withdrawal order to Sievierodonetsk, new military aid

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► Ukrainian forces were ordered to withdraw from Sievierodonetsk

Ukrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, the scene of bitter fighting with the Russian army, the regional governor announced on Friday (June 24th). “Ukrainian armed forces will have to withdraw from Severodonetsk. They got the order.”said on Telegram the governor of Lugansk, region is located this strategic locality.

Bombarded by the Russians for weeks, Sievierodonetsk is a crucial step in their plan to conquer all of this industrial basin in eastern Ukraine already partly held by pro-Russian separatists since 2014.

► Four dead in an accident of a military cargo plane in Russia

A military cargo plane crashed Friday in the Russian region of Ryazan, two hundred kilometers southeast of Moscow, killing four people and injuring five, local authorities reported. “According to preliminary information, four people died as a result of a plane crash in the area of ​​the Mikhailovsky highway in the city of Ryazan”according to a press release from the crisis unit formed by the regional government, quoted by the TASS agency.

► The European Union validates Ukraine’s candidacy

The European Union, meeting at a summit in Brussels, endorsed Ukraine’s candidacy on Thursday, June 23, a highly symbolic step. The day “marks a crucial step on your way to the EU”, “we have a future together” said European Council President Charles Michel on Twitter, congratulating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The latter, in his speech by videoconference to the representatives of the Twenty-Seven, welcomed a « victoire » policy, which he said his people had been waiting for since the independence of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic in 1991.

► The United States provides Ukraine with a new military aid of 450 million dollars

The United States will provide Ukraine with an additional $450 million in military aid, John Kirby, who coordinates White House communications on strategic issues, announced Thursday. This brings to “about 6.1 billion” the total amount of military aid provided by Washington to kyiv since Russia invaded the country, and at 6.8 billion since Joe Biden was president, he said.

This new component of assistance provides in particular for the delivery of four Himars systems (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) additional, powerful rocket launchers mounted on light armor.

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