Eduard Moskalyov has been removed from his position as the combined forces of Ukraine’s commander by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. That wasn’t explained why.
Vladimir Putin claimed that the fight with the West over Ukraine was a struggle for Russia’s survival and that he was compelled to take NATO’s nuclear arsenal into account while making his decision.
Dmitry Medvedev, a former president of Russia, claimed that Western weaponry sales to Kiev put the world at risk of nuclear war.
The capital Kyiv and other areas raised the alarm amid a flurry of nocturnal strikes when a Russian missile killed one person in the western Ukrainian town of Khmelnitskyi.
As Russian forces draw in on the bombed-out Donetsk city, which is thought to be a stepping stone for Moscow to take control of the entire Donbas region, one of Ukraine’s most senior generals traveled to Bakhmut to raise morale.
According to Ukraine’s armed forces, Russia is focusing on frontline locations near Kupiansk in Kharkiv as well as Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Shakhtar in the Donetsk region.
Russian A-50 surveillance aircraft was attacked by a drone at an airbase close to Minsk, according to anti-government activists in Belarus.
A meeting of the UN Human Rights Council is attended by more than 100 heads of state and ministers to discuss the situation in Ukraine, including possible war crimes.
The EU passed a resolution calling for more sanctions on Russia “until Ukraine is liberated.”
China said it is seeking dialogue and peace for Ukraine after the U.S. alleged that it might be considering sending weapons to Russia to aid its campaign. On Friday, the first anniversary of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, China published a 12-point plan calling for a ceasefire and gradual de-escalation of the conflict, warning against the use of nuclear weapons and saying the conflict benefited no one.
Kyiv was receptive to the proposals but said there could be no peace without a total Russian withdrawal, something Moscow has ruled out.
On Monday, China said it was in contact with all sides in the crisis and its position was clear. “The core is to call for peace and promote dialogue and promote a political solution to the crisis,” foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a news briefing in Beijing.
