On the 55th day of Russian-Ukraine, Moscow said he had started another phase of conflict with Kyiv after launching dozens of air strikes in East Ukraine. The Ukrainian military also confirmed that the battle had increased throughout the east. “Russian savings intensify offensive operations along the contact track,” said the news agency quoted the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that “high-precision air-based missiles” had reached 13 Ukrainian positions in several parts of Donbas while other air strikes “reached 60 military assets”, including in cities close to the east frontline. A new attack was also recognized by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the interview. “Another phase of this operation begins and I am sure it will be a very important moment in all these special operations,” AFP quoted Lavrov.
Ukraine said the new Russian offensive goal in East Ukraine was to seize all regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, building soil relations between regions and Crimea, and destroying the Ukrainian armed forces. A senior US official said the latest offensive was the beginning of a much larger attack.
Amid fear of the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, Russia said it would use conventional weapons in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke with India at this time.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that it had opened a corridor for the Ukrainian forces who wanted to put their arms and safely left Steel Azovstal working in the city of Mariupol which was surrounded.
Meanwhile, as a raging battle, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in gloomy estimates said Ukraine is expected to suffer the collapse of 35 percent of its economy this year, while Russian GDP will decrease 8.5 percent – more than 11 points below this hope war. “The economic effects of war spread far and wide such as seismic waves originating from the epicenter,” said Chief Economist IMF Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas ..
US President Joe Biden held a video call with his allies about the latest developments in the Russian invasion to Ukraine. “The purpose of the call” to discuss our sustainable support for Ukraine and efforts to request Russian accountability as part of our nearby coordination, “the White House said on Tuesday.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for a “humanitarian break” for four days in battle in Ukraine, starting on Thursday to coincide with the supervision of the Holy Christian Holy Sunday. Noting that the Easter season will come in the midst of a Russian attack that intensifies in East Ukraine, the head of the United Nations said the need for humanitarian pauses” was increasingly urgent.
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