02:37 Governor: Russian Kursk region shelled all day long
According to the local governor, Ukraine continued to shell the Russian border region of Kursk all day on Saturday. Governor Alexei Smirnov writes on Telegram that Ukrainian forces had taken eight border villages under fire repeatedly. Two people were injured in the process. A video posted by Smirnov in his Telegram channel shows a destroyed house and debris. Previously, Smirnov had reported the deaths of five people due to a Ukrainian drone attack early on Saturday morning.
01:29 "Putin loves Farage": Activists mock FarageThe British campaign group Led by Donkeys pranked Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, during a campaign appearance. After Farage recently claimed that the West, not Russian President Vladimir Putin, had instigated the war in Ukraine, activists dropped a banner with Putin's image behind him. Farage was reportedly not pleased, according to the activists.
00:32 Emergency services in Vilniansk work through the rubbleEmergency services are clearing the rubble of a Russian attack on the city of Vilniansk in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. After the search and rescue efforts are completed, it is determined that seven people were killed, including two children, and 31 people were injured, including eight children. "The fire was extinguished simultaneously at two locations: in a two-story building and near parked cars on a 300 square meter area, as well as in two one-story buildings on a 150 square meter area. The search and rescue efforts are now complete," the Ukrainian state emergency service reports.
21:24 Seehofer: No asylum for young Ukrainian men who avoid military serviceApproximately 1.2 million Ukrainians have found refuge in Germany from the war in their homeland. CSU state group leader Alexander Dobrindt called for the expulsion of Ukrainians who do not work. "This proposal can be misunderstood," says CSU honorary chairman Horst Seehofer to the Augsburger Allgemeine. Mothers and children from the war-torn country find it difficult to work; be it due to a lack of language skills or a lack of childcare. "It belongs to a humane state to provide protection." Young men who evade military service in Germany, however, should not be granted asylum, he believes.
20:51 Man lights grenade in Luzk city centerA resident of the city of Chmelnytskyi lights a grenade in the city center of Luzk and is arrested. No injuries were reported. The Ukrainian Security Service SBU reports this. The motive of the 23-year-old is still unclear.
You can read about earlier developments here.
- The NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, stated that Russia's cyberwar against Ukraine is a serious threat to international peace and security.
- In response to the Ukraine conflict, Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian President, has repeatedly called for stronger military support from NATO.
- Recent military operations along the Ukraine-Russia border have raised concerns about a potential escalation of the conflict, with accusations of Russian troops crossing into Ukrainian territory.
- The attack on Ukraine has become a major point of contention in global politics, with Western leaders accusing Russia of aggression and violating international law.
- Nigel Farage, the British politician, has faced criticism for downplaying Russia's role in the Ukraine conflict, claiming that the West is the real instigator of the war.
