2023-07-05 11:50:11
1:48 p.m .: President of the Bundestag Bas: “We continue to support”
Bundestag President Bärbel Bas has pledged further help to Ukraine in the war against Russia. “It is clear to us that we will continue to provide support,” said the SPD politician when inspecting a shot-up Ukrainian ambulance in Berlin. The vehicle was set up by activists near the Reichstag building to commemorate Russian war crimes and the war in Ukraine. From May 20th to 27th, the vehicle could already be seen in Munich and before that in Kiev and the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The next thing to be done is the ambulance in Hamburg.
It was the only four-wheel drive vehicle in the hospital.
1:25 p.m .: The Kremlin wants to take its time to extend the grain deal
The Kremlin still sees time for meeting Russian demands in order to be able to extend the agreement to ship Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea. “There is still time to implement the part of the agreements that affect our country,” said Kremlin spokesman Peskov, according to the Russian state agency TASS.
The part of the agreement concerning Russia has not yet been fulfilled. “And accordingly, at the moment, unfortunately, there is no basis for extending this agreement,” said Peskov. Russia has not yet announced a decision on the future of the grain deal. “We will announce them in time, there is still time,” said Peskow. The grain agreement expires on July 17.
1:02 p.m .: Italy and Poland are demanding NATO security guarantees for Ukraine
During a visit to Warsaw, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni insists that NATO provide “real security guarantees” for Ukraine. Meloni, along with Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, is calling for these to be given at the NATO summit in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius next week. Poland and Italy are in complete agreement on the matter. Morawiecki says the two countries share a similar stance: Ukraine should be given the strongest security guarantees possible.
12.40 p.m .: The Kremlin warns of a “subversive act” by Ukraine at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
In Russia, the Kremlin has now warned of alleged Ukrainian plans to attack the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. “The situation is very tense because the risk of a subversive act by the regime in Kiev is greatly increased,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists in Moscow. Such “sabotage” by Ukraine would have “catastrophic consequences,” added Russian President Putin’s spokesman.
12:22 p.m .: Russia does not confirm report on Xi warning to Putin
The Kremlin rejects a report by the Financial Times that China’s head of state Xi Jinping is said to have personally warned Russian President Vladimir Putin about the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine during his visit to Moscow in March. “No, I can’t confirm that,” says Presidential Office spokesman Peskow. At the time, both sides had commented on the content of their talks. “Everything else is fiction.”
08:47: London: Punishment against Russian General Surovikin would be risky
Punishment of the prominent Russian general Sergey Surovikin for his involvement in the mutiny of the private army Wagner would be risky for the Russian leadership in the British view. “Although best known in the West for his brutal reputation, Surovikin is one of the most respected senior officers in the Russian military,” Britain’s MoD said in its daily intelligence update. “Any official penalty against him is likely to be divisive.”
The British ministry stressed that Surovikin, the head of Russia’s air and space forces and former supreme commander in the war of aggression against Ukraine, has not been seen in public since the Wagner uprising on June 23-24. According to British estimates, Surovikin was a liaison with the Ministry of Defense for Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yevkurov was recently noticeably absent.
07:59: Governors – Russian regions of Ukraine shelled
According to their governors, the Russian regions of Kursk and Belgorod were shelled by Ukrainian forces in the morning. According to current information, there were no victims in the attacks from across the state border. “The city of Valuyki is under fire from Ukrainian forces,” Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on the Telegram news app this morning. He left open whether it was rocket or artillery fire or some other form of attack. “The air defense system worked, but there is destruction on the ground.” The governor of the Kursk region north of Belgorod, Roman Starovoyt, said a fire had broken out in the village of Tyotkino. A school and a private home were damaged. Starovojt did not comment on the nature of the attack.
05:44: Putin – the Russian economy is developing better than expected
According to Putin, the Russian economy is developing better than expected. The Russian President announced this on the website of the Russian Presidential Office. Prime Minister Mishustin’s report on economic growth was surprisingly positive. GDP growth could top 2 percent this year and annualized consumer price inflation is unlikely to rise above 5 percent, Mishustin told Putin at a meeting in the Kremlin, according to the transcript. The International Monetary Fund expects the Russian economy to grow by 0.7 percent this year. Russia’s economy shrank by 2.1 percent in 2022. It was under particular pressure last spring when Kiev’s allies imposed far-reaching sanctions on Moscow because of the military operation in Ukraine.
05.20: Ukraine: Russian “formation” in Makiivka no longer exists after the attack
The Ukrainian army says it has attacked a Russian “formation” in the Russian-controlled eastern Ukrainian city of Makiivka. “Due to the effective fire of units of the defense forces, another formation of Russian terrorists in temporarily occupied Makiivka ceased to exist,” the Ukrainian army said on Telegram. She also released a video showing a powerful explosion lighting up the night sky and revealing the outline of at least one building. The Ukrainian army did not provide any further information about the attack. Donetsk administrator Denis Pushilin, appointed by Russia, said Ukrainian soldiers had launched “violent attacks” on residential areas and a hospital complex in Makiivka. One man died and 36 civilians were injured in varying degrees by Ukrainian attacks, the Russian state news agency Interfax reported. The statements of both sides could not be verified.
5:08 a.m .: So far 5,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained in Germany
02:34: Ukraine – successes in the south of Bakhmut – Russian advance in the north
According to Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar, Ukrainian forces are making daily advances in the areas outside of Bakhmut, despite fierce Russian resistance. “We are advancing on the southern flank of Bakhmut. In the north, to be honest, there is heavy fighting and no advance so far,” Maljar said on state television. Russian forces were increasing their troops in the south and east and were advancing further north near Lyman and Svatowe.
02:04: Ukraine – Attack on Russian forces in the Donetsk region
The Ukrainian military reported on the short message service Telegram that Ukrainian forces “destroyed” a formation of Russian forces in Makijvka in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region with targeted fire. The head of the region’s separatist administration, Denis Puschilin, announced on his Telegram channel that residential areas and a hospital had been hit in the attack. A man was killed and 36 people were injured, including a baby and a seven-year-old boy. The statements of both sides could not be verified by Archyde.com.
12:40 a.m .: Selenskyj advisor sharply criticizes IAEA boss Rafael Grossi
Zelenskyi’s advisor, Mykhailo Podoliak, has sharply criticized the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Rafael Grossi’s efforts to ensure the safety of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant had had no effect. The IAEA would have turned around in an attempt to ensure the safety of the nuclear power plant. Grossi would have been “joking around” instead of making the IAEA’s position clear from the start. “And if there is a catastrophe, then he will say that they had nothing to do with it and yes they warned of all dangers.”
12:11 a.m .: Dozens injured in attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Makiivka
According to local authorities, 25 people were injured by the impact of several projectiles in the city of Makiivka in eastern Ukraine, which is controlled by Russian troops. Two children were among the injured, said the Moscow-appointed head of the partly Russian-occupied Donetsk region, Denis Puschilin, on his Telegram channel on Wednesday night. According to Puschilin, houses, a hospital, schools and a kindergarten were damaged. According to Russian military blogs, Himar artillery rockets, which Ukraine received from the United States, were used for the shelling. According to Ukrainian sources, the force of the explosion is due to the fact that the shelling hit a fuel or ammunition depot. The information provided by the warring parties cannot usually be verified independently.
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