The Russian authorities lift the state of alarm in Belgorod
The authorities of the Belgorod region have lifted the state of alert imposed regarding fighting. The legal status of an “anti-terrorist operation” has ended, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov told the Telegram online service.
Gladkov later confirmed reports of an explosion in Belgorod Tuesday evening. According to him, an explosive device fell on the road from a drone. A car was damaged, the governor wrote and published a photo of a vehicle with dents and cracks in the windshield. According to preliminary information, no one was injured.
According to the Russian report, fighting has been going on since Monday in the Belgorod region against dozens of “representatives of Ukrainian military units”. Ukraine denied any involvement in the attacks. In Kiev, it was pointed out that a volunteer corps made up of Russian citizens claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Moscow: “More than 70 Ukrainian terrorists” killed near Belgorod
According to the Russian account, more than 70 Ukrainian terrorists were killed and four armored vehicles and five SUVs were destroyed during fighting in the Belgorod region. The information could not be verified. Russian authorities also spoke of 13 injured residents. A man had been killed.
EU military aid to Ukraine: 220,000 projectiles delivered
The Ukrainian armed forces have already received some 220,000 artillery shells and mortar shells through the new EU ammunition stockpile initiative. This was announced by a spokeswoman for EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell after a meeting of defense ministers in Brussels. In addition, according to their information, about 1,300 missiles were delivered, including anti-tank missiles, anti-ship missiles and anti-aircraft missiles.
In March, EU countries promised Ukraine to supply one million new artillery shells and missiles within 12 months for the defensive war against Russia. They should be organized from the stocks of the Member States, but in the future also through new joint procurement projects.
Zelenskyj plans to have more marines
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to expand the country’s naval infantry. With the formation of a Marian infantry corps, new brigades will be added to existing units, Zelenskyy said in his evening video address on Tuesday. “And we will equip them with modern weapons and equipment,” he added. Zelenskyj had previously visited Ukrainian marines at the front.
According to official information, Selenskyj was traveling in the region between the cities of Wuhledar and Marjinka when he visited the front on Tuesday. Both places are considered focal points of the war and are heavily contested. Ukraine has been fighting the Russian offensive war for 15 months.
Kiev says it still controls parts of Bakhmut
“Our troops control the southwestern suburbs of the city in the aircraft district,” Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maljar said on Tuesday of the situation in Bakhmut, which has been under heavy fighting for months. Fighting continues in the suburbs. There, the Russian troops had partly defected to the defense. The Ukrainians gained insignificant territory north and south of Bakhmut. Moscow had announced over the weekend that it would take the now completely destroyed city.
Russia: Military jet wanted to intercept American bombers
Russia on Tuesday reported an incident in which a military jet was sent out to intercept two US bombers in case they crossed the border. The Pentagon spoke of a long-planned exercise in Europe. Dealing with the crew of the Russian plane was “safe and professional,” a US Defense Department spokesman said.
According to the military, the Russian Su-27 interceptor took off after two foreign aircraft approached Russian airspace over the Baltic states, Itar-Tass and Interfax news agencies reported. They were identified as US B-1B supersonic bombers. The machines then left Russian airspace again.
The current developments in the live ticker:
What will be important on Wednesday
There may be new information about the situation in the Russian region of Belgorod and the disputed Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is expected in Beijing for his visit to China after attending an economic forum. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will travel to Romania, which borders Ukraine, for a three-day state visit. (con/sda/dpa)
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