![]() ![]() Referring to the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant issued against Putin earlier this year, Peskov said, “It's difficult to imagine that anyone in the world would seriously consider issuing an ICC warrant against Putin, the leader of a nuclear power.” Ukrainian officials and the US have repeatedly denied being behind a drone attack on the Kremlin. He said Russia will implement all necessary security measures following the incident. By doing so, Peskov insisted, Ukraine has “equated itself with the state sponsors of terrorism.” He maintained that the recent drone attacks on the Kremlin were an “attempted terrorist attack” against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Peskov said the West has made “many mistakes” and “deceived Russia,” which prompted Russia to launch the operation in Ukraine - something he said the West became a participant in. He acknowledged Ukraine’s stronghold in the eastern city of Bakhmut and said “a large amount of AFU troops are concentrated there, which is constantly receiving reinforcements.” Speaking to Bosnian Serb channel ATV in remarks carried by Russian state news agency TASS on Wednesday, Peskov said Russia is acting “slowly” In Ukraine because it is conducting a “special military operation, not a war.” The “special military operation” in Ukraine has been what Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described as “very difficult,” but said certain goals have been achieved over the past year. Also, Latvia and Canada will begin to train Ukrainian soldiers in Latvia starting on May 15, a statement from the Canadian government said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, France has opened a war crime investigation following the death of Agence France-Presse journalist Arman Soldin in Ukraine, a statement from the country's antiterrorism prosecution office said on Wednesday. And Italy told its nationals on Wednesday who are still in Ukraine to leave the country "immediately" ahead of an anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian forces. They have been replaced by regular Russian army troops in those areas, she said.įoreign perspectives: China's foreign minister warned against an "emotional" view of the war in Ukraine, saying on a visit to Germany that "the only way out is to remain calm and rational and create conditions for a political solution." And according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is informing China’s calculations on a possible invasion of Taiwan. In another expletive-laden tirade, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said one Russian brigade had abandoned its positions south of Bakhmut, leading to many casualties among his fighters. Wagner units have been pulled back to the eastern city of Bakhmut from other areas where they had combat missions, according to Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar. The battle for Bakhmut: According to the commander of the Ukrainian Land Forces, Ukrainian forces are conducting “effective counterattacks” in the Bakhmut area. Russia-backed authorities have ordered the evacuation of thousands of civilians along the southern front as a Ukrainian counteroffensive looms. Ukraine's military said Wednesday that Russian soldiers are preventing employees of the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from evacuating a nearby frontline town with their families. Zaporizhzhia claims: The Russian defense ministry claimed on Wednesday that Russian forces had hit the ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army’s 65th mechanized brigade in the Zaporizhzhia region – an area that has seen a rise in shelling by both sides in anticipation of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. A senior Russian-appointed official in the occupied part of the region also made the same claim. If you're just now catching up, here's what else you should know: Russian forces claimed earlier Wednesday that they had taken the village of Kamianka, north of Avdiivka, where Ukrainian forces have been surrounded on three sides for several months.įurther south - where observers expect a Ukrainian counteroffensive to be focused - Russian forces are conducting “defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions,” and had carried out a number of airstrikes, the General Staff said. Russia has conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in Bakhmut and the Avdiivka and Mariinka areas, with the "fiercest battles" taking place in Bakhmut and Mariinka, according to the Ukrainian military's General Staff. ![]() ![]() ![]() Smoke erupts following a shell explosion in Bakhmut, Ukraine in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on May 7. ![]()
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