press conference with the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, reports the news outlet Aktuality.
Slovakia is one of only three NATO member countries that use the S-300 defense system. It has asked for guarantees that it will receive an immediate replacement if it sends S-300 missile …
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China promises to never attack Ukraine and provide economic support
China will never attack Ukraine and will respect the path that Ukrainians choose, said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Ukraine Fan Xianrong at a meeting with the head of the military administration of the Lviv region, Maxim Kozitsky.
According to him, China, on the contrary, will help Ukraine, in particular in the economic direction.
"Each year, our country imports goods from all over the world worth more than $ 3 trillion. We are ready to …
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Local official: 53 people were killed in Chernihiv in one day
The head of the Chernihiv regional military administration, Vyacheslav Chaus, said 53 inhabitants of the city were killed during Russian attacks on Wednesday, according to a video posted by the official on Telegram.
This includes 10 people who were killed by a Russian artillery attack while waiting in line for bread.
The number of individuals killed has not been verified.
"The enemy continues systematic artillery and air shelling of our regional center, destroying civilian infrastructure”, …
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Kyiv: Assad promises Putin 40,000 Syrian mercenaries will be sent to Ukraine
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has promised Russian president Vladimir Putin to provide 40,000 fighters for the war in Ukraine, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
According to intelligence reports, the command of the Russian military base in Khmeimim airbase was instructed to send up to 300 militants to Ukraine every day. On March 15, 150 mercenaries left this base for the Russian Federation.
This Russian base in Syria is expected to be used to move …
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Kyiv: Ukraine is seeking to take possession of sanctioned Russian oligarchs assets
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office and the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) are looking abroad for the assets of Russian citizens close to the Kremlin in order to confiscate their property in favor of Ukraine, said head of the NAPC Alexander Novikov in an interview with Radio Liberty.
According to him, there are certain international mechanisms for this such as appealing to the International Criminal Court and the European Court of Human Rights, as well as to the …
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Washington: U.S. and NATO are discussing how to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense
The United States and other NATO countries are discussing how to strengthen Ukraine's air defense capabilities, said the Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO, Julianne Smith, at a briefing before a meeting of NATO defense ministers.
Smith noted that, during Joe Biden’s presidency, the United States has already provided Kyiv with military assistance worth $ 1.2 billion. Over the past few weeks alone, Ukraine has received $550 million in aid, primarily anti-tank weapons.
"We …