336 days have passed since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the conflict is at a crucial moment. Germany “yes” to send Leopard 2 Ukraine and the countries that want it, along with the announcement of the Biden administration to provide Zelensky with the mighty Abrams, represents a quantum leap that can turn the war around. Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons have intensified as the Ukrainian leader tries to rein in corruption allegations that mire his government in the throes of battle.
The two missing Britons were killed while carrying out a humanitarian evacuation
The Foreign Office has confirmed that two Britons missing in Ukraine have died while trying to carry out a humanitarian evacuation in the east of the country. Bagshaw’s family said in a statement that Chris Barry, 28, and his colleague Andrew Bagshaw, 47, who holds dual British and New Zealand citizenship, were trying to evacuate an elderly woman from Solidar when their car was hit by an artillery shell. According to The Guardian newspaper, the men were working as volunteers, helping people escape from the war front.
Norway is considering sending Leopard 2 to Ukraine
The Norwegian government is considering sending some of its German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the Aftenposten and Dagens Naeringlev newspapers reported late Tuesday. The report, quoting unnamed sources familiar with the deliberations, stated that the decision to send heavy main battle tanks had not yet been taken. Norway, a member of NATO, which in turn borders Russia, could contribute four or eight of the country’s 36 Leopard 2s, according to “Dagens Naeringsliv”.
The Wagner Group is recruiting Ukrainian prisoners of war, according to Cave
The Kyiv Independent reported on Wednesday that the Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary group is recruiting imprisoned Ukrainian citizens who have been transferred to Russian prisons to take them to the front. The local media, which cites the source of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army, reports on the activities of this special group linked to Russia and founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian oligarch and trusted man of President Vladimir Putin.
Petro would rather scrap his Russian weapons than hand them over to Ukraine
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said in Buenos Aires that he would prefer that old Russian weapons obtained by his country remain “junk” on his soil rather than be handed over to Ukraine. Petro admitted that the head of the United States Southern Command, Laura Richardson, asked Colombia to hand over the weapons it had acquired from Russia, in order to solve the problem of the obsolescence of Ukrainian weapons, in the context of the war in that country. ..
Zelensky calls the removal of senior officials “necessary” after allegations of corruption in Ukraine
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, described as “necessary” this Tuesday the decision to dismiss more than a dozen senior officials, days after he announced that there would be changes in the country’s leadership after several scandals within the Ministry of Defense. “All internal issues that hinder the state are being eliminated and will continue to be eliminated. This is just, it is necessary.
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Russia threatens to destroy Abrams and Leopard if the West decides to supply them to Ukraine
On Tuesday, the Russian ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, threatened to destroy American M1 Abrams tanks, as well as other military equipment from NATO countries, if they decided to supply them to Ukraine. This was stated by the Russian ambassador in Washington in statements compiled by TASS in response to the possibility that Germany would authorize the shipment of Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv, as indicated by German media.
In this sense, he added, a possible shipment of tanks to Ukraine would be “another flagrant provocation against Russia.” The ambassador stated that “if the United States decides to supply tanks, then justifying such a move with arguments about defensive weapons will definitely not work. This would be another blatant provocation against Russia.”
Sanchez, on sending Leopard to Ukraine: “We will coordinate with the rest of the allies”
The head of the government, Pedro Sanchez, confirmed this Tuesday that Spain will act “in unity” and “in coordination” with the rest of the allied countries to send Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, although the executive branch’s decision was not specified. .
He said after learning of Germany’s decision to send ‘Leopard’ to Ukraine and allow other countries can do so.
In this sense, he did not specify what the Spanish government would do but insisted on “unity”. “We will maintain unity and logical coordination with the rest of the allies, especially Europe,” he stressed.
In any case, he referred to the military materials already provided by Spain, which he summarized as 400 tons of ammunition, light weapons, anti-tank systems, the Aspide anti-missile battery or the Hawk anti-aircraft system, which he emphasized were “highly valued” by Ukraine, and so transferred to its president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraine’s armed forces said they had “eliminated” more than 900 Russian servicemen in the last day
On Wednesday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that they had “lined up” more than 900 Russian soldiers in recorded battles during the last day, in the context of the clashes that erupted as a result of the invasion ordered by Russian forces on February 24, 2022. President Vladimir Putin.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian army had indicated that 910 Russian soldiers were killed during the past 24 hours, adding that the clashes had so far resulted in the “liquidation” of more than 123,000 Russian soldiers.
He also stressed that since the beginning of the war, 3,161 combat tanks, 2,154 artillery systems, 220 anti-aircraft systems, 290 aircraft, 281 helicopters, 1,902 drones, 749 cruise missiles, 18 boats, and 4,967 vehicles and tanks have been destroyed. fuel and 194 pieces of “special equipment”.
