Kyiv: West sends 321 tanks to Ukrainian army. On Memorial Day, Russian President Putin accuses Kyiv of “neo-Nazi crimes”. His spokesman Peskov, meanwhile, says Biden holds the key to ending the conflict but doesn’t want to do it. And former US President Trump is right about the tanks when he says they are making the escalation worse. Secretary of Defense Crosetto: “With the Russian tanks in Kyiv, the third world war, the new weapons decree possible next week”
Ukraine, EU: “Never before so many war crimes in history”
10:20
Rocket attack in Donetsk, three dead
A Russian rocket attack killed three civilians and wounded at least two others in Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region this morning. This was reported by regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko, quoted by Ukrinform. “Three civilians were killed and at least two injured in a rocket attack by the Russian occupiers on Kostyantynivka this morning. The Russians fired on the residential area, hitting and damaging four buildings, a hotel, garages and civilian vehicles,” the report said.
10:04
Russian missiles hit Kostyantynivka, killing three civilians
At least three civilians were killed and two wounded in a Russian missile attack on Kostyantynivka, an industrial town in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. This was reported by Ukrainian media, explaining that Russian missiles hit a multi-storey building.
9:44
Kyiv, “Moscow is preparing a new wave of attacks by February 24”
Moscow’s armed forces are preparing for a new wave of attacks against Ukraine ahead of February 24, the first anniversary of the start of the war. This was stated by Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, noting that Russia will probably “prepare for maximum activation” by the first anniversary of the invasion. In an interview with Radio Svoboda, the Kiev official said: “They believe that by the anniversary they should have some results. It is no secret that they are preparing for a new wave until February 24th.”