The war between Russia and Ukraine: what we know on the 80th day of the attack | Russia
Ukraine is “likely to win the battle of Kharkov”, the country’s second-largest city, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest assessment of the conflict. “Ukrainian forces prevented Russian troops from besieging, let alone capturing, Kharkov, and then deported them around the city, as did Russian forces trying to take over Kiev,” the U.S. incubator said.
Ukrainians also have repelled several Russian attempts to cross the strategically important river in the Donbass, causing heavy losses in the process, according to local authorities and the British intelligence service. The British Defense Intelligence Service said Russia had lost “significant armored control elements” from the battalion’s tactical group – a total of about 800 people – for a failed attempt to cross the Siversky Donets River 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Severodonetsk.
Russia will suspend electricity supplies to Finland from 1 am on Saturday. RAO Nordic said as tensions escalate in Helsinki’s efforts to join NATO.
That’s how the news came about US President Joe Biden expressed support for the right of Finland and Sweden to “decide on their own future.”foreign policy and security arrangements ”with their Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinistö and the Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey would not welcome Sweden or Finland to NATO. The comments were directed at the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which Turkey considers a terrorist organization. Sweden has a large Kurdish diaspora.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski says “very difficult negotiations are underway”. evacuation of seriously injured and doctors from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, which Russian forces continue to bomb. “Of course, we will do everything we can to evacuate everyone else, every one of our defenders,” the president added.
A A Russian soldier has been brought to justice charged with the murder of an unarmed man on a bicycle at the start of the first war crimes trial In Ukraine since the beginning of the attack. Vadim Shysimarin, commander of the Kantemirovskaya Armored Division, is charged with the intentional murder of a 62-year-old man. The case is scheduled to resume on Wednesday.
The region of South Ossetia, which seceded from Georgia hold a referendum on Russia’s accession On July 17, regional leader Anatoly Bibilov announced. South Ossetia was at the center of the Russia-Georgia war in 2008, after which the Kremlin recognized the region – along with another separatist region of Abkhazia – as an independent state and deployed military bases there.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said Kiev hopes to arm one million people in preparation for “new, long phase of war”. He warned that “very difficult weeks lie ahead” and that Ukraine needs “unity, cohesion, will and patience” during this difficult time.
The Britain has imposed sanctions against a dozen members of Vladimir Putin’s family and associates, including his long-rumored girlfriend. The Foreign Ministry claimed that the Russian president officially owns only modest assets and has punished people who help support his luxurious lifestyle.
Britain and Norway have signed a new joint declaration on enhanced cooperation between the two countries. Boris Johnson met with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Støre in London on Friday, where both leaders “emphasized their full support for the sovereign choice of the Nordic partners to improve their security,” the Downing Street statement said.
The U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu, for the first time since the attack began, the Pentagon said. Austin “called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and stressed the importance of maintaining lines of communication,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said.
The EU could agree on a gradual ban on Russian oil exports next week. despite concerns about deliveries in Eastern Europe, according to diplomats and authorities. A high-ranking EU diplomat told Reuters that an agreement could be reached as early as Monday when EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels. A third diplomat said there is an opportunity for an agreement later this week.
Lawyer for the case American basketball player Brittney Griner said pre-trial detention has been extended by one month. A double Olympic medalist was arrested at Moscow airport in February and is suspected of possessing gas cartridges containing cannabis oil. If found guilty, he could face up to 10 years in prison.