Here are the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict on June 27, 2022
Here are the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict on June 27, 2022
Russian forces were fighting to achieve one of their strategic objectives in Ukraine on June 27 as Moscow-backed separatists said they were entering Lisichansk, the last major city of Ukrainian troops in eastern Luhansk province. The twin city of Lysychansk Sievierodonetsk fell on SaturdayIn victory of Moscow’s campaign to seize the eastern provinces of Luhansk and Donetsk on the part of pro-Russian separatists.
Russian missiles hit an apartment block and a kindergarten in Kyiv on Sunday World leaders gather in Germany to discuss further sanctions against Moscow. Deputy Mayor Mykola Povoroznik said one person was killed and six wounded in the first Russian attack on the capital in weeks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address that an injured seven-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of a nine-story apartment block. He said the girl’s father died in the attack.
Russian missiles also struck the central city of Cherkasy on Sunday, which had so far been largely untouched by the bombing, officials said, killing one person and wounding five others. Adviser to Ukraine’s president, Oleksiy Erestovich, said the attack also hit a strategic bridge connecting western Ukraine and the eastern battlefields. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February The Kremlin called a “special military operation” to rid the country of far-right nationalists and ensure Russian security.
Here are the latest updates:
America
The US is providing Ukraine with anti-aircraft defense systems
President Joe Biden is set to announce that the US is providing Ukraine with an advanced surface-to-air missile system, as well as additional artillery support, to help defend the country, according to a person familiar with the matter. In the latest aid for against Russia’s four-month invasion.
According to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity, the US is buying Norwegian-developed anti-aircraft system NASAMS to provide medium to long-range defence. NASAMS is the same system used by the US to protect the sensitive airspace around the White House and US Capitol in Washington.
Additional aid includes more ammunition for Ukrainian artillery, as well as counter-battery radar to support its efforts against a Russian attack in the Donbass, the person said. , AP
Russia
Putin to make first foreign trip after starting Ukraine war
Vladimir Putin will visit two small former Soviet states in Central Asia this week, Russian state television reported on Sunday, in what will be the Russian leader’s first known foreign trip since ordering an invasion of Ukraine.
Germany
G7 leaders committed to supporting Ukraine for the long haul
The leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers prepare to commit themselves to the long haul in support of Ukraine as they meet in the German Alps and with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky provided by video link.
The G7 leaders will begin Monday’s session of their three-day summit with a focus on Ukraine. Later, he will join the leaders of five democratic emerging economies – India, Indonesia, South Africa, Senegal and Argentina – to discuss climate change, energy and other issues.
War in Ukraine was already at the fore of G7 leaders’ minds as they opened their summit on Sunday at the secluded Schloss Elmau luxury hotel – just as Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s capital Kyiv for the first time in weeks.
US President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin “has been confident from the beginning that NATO and the G7 will somehow disintegrate, but we haven’t and we’re not going to.” Britain’s Boris Johnson warned leaders not to succumb to “fatigue”. , AP
Germany
Zelensky will press G7 for more help as war
President Volodymyr Zelensky will urge world powers to increase their support for Ukraine when he addresses the G7 summit on Monday, as Kyiv reels in weeks from the first Russian attacks on the capital. US President Joe Biden and his counterparts from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies, meeting in the Bavarian Alps, have stressed their unity in the face of Russia’s aggression – even in the face of a global decline.
Mr. Zelensky is set to join the leaders of the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Japan and Canada via video link at 10:00 a.m. In his daily address late Sunday, Mr Zelensky renewed his calls for more weapons and air defense systems to be delivered to Ukraine and new sanctions against Russia by the G7 countries. , AFP
Vienna
Ukraine war could boost illicit drug production: UN
The United Nations warned on Monday that a war in Ukraine could allow illegal drug production to flourish, while the future of the opium market hinges on the fate of beleaguered Afghanistan. Past experience in the Middle East and Southeast Asia suggests that conflict zones can act as “magnets” for creating synthetic drugs that can be manufactured anywhere, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). ) said in its annual report.
“This effect may be greater when the conflict zone is near large consumer markets.” UNODC said the number of destroyed amphetamine laboratories in Ukraine increased from 17 in 2019 to 79 in 2020, the highest number of confiscated laboratories in any country in 2020. AFP
America
US may announce purchase of missile defense system for Ukraine this week
The United States may this week announce the purchase of an advanced medium to long-range surface-to-air missile defense system for Ukraine, a source familiar with the matter said. Reuters on Sunday. The source said Washington is also expected to announce other security assistance for Ukraine, including additional artillery ammunition and counter-battery radar, to meet the needs expressed by the Ukrainian military.
this month, President Joe Biden agrees to provide $700 million in military aid to Ukraine, which includes advanced rocket systems that can accurately strike long-range targets. Officials said ammunition, counter-fire radars, several aerial surveillance radars, additional anti-javelin anti-tank missiles as well as anti-armor weapons are also part of that package. , Reuters
26 June | Germany
Joe Biden says Ukraine will ban G7 Russian gold in response to war
President Joe Biden said on Sunday that the United States and other Group of Seven major economies (G7) will announce a ban on gold imports from Russia, a move leaders hope will help Russia financially attack Ukraine’s invasion. will separate.
A formal announcement was expected on Tuesday as leaders meet for their annual summit.
26 June | Kyiv
Russia attacks Kyiv as G7 summit opens
Russian missiles struck Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Sunday, a day after a major eastern city fell to pro-Russian forces in a major setback for Ukraine and world leader Moscow to discuss further sanctions against Europe. gathered in
Four explosions took place in the early hours of central Kyiv, the first such attack on the city in weeks. Later in the day two more blasts were heard on the southern outskirts of the city. Reuters said the reporter.