Russia mentioned Sunday that it shot down 36 drones in a single day over the Black Sea and the Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine, which has stepped up its marketing campaign towards Russia, has not commented on the in a single day assault.
From their assembly in Japan Sunday, the G7 commerce ministers issued a joint assertion about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it “brutal, unprovoked, unjustifiable and illegal war of aggression.”
Russian universities have reportedly been instructed to cease any damaging discussions throughout educational actions about any Russian political, financial and social traits, the British Defense Ministry mentioned Sunday.
This transfer marks yet one more “restriction of the information space in wartime Russia,” the ministry mentioned, “making it more difficult to openly discuss policy issues.”
This restriction, the ministry mentioned, will doubtless additional add to “the trend of Russian policy-making taking place in an echo-chamber of politically acceptable, pro-Kremlin perspectives” within the runup to President Vladimir Putin’s anticipated bid for reelection in March, the British ministry mentioned.
Zelenskyy: Saturday Date for Malta Summit ‘Very Symbolic’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned in his each day tackle Saturday that it was “very symbolic” that the Malta summit was being held that day as a result of that can be the day Ukraine commemorates World War II and the anniversary of the expulsion of the Nazis from its territory.
The summit in Malta is the third spherical of the Ukrainian-backed peace talks during which greater than 60 international locations are assembly to contemplate Zelenskyy’s 10-point plan to finish the battle. Similar conferences had been held earlier this 12 months in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Copenhagen, Denmark.
In his each day tackle, Zelenskyy additionally thanked Ukraine’s border guards who are actually “fighting on the front lines” together with the nation’s protection and safety forces “to bring a time of peace closer to Ukraine.”
Russia accused Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste storage warehouse in a drone assault on the Kursk nuclear energy plant and claimed its air defenses shot down eight Ukrainian drones.
The Russian Foreign Ministry mentioned on Saturday that three explosive-laden drones focused the ability plant on Thursday night time, hanging its administration constructing and a facility storing nuclear waste. The press service for the Kursk nuclear energy plant confirmed the strike Friday, however advised journalists there was no important injury or casualties and that operations had been persevering with as regular.
Russia Says Ukraine Drone Hit Nuclear Waste Storage Site
Intense combating has continued round the important thing metropolis of Avdiivka within the Donetsk area of japanese Ukraine.
Ukraine’s air power mentioned it destroyed three of 4 Iskander cruise missiles over the nation’s Dnipropetrovsk area Saturday night time.
A dearth of reported aerial assaults this weekend follows a number of weeks of fierce combating near Avdiivka. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov advised his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin on Saturday that Russia had misplaced about 4,000 troops in Avdiivka, in keeping with Kyiv’s Defense Ministry.