Kyiv: A photo shows a kneeling soldier kissing a child inside a metro station, where Ukraine Shelter to families from Russian airstrikes. In another, an infant and a woman who appears to be on the verge of tears look out of the car of a departing train as a man peeks inside, his hand outstretched to the window in a gesture of goodbye. In an uplifting Father’s Day message on Sunday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr zelensky Posted 10 photos of parents and children against the grim backdrop of the war, praising the “father who protects and defends the most precious”.
There are scenes of childbirth, as a man and woman look at a swaddled baby in a hospital room, where scattered walls show the scars of a fight. In another, a man lifts a child over a fence on a train platform with his arms outstretched towards a woman.
“Being a father is a great responsibility and a great pleasure,” wrote Zelensky in the English text who follows the Ukrainian on Instagram. “It’s strength, wisdom, motivation to keep going and never give up.”
He urged the fighters of his country to bear “for the sake of your family, your children and therefore the future of Ukraine as a whole”.
His message comes as a four-month war in Ukraine is eroding the morale of soldiers on both sides, fueling rebellion and rebellion against the orders of the authorities. The head of NATO warned that the fighting could go on for “years”.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said in its daily assessment of the war, “Combat units on both sides are committed to an intense battle in the Donbass and are probably experiencing variable morale.”
“Ukrainian forces have faced disappointment in recent weeks,” the assessment said, but added that “Russian morale remains particularly troubled.”
It said “there continue to be cases of refusal of orders from entire Russian units and armed standoffs between officers and their soldiers.”
Separately, what the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate said was intercepted phone calls in which Russian soldiers complained about the front-line situation, poor equipment and a total shortage of personnel, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War Was.
In an interview published on Sunday in the German weekly Bild am Sonntag, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Said that “no one knows” how long the war might last.
“We need to be prepared for this to go on for years,” he said.
He also urged allies “not to dilute support for Ukraine, even if the cost is high, not only in terms of military aid, but also because of rising energy and food prices.”
In his nightly address on Sunday, Zelensky said the coming week would be “historic” and would likely bring Ukraine closer to EU membership. But the move could portend a more hostile response on the part of Russia, he warned.
EU leaders recommended on Friday that Ukraine join the bloc, and their proposal was to go to members for discussion this week in Brussels. Zelensky described the outcome of those talks as one of the deadliest moments for Ukraine since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
“I am sure that only a positive decision serves the interests of the whole of Europe,” he said.
“In such a week we should expect more hostile activity from Russia,” he said. “And not only against Ukraine, but also against Europe. We are preparing.”
In recent days, the Russian gas company Gazprom has cut supplies to two major European customers – Germany and Italy. In the case of Italy, energy officials are expected to be confused about the situation this week. The head of Italy’s energy giant ENI said on Saturday that Italy should make it through the coming winter, with additional gas purchased from other sources, but warned Italians that “restrictions affecting gas use”. “May be necessary.
Germany will limit the use of gas for electricity generation amid concerns about a potential shortage due to a lack of supplies from Russia, the country’s economy minister said on Sunday. Germany is trying to fill its gas storage facilities to capacity before the cold months.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Germany would try to compensate for the move by increasing the burning of the more polluting fossil fuel, coal. “It is bitter, but in this situation it is necessary to reduce the use of gas,” he said.
However, Stoltenberg insisted that “the cost of food and fuel is nothing compared to the daily payments by Ukrainians on the front lines.”
Stoltenberg said: what else, if the Russian president Vladimir Putin Should Ukraine reach its objectives, such as when they annexed Crimea in 2014, “we will have to pay an even higher price.”
Britain’s Defense Ministry said both Russia and Ukraine continued heavy artillery bombardment on axes north, east and south of the Sverodonetsk pocket, but with little change on the front line.
Luhansk Governor Serhi Haidai said via telegram on Sunday: “It is a very difficult situation in Svyarodonetsk, where in the middle of the city the enemy is conducting aerial reconnaissance with drones around the clock, adjusting the fire , is quickly adjusting to our changes.”
Russia’s defense ministry claimed on Sunday that Russian and separatist forces had taken control of Metokine, a settlement east of Svyarodonetsk.
Bakhmut, a town in Donbass, is 55 kilometers (33 mi) south-west of the twin cities of Lisihansk and Syervyrodonetsk, where fierce military conflicts are underway. Every day, Russian artillery kills Bakhmut.
But the people of Bakhmut try to go about their daily lives, including shopping in markets that have reopened in recent weeks.
“Theoretically, it could be quieter in the morning,” said a resident, Oleg Drobelnikov. “The shelling starts around 7 or 8 in the evening.” Still, he said, it’s been pretty quiet over the last 10 days or so.
“You can buy food in small farmers’ markets,” said Drobelnikov, a teacher. “It’s not a problem. In principle, educational institutions, such as schools or kindergartens, are not functioning because of the situation. Institutions moved to other areas. There is no work here.”
Ukraine’s east has been the main focus of Russia’s attacks for more than two months.
On Saturday, Zelensky made a trip from the south Kyiv To meet soldiers and hospital workers in the Mykolaiv and Odessa regions along the Black Sea. He gave prizes to dozens of people at every stop by shaking hands and thanked them repeatedly for their service.
Zelensky vowed to defend the south of the country in a recorded address on a train back to Kyiv.
“We will not give the south to anyone. We will return everything that is ours and the sea will be Ukrainian and safe.”
He added: “Russia does not have as many missiles as our people would like to live in.”
Zelensky also denounced the Russian blockade of Ukraine’s ports amid weeks of inconclusive talks on safe corridors to send millions of tons of silent grain out ahead of the new harvest season.
In other attacks in the south, Ukraine’s Southern Military Operations Command said on Sunday that two people were killed in the Galitsyn community shelling in the Mykolaiv region and shelling continues in the Bashtansky district.
Russia’s defense ministry said maritime missiles destroyed a plant in the city of Mykolaiv where Western-supplied howitzers and armored vehicles were kept.
British Prime Minister boris johnson has expressed concern “that a little bit of Ukraine’s fatigue is starting to take over the world.”
“It would be a catastrophe if Putin Won. He would prefer nothing more than to say, let’s stabilize this conflict, let’s strike a ceasefire,’ Johnson said on Saturday, a day after an impromptu trip to Kyiv, where he met Zelensky and offered continued aid and logistical support. Offered training.
Heavy weapons with Western supplies are reaching the front lines. But Ukraine’s leaders have insisted for weeks that they need more weapons, and soon.
There are scenes of childbirth, as a man and woman look at a swaddled baby in a hospital room, where scattered walls show the scars of a fight. In another, a man lifts a child over a fence on a train platform with his arms outstretched towards a woman.
“Being a father is a great responsibility and a great pleasure,” wrote Zelensky in the English text who follows the Ukrainian on Instagram. “It’s strength, wisdom, motivation to keep going and never give up.”
He urged the fighters of his country to bear “for the sake of your family, your children and therefore the future of Ukraine as a whole”.
His message comes as a four-month war in Ukraine is eroding the morale of soldiers on both sides, fueling rebellion and rebellion against the orders of the authorities. The head of NATO warned that the fighting could go on for “years”.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said in its daily assessment of the war, “Combat units on both sides are committed to an intense battle in the Donbass and are probably experiencing variable morale.”
“Ukrainian forces have faced disappointment in recent weeks,” the assessment said, but added that “Russian morale remains particularly troubled.”
It said “there continue to be cases of refusal of orders from entire Russian units and armed standoffs between officers and their soldiers.”
Separately, what the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate said was intercepted phone calls in which Russian soldiers complained about the front-line situation, poor equipment and a total shortage of personnel, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War Was.
In an interview published on Sunday in the German weekly Bild am Sonntag, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Said that “no one knows” how long the war might last.
“We need to be prepared for this to go on for years,” he said.
He also urged allies “not to dilute support for Ukraine, even if the cost is high, not only in terms of military aid, but also because of rising energy and food prices.”
In his nightly address on Sunday, Zelensky said the coming week would be “historic” and would likely bring Ukraine closer to EU membership. But the move could portend a more hostile response on the part of Russia, he warned.
EU leaders recommended on Friday that Ukraine join the bloc, and their proposal was to go to members for discussion this week in Brussels. Zelensky described the outcome of those talks as one of the deadliest moments for Ukraine since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
“I am sure that only a positive decision serves the interests of the whole of Europe,” he said.
“In such a week we should expect more hostile activity from Russia,” he said. “And not only against Ukraine, but also against Europe. We are preparing.”
In recent days, the Russian gas company Gazprom has cut supplies to two major European customers – Germany and Italy. In the case of Italy, energy officials are expected to be confused about the situation this week. The head of Italy’s energy giant ENI said on Saturday that Italy should make it through the coming winter, with additional gas purchased from other sources, but warned Italians that “restrictions affecting gas use”. “May be necessary.
Germany will limit the use of gas for electricity generation amid concerns about a potential shortage due to a lack of supplies from Russia, the country’s economy minister said on Sunday. Germany is trying to fill its gas storage facilities to capacity before the cold months.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Germany would try to compensate for the move by increasing the burning of the more polluting fossil fuel, coal. “It is bitter, but in this situation it is necessary to reduce the use of gas,” he said.
However, Stoltenberg insisted that “the cost of food and fuel is nothing compared to the daily payments by Ukrainians on the front lines.”
Stoltenberg said: what else, if the Russian president Vladimir Putin Should Ukraine reach its objectives, such as when they annexed Crimea in 2014, “we will have to pay an even higher price.”
Britain’s Defense Ministry said both Russia and Ukraine continued heavy artillery bombardment on axes north, east and south of the Sverodonetsk pocket, but with little change on the front line.
Luhansk Governor Serhi Haidai said via telegram on Sunday: “It is a very difficult situation in Svyarodonetsk, where in the middle of the city the enemy is conducting aerial reconnaissance with drones around the clock, adjusting the fire , is quickly adjusting to our changes.”
Russia’s defense ministry claimed on Sunday that Russian and separatist forces had taken control of Metokine, a settlement east of Svyarodonetsk.
Bakhmut, a town in Donbass, is 55 kilometers (33 mi) south-west of the twin cities of Lisihansk and Syervyrodonetsk, where fierce military conflicts are underway. Every day, Russian artillery kills Bakhmut.
But the people of Bakhmut try to go about their daily lives, including shopping in markets that have reopened in recent weeks.
“Theoretically, it could be quieter in the morning,” said a resident, Oleg Drobelnikov. “The shelling starts around 7 or 8 in the evening.” Still, he said, it’s been pretty quiet over the last 10 days or so.
“You can buy food in small farmers’ markets,” said Drobelnikov, a teacher. “It’s not a problem. In principle, educational institutions, such as schools or kindergartens, are not functioning because of the situation. Institutions moved to other areas. There is no work here.”
Ukraine’s east has been the main focus of Russia’s attacks for more than two months.
On Saturday, Zelensky made a trip from the south Kyiv To meet soldiers and hospital workers in the Mykolaiv and Odessa regions along the Black Sea. He gave prizes to dozens of people at every stop by shaking hands and thanked them repeatedly for their service.
Zelensky vowed to defend the south of the country in a recorded address on a train back to Kyiv.
“We will not give the south to anyone. We will return everything that is ours and the sea will be Ukrainian and safe.”
He added: “Russia does not have as many missiles as our people would like to live in.”
Zelensky also denounced the Russian blockade of Ukraine’s ports amid weeks of inconclusive talks on safe corridors to send millions of tons of silent grain out ahead of the new harvest season.
In other attacks in the south, Ukraine’s Southern Military Operations Command said on Sunday that two people were killed in the Galitsyn community shelling in the Mykolaiv region and shelling continues in the Bashtansky district.
Russia’s defense ministry said maritime missiles destroyed a plant in the city of Mykolaiv where Western-supplied howitzers and armored vehicles were kept.
British Prime Minister boris johnson has expressed concern “that a little bit of Ukraine’s fatigue is starting to take over the world.”
“It would be a catastrophe if Putin Won. He would prefer nothing more than to say, let’s stabilize this conflict, let’s strike a ceasefire,’ Johnson said on Saturday, a day after an impromptu trip to Kyiv, where he met Zelensky and offered continued aid and logistical support. Offered training.
Heavy weapons with Western supplies are reaching the front lines. But Ukraine’s leaders have insisted for weeks that they need more weapons, and soon.