Kyiv: Russia says it has destroyed fuel depots in Ukraine in the cities of Mykeliev, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Chuheiv. Russia released a video of the attack yesterday. Four Caliber cruise missiles fired from a Russian warship in the Black Sea hit the target.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials yesterday warned people in eastern Ukraine to evacuate to safer places as soon as possible following warnings of a possible heavy Russian offensive. Ukraine claims that 18,900 Russian soldiers have been killed in the country since the beginning of the occupation.
As the shelling intensifies in the Donbass region, people are being urged to evacuate the central and eastern city of Nipro immediately. Four people have been killed in a shelling attack in the town of Vladivostok in Donetsk.
Former Ukrainian Interior Minister Arseniy Avakov has accused Russian snipers of killing 11 civilians at a hostel near Kiev. He released a video of the body of the man who was shot dead, but did not release further details, including whether it happened.
The Russian Investigative Committee has accused Ukraine of launching a missile attack on its weapons depot near the southern Russian city of Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border. Russia has said eight Russian nationals were injured in what happened last week.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said that NATO should give them more weapons to fight Russia. He said the fight for the Donbass would be reminiscent of World War II.
The French government has summoned the Russian ambassador to Paris to protest the sharing of images on Twitter in the name of a cinema set that was set up to show that civilians had been killed in Bucha.
The mayor said more than a million people have yet to be evacuated to Mariupol. At the same time, the U.S. announced that the withdrawal of Russian troops from around Kiev was complete. Australia has announced it will expel four Russian diplomats. Australia has imposed sanctions on 67 Russian nationals. NATO says it has decided to strengthen its support for Ukraine.
At the same time, the European Union said it was considering imposing sanctions on Putin’s sons, Maria and Catherine. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Maria and Catherine over allegations that Putin’s money was hidden by his children.