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- The Ukrainian counteroffensive has officially begun. Kyiv claims to have won territorial “conquests”, Moscow assures that its enemy is suffering “almost catastrophic” losses.
- Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Tuesday that Russia lacks ammunition and could better prepare for possible Ukrainian attacks on its territory.
- The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is due to inspect the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant on Wednesday.
- According to the latest report, the destruction of the Kakhovka dam killed 17 people in the Russian-occupied zone and ten in the Ukrainian-controlled zone.
Zelensky said that the missiles used in Krivoy Rog had foreign-made components
President Zelensky said the Russian missiles used in the attack on Krivoy Rog, which killed 11 people and injured 39, contained more than 50 foreign-made components. Many of these components were microelectronics. “Unfortunately, Russia still has the ability to obtain critical components for the production of missiles that are created by companies from different countries, especially companies from some partner countries,” the Ukrainian president said, adding: “These components are then shipped to Russia. different ways”. He called for “global sanctions” against these companies, as well as tighter “export controls on critical components.”
In Odessa, three dead and at least thirteen wounded
Three people were killed and at least 13 were injured in a rocket attack on Odessa at night. According to the Southern Command of Ukraine, Russia launched four Kalibr cruise missiles into the city.
Two missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defense systems. But another hit the chain store’s warehouse, causing a large fire and killing three employees. The rocket fragments also damaged a business center, an educational institution, an apartment complex and shops in the city center.
Authorities say there may still be people under the rubble at the sites of the attacks.
Putin admitted some shortcomings in Russia
On Tuesday, at a meeting with Russian war correspondents, Vladimir Putin acknowledged that Russia was not sufficiently prepared for attacks on its territory from the territory of Ukraine.
“We could have been better prepared for this,” he said, as Russia had to evacuate thousands of people after massive incursions and strikes from Ukraine. “It became clear that several things were missing: precision-guided munitions, communications equipment, drones,” the head of the Russian state said.
IAEA visit to Zaporozhye
Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi was in Kiev on Tuesday and is scheduled to inspect the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant on Wednesday to make sure, among other things, that it has been put into operation. the destruction of the Kakhovskaya dam on the Dnieper, the water of which is used to cool six reactors.
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Source: Le Parisien
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