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Zelenskyj: Those responsible for the attacks will be found

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned the deadly Russian artillery attack on the southern city of Kherson.

“This Russian attack had no military purpose,” Zelenskyj said in his nightly video address on Tuesday. “Just like thousands of similar Russian attacks that are a real message from Russia to the world.” At least six people were killed and twelve injured in the artillery attack on a residential area and a bus station in Kherson.

“The terrorist state is trying to show the world that terror is to be expected by firing rockets at streets, residential buildings, schools, pharmacies and hospitals, churches, bus stops, markets and power stations,” Zelensky said. However, he is confident that the attacker will be put in his place. Namely “all together – Ukrainians and the world”.

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Ultimately, Ukrainian intelligence and military would find those responsible for the attacks on Kherson and other cities. “And furthermore, we will prove that only humanity, only the UN Charter, and only the right of every people to live freely and safely from terror and insane aggression such as Russia’s is worth considering.”

Shortly before, the Ukrainian General Staff had reported that the situation on the various front parts of the country was relatively stable. Once again, the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the east of the country were heavily contested. “We are doing everything we can to repel enemy attacks there – constant intensive attacks that do not stop Russia, although it suffers great losses there,” Zelensky said.

Russia’s foreign minister meets China’s top foreign policy figure

On the eve of the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, China’s foreign policy chief Wang Yi will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday. In addition to relations between the two countries, the conflict in Ukraine is certainly also on the agenda. In Moscow, Wang wants to gauge Russian positions on Head of State Xi Jinping’s peace initiative to end the war in Ukraine. The Chinese foreign policy expert had already exchanged views with the head of the National Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, in Moscow on Tuesday.

On the anniversary, Xi wants to present the position paper on Friday (February 24), of which only the basics are known so far. These include “respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing reports. Ukraine is demanding the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from its territory, including Crimea, as a condition of talks with Moscow.

Zelenskyy continues «diplomatic marathon»

The day after US President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Kiev, Zelenskyy continued his “diplomatic marathon” that had lasted nearly a year. He met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday, who promised Ukraine to continue military, financial and civilian support to her country. Kiev will receive additional air defense systems, among other things.

In addition, Zelenskyj also received a delegation from the US Congress, he announced in the evening. “This is a very important signal for our country, the whole region and the world,” he said. “Yesterday President Biden was in Kyiv, today there are representatives from Congress, namely members of the Republican Party.”

What will be important on Wednesday

Nearly a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly will meet on Wednesday for a debate that could last into Thursday. Ultimately, a resolution must be adopted that, among other things, calls on Russia to withdraw and emphasizes Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

Against the background of the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Biden will meet representatives of several Eastern European NATO countries in Warsaw on the second day of his visit to Poland. The group in the so-called “Bucharest 9” format includes Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – ie the states along NATO’s eastern flank. (sda/dpa)