Zelensky reminds Russia that the war has meant “about 32,000 dead souls”

Day 109 of the war. The civilian president.

6:27 a.m.

Pro-Russian forces say civilians under siege at Azot chemical plant begin to leave

The ambassador to Russia of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic -a separatist entity in eastern Ukraine and related to Moscow-, Rodion Miroshnik, has stated on Saturday night that civilians have begun to leave the Azot chemical plantin Severodonetskafter the start of negotiations for the evacuation was announced.

“Civilians have begun to abandon Azot!” the ambassador announced on his Telegram account. “They are received and taken to a safe place by the fighters of the allied forces”, He explained, to which he added that there are occasional shootings while they prepare the vehicles to carry out the departure of civilians who are refugees.

4:21 a.m.

Nicaragua predicts “a new Western defeat” in the war in Ukraine

The Government of Nicaragua predicted this Saturday “a new Western defeat” in the large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and considered that the upcoming entry of Sweden and Finland to NATO “it will not imply particular disturbances in the military devices”.

“Despite (NATO’s) efforts to defeat Russia on the ground, the military outlook foreshadows a new Western defeat,” said the Nicaraguan government, through a message read by its foreign minister, Denis Moncada Colindres, within the framework of a seminar on Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, promoted by the Sao Paulo Forum and the Party of the European Left (PIE).

In the seminar, which had as its theme “Militarization, NATO and the Struggle for Peace”, Moncada maintained that “The war in Ukraine has once again put NATO in the international spotlight.which by providing weapons systems, military and paramilitary training, mercenaries, logistical supplies, and by leading the Ukrainian army from the rear, poses itself to all intents and purposes as a belligerent organization.”

Despite this support, The West will be defeated, just as, he said, that “the bitter defeat suffered in Syria and Afghanistan, added to the failed victories in Iraq and the flight from Somalia”, some “military setbacks” that “have prepared the ground for a serious reconsideration of the Atlantic Alliance, the partial redefinition of its role and its perspectives,” he valued.

1:03 a.m.

Zelensky reminds Russia that the war has meant “about 32,000 dead souls”

the ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas sent a message to Russia this Saturday reminding it that the war in Ukraine has meant him among its ranks “about 32,000 dead souls”and underlined that the region of the donbas resists despite the Russian attack.

“Do you remember how Russia hoped to capture all of Donbas in early May? It is already the 108th day of the war, already June, and Donbas is holding on”, The Ukrainian president has expressed in his daily message to the Ukrainian citizenry, questioning the effectiveness of Russia’s change of priorities, who on April 19 confirmed that he would focus on “the total liberation of the Donetsk and Lugansk republics.”

Zelenski has argued that the losses suffered by Russian troops are significant even in the Donbas region, and has lamented that “no one can say now how long this burning of souls by Russia will last.”

Likewise, the president of Ukraine has pointed out that his country will do “everything possible” so that the Russian troops “repent for having done all this”, something for which the Ukrainian authorities will hold them responsible.

12:10 a.m.

Ukraine warns that Russia has not given up the conquest of the country

The Main Directorate of Ukrainian intelligence has warned this Saturday that Russia has not given up the total conquest of the country despite the fact that now he has concentrated on taking the eastern and southern part.

“We have confirmed information that the Russians had a plan for 120 days of war. This plan will be adjusted depending on the successes or if they are defeated in eastern Ukraine, but the objective of the so-called ‘special military operation’ announced by (Vladimir) Putin at the beginning of the war they have not succeeded”, explained a spokesman for the Ukrainian secret services, Vadim Skibitsky, quoted by the Ukrinform news agency.

Skibitski has warned that Russia has the resources to maintain the war in the long term. “The enemy is using 103 tactical battalions on the territory of Ukraine and directly involved. Another 40 are in reserve”, he explained.

00:01 a.m.

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