Here are the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict on 10 July
Here are the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict on 10 July
Ukraine’s ambassador to India Igor Polikha has been relieved of his post by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday, diplomatic sources confirmed Hindu, Mr. Polikha is known as one of the most senior European diplomats with vast experience in India’s relations with Eastern Europe. Mr Polikha said he was neither surprised nor disappointed by the announcement as would be expected given his unusually long tenure.
In a decree that gave no reason for the move, Mr. Zelensky announced the dismissal of Ukraine’s ambassadors to Germany, India, the Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary.
During this, Ukraine urges allies to send more weapons Its forces were digging in in hopes of halting Russia’s military advance through the eastern Donbass region, while Ukraine’s chief negotiator said a significant portion of the conflict was approaching. Indicating that the Kremlin was in no mood to compromise, President Vladimir Putin said sanctions against Russia for the offensive launched in February risked “catastrophic” energy price hikes.
here are the latest updates
Ukraine
Russian missiles hit eastern Ukraine, hit Kharkivo
Russian troops opened fire in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Saturday as Ukrainian officials accused Moscow of preparing further attacks and Washington promised new military aid to Kyiv.
After a long battle to capture cities in the neighboring Lugansk region, Russia is now trying to push deeper into Donetsk to consolidate its hold on the entire Donbass region in the east.
Four-and-a-half months into the war, residents of the town of Druzhkivka in northern Donetsk woke up on Saturday to a suspected missile attack that ripped apart a supermarket and knocked a crater into the ground.
Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that five people were killed and seven were injured in the Donetsk region in the past 24 hours. , AFP
Kyiv
Ukraine governor: Russia is raising ‘true hell’ in the east
A regional governor said on Saturday that Russian forces were raising “real hell” in Ukraine’s eastern industrial zone, despite assessments they were taking an operational pause, while another Ukrainian official called on people in Russian-occupied southern regions. In every possible way” urged to evacuate quickly. Before a Ukrainian retaliation.
Deadly Russian shelling was reported in the east and south of Ukraine.
Serhi Haidai, governor of the eastern Luhansk region, said Russia launched more than 20 artillery, mortar and rocket attacks on the region overnight and that its forces were pushing towards the border with the Donetsk region. , AP
Indonesia
Blinken and China’s Wang Yi hold ‘clear’ talks on Ukraine and trade
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine and raised concerns over Beijing’s alignment with Moscow during more than five hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
The two diplomats described their first in-person talks as “clear” since October, a day after attending a gathering of G20 foreign ministers on the Indonesian island of Bali.
“I shared again with the State Councilor that we are concerned about the alignment of the PRC with Russia,” Mr Blinken said at a news conference after the talks, referring to the People’s Republic of China. , Reuters
London
Ukrainian army recruits begin military training in the UK
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Saturday that the first batch of 10,000 inexperienced Ukrainian military recruits, ready to train in Britain in the coming months, have started exercises.
The new British-led program involves 1,050 UK service personnel training Ukrainian volunteers with little military experience at MoD sites across England for several weeks.
Washington
UN says Ukraine is to blame for nursing home attack
Two weeks after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine in February, Kremlin-backed rebels attacked a nursing home in the eastern region of Luhansk. Dozens of elderly and disabled patients, many of whom were bedridden, were trapped inside without water or electricity.
Ottawa
Canada to return repaired turbines for Nord Stream 1, extend sanctions to Russia
Canada will return to Germany repairs to Russian turbines needed for maintenance on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, Canada’s natural resources minister said in a statement on Saturday.
The Canadian government, which is issuing a permit exempting the turbines’ withdrawal from its Russian sanctions, said the move would “support Europe’s ability to access reliable and affordable energy as they move away from Russian oil and gas.” The infections continue.”
Kyiv
Ukraine pleads for arms, war headlines at G20 meeting
President Vladimir Putin said sanctions against Russia for the offensive launched in February risked “catastrophic” energy price hikes.
His top diplomat, Sergei Lavrov, clashed with his Western counterparts at the G20 meeting in Indonesia, where he urged Russia to allow Ukraine to send its blockade grain to an increasingly hungry world.
Meanwhile, Russia’s envoy to Britain offered little chance of a retreat from the parts of Ukraine under Russian control.
India
Ukraine sacks Ambassador to India in a big shock
Ukraine’s ambassador to India Igor Polikha was relieved of his post by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday, diplomatic sources confirmed. Hindu, Mr. Polikha is known as one of the most senior European diplomats with vast experience in India’s relations with Eastern Europe.
Mr Polikha said he was neither surprised nor disappointed by the announcement as would be expected given his unusually long tenure. “After seven years as ambassador of any country, it is normal to return home. I am a career diplomat. I will be back as and when the official process is complete,” confirmed Ambassador Polikha to The Hindu, as his term in India has come to an end.