10:48 Moscow wants to keep a close eye on NATO summit
Russia will closely monitor the course of the NATO summit, according to its own statements. Vladimir Putin's spokesperson Dmitri Peskov emphasized this and referred to the fact that the transatlantic alliance declared Russia an enemy that must be defeated. The Russian government considers NATO to be completely involved in Ukraine, according to Peskow, speaking to journalists. The heads of state and government of the 32 NATO countries are coming together today for a three-day summit in Washington. Support for Ukraine in its defense against the Russian aggression war is a priority. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also expected in the US capital.
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10:05 Armament against Russia: Poland receives a two-billion-dollar loan for US weapon purchases
Poland is one of the most important political and military allies of Ukraine and at the same time the borderland of NATO: Thousands of kilometers of border separate the country from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and from the Russian vassal state of Belarus. According to US government information, Poland is receiving a two billion US dollar special credit to support its armament program. With this, the government in Warsaw intends to purchase F-35 fighter jets, Patriot air defense systems, and Abrams combat tanks. Washington assumes responsibility for the up to 60 million dollars in interest costs, according to its own statements. In this way, the US government supports the large orders of the Polish arms industry.
08:42 Attack on Hospital: Body of a boy recovered, number of dead children rising
Rescue workers have found the body of a boy in the rubble of a destroyed cancer and dialysis station of a Kiev children's hospital. The Ukrainian Interior Ministry reported this to "Kyiv Independent". With this, the number of people killed in Kiev on Monday by the Russian air raid has risen to 27, including now four children. 117 other people were injured. According to Ministry information, rescue teams are still in action at three locations in the capital.
08:30 Ukrainian partisans report successful sabotage of Russian railway line
The Ukrainian partisan group Atesh reports that it has disrupted an important railway connection between Russia and the occupied Ukrainian territories. A switch box was destroyed, according to the group's Telegram channel. A video is also shown, which shows a burning switch box next to a railway track. The sabotage action is said to have taken place near the Russian settlement of Schachty. The railway lines are reportedly leading from Rostov am Don in the direction of the occupied Mariupol. The railway lines are essential for the supply of the Russian troops with new equipment. Both the Ukrainian army and Ukrainian partisans are therefore taking targeted action against railway lines. Atesh claims to be active not only in the occupied territories but also within Russia.
07:55 Ukraine reports over 1200 soldiers disabled per dayAccording to the Ukrainian General Staff's daily reports, the invaders have suffered a loss of 1220 soldiers. In addition, the Ukrainian army destroyed seven Russian tanks, 19 armored personnel carriers, 49 artillery pieces, 29 drones, and 36 missile systems from Russia. The information cannot be verified. However, the number of 553,410 Russian military personnel killed, injured, or rendered out of commission is significantly higher than the more cautious estimates of Western services and think tanks.
07:37 Russia reports four deaths after Ukrainian attacksAccording to local reports, at least four people were killed in Ukrainian attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod within the past 24 hours. Furthermore, 20 people were injured, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on Telegram. The past 24 hours were "restless" and "difficult," Gladkov added. Of the injured, 17 were hospitalized, two were severely injured, he further stated. Ukrainian attacks were also reported from other western Russian regions, including Kursk and Volgograd.
07:22 Over 2000 children seek refuge from Russian attacks in Kiev's subwayDuring the massive rocket attacks on Kiev on Monday, according to city administration reports, 32,000 people sought shelter in the underground U-Bahn tunnels. Among them were reportedly nearly 2200 children. Kiev is regularly attacked by Russia. In the past few months, more and more rockets have penetrated, as western air defense systems only have limited ammunition and are increasingly being bypassed.
06:50 "Scumbag": At least two dead after attack on Kiev children's hospitalThe strikes on a Kiev children's hospital during a Russian rocket attack reportedly resulted in 16 injuries, including seven children. Two of the injured reportedly died, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Health Minister Viktor Lyashko stated that departments for dialysis, cancer treatment, operating rooms, and intensive care units were damaged in the hospital on Monday. Hundreds of residents helped emergency services clear debris and search for victims. German Ambassador Martin Jäger reported on X from a visit to the hospital that "small cancer and dialysis patients are sitting on the sidewalk with their mothers."
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed rocket attacks targeting alleged Ukrainian weapons factories and military airfields. The numerous video recordings from Kiev allegedly showed that the damage was caused by a Ukrainian surface-to-air missile, but there was no proof provided. The Moscow Military dismissed the Ukrainian reports of an attack on another hospital in the capital as "hysteria of the Kiev regime."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refutes Russian claims that a missile strike on Ukrainian soil was caused by Ukrainian air defense systems. "What cynicism the scoundrels in the Kreml are spreading, that it was supposedly our air defense and not a targeted missile strike that killed and injured many people," he said at a press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw. Zelenskyy thanked those who posted videos online showing the direct impact of the missile strike.
06:19 Germany provides Ukraine with more ammunition and air defense systems
The German government has made additional military supplies available to Ukraine for its defense against Russian aggression. According to the updated list of delivered military equipment, the promised third air defense system Patriot has arrived. New on the list are also additional ammunition for the 50 Leopard 1 tanks provided jointly with Denmark, 11,000 additional rounds of ammunition for the 52 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, and two over-the-horizon radar systems of the TRML-4D type.
05:43 Attack on Russia: Power plant in Rostov-on-Don on fire
In the southern Russian region of Rostov, a fire has broken out at an electricity substation, according to Russian reports, due to a Ukrainian drone attack. "Two transformers have caught fire," Governor Vasili Golubev reported on the Telegram messaging app. The Russian air defense shot down "numerous" Ukrainian drones, he added, without specifying the exact number. The region, which borders Ukraine, has been a target of attacks in the past.
04:31 FDP politician Faber defends the defense budget
FDP politician and new chairman of the Defense Committee, Marcus Faber, defends the modest increase in the defense budget for 2025 against criticism. "One should not forget that the budget of the Defense Ministry, unlike most other ministries, has actually increased," Faber told the Augsburger Allgemeine. If one includes the special fund of 100 billion euros and further investments in the troops, the total comes to 140 billion euros. "That can be seen, even if one wishes for more."
03:25 UN Human Rights Commissioner condemns attack on hospital in Kiev
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk condemns the attacks on a children's clinic in the Ukrainian capital Kiev as "abhorrent." They damaged the "Intensive Care, surgical, and oncology departments" of the Ochmatdyt Children's Hospital, he explained. The dialysis department of the clinic was "destroyed." "Among the victims were the sickest children of Ukraine."
02:05 Biden announces support for Kiev at NATO summit
US President Joe Biden announces new measures to strengthen Ukraine's air defense capabilities in response to Russian missile strikes that killed 36 people. The US and its allies will announce these new measures at a NATO summit in Washington this week, Biden said. He described the missile strikes on Ukraine as a "grim reminder of Russia's brutality" in the war that began in February 2022.
01:05 Kiesewetter: Bundeswehr Disappointment for Soldiers
In the debate about the height of defense budgets, CDU defense expert Roderich Kiesewetter calls for "Prosperity" to be redefined. "It's disappointing and a letdown for soldiers that the Bundesregierung hasn't been able to prioritize the Bundeswehr in the budget process," Kiesewetter told Funke Media Group newspapers. This shows that "the Zeitwende in the Chancellor's mindset" has not yet arrived and Olaf Scholz refuses to let the population down in the face of the threat situation. "It's also necessary to redefine 'Prosperity' - away from individual interpretation, towards social resilience and readiness," Kiesewetter added. Previously, the defense budget accounted for five or six percent of the economic power. "It's possible to prioritize if the political will is there," he said. A continuously increasing defense budget should aim for three percent of the Gross Domestic Product.
00:01 Greens and FDP announce increase in Pistorius-Estate budget
Looking at the budget negotiations in the Bundestag, Green budget politician Sebastian Schäfer, who is also the deputy head of the Bundestag committee for the Bundeswehr Special Fund, announced corrections to defense spending. "This is a solid foundation for budget negotiations in parliament," Schäfer told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND). "There will be numerous and significant changes. In security and defense policy, there are great needs that we will address in the parliamentary procedure," the Green added. Defense policy spokesman of the FDP, Alexander Müller, also shows readiness for further adjustments in favor of the defense budget.
22:16 Debris falls on clinic - seven dead
A debris piece from a rocket fell on a hospital in Kiev and killed five doctors and two patients. According to "Ukrainska Pravda", it was the ADONIS Clinic in the Dniprowskyi district that was affected. A Russian rocket attack also shattered windows in a private maternity clinic in the same building.
22:10 Insider: Scholz plans clear statement at NATO summit
The NATO summit from Tuesday to Thursday, according to German government sources, will send a "very clear message" of support for Ukraine. Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz will make it clear in the circle of the 32 NATO state and government heads that Germany is a reliable partner in the transatlantic alliance and will remain so, said the government representative.
21:56 Schmyhal: Looking for alternative location for hospital
The Ukrainian government is looking for an alternative location for the attacked children's hospital. Premier Minister Denys Schmyhal announced this. The attack will be a topic of the next cabinet meeting. "We hope our international partners will draw their own conclusions," he was quoted as saying by "Kyiv Independent". "We need effective responses to Russian terror."
- Russia has expressed concern about NATO's stance towards it, viewing NATO as heavily involved in Ukraine's conflict and considering the alliance an enemy that needs to be defeated.
- The ongoing Ukraine conflict and Russia's aggression towards Ukraine are major reasons why Poland is receiving a two-billion-dollar loan to purchase military equipment from the US, including F-35 fighter jets, Patriot air defense systems, and Abrams combat tanks.
- In response to the Russian attack on a Kiev children's hospital, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of spreading cynical lies, stating that it was Ukrainian air defense systems that were not responsible for the attack, but rather a targeted missile strike that resulted in injuries and deaths.
- In an effort to bolster Ukraine's defense capabilities, the US has announced new measures at the NATO summit, including strengthening Ukraine's air defense capabilities in response to Russian missile strikes.
- Germany has provided additional military supplies to Ukraine, including a third air defense system Patriot, additional ammunition for Leopard 1 tanks, 11,000 additional rounds of ammunition for anti-aircraft tanks, and two over-the-horizon radar systems.
