Washington DC, Europe Brief News – On Sunday, Russian warplanes continued to fire shells into eastern Ukraine, despite Washington’s assurances that it would provide weapons supply to Ukraine to protect against Russian aggression.
Despite Russia’s inability to conquer any major cities since it started its invasion on February 24. Ukraine claims it has been preparing for a big attack in the east and has advised its citizens to escape.
According to reports, Russian troops hit Ukraine’s Luhansk and Dnipro areas with rocket fire. Valentyn Reznichenko, the mayor of the central Dnipropetrovsk district, reported that missiles had entirely damaged the airports in Dnipro.
Weapons Supply to Ukraine will Continue.
According to the Russian defense ministry, the Zvonetsky headquarters of Ukraine’s Dnipro battalion was destroyed by high-precision missiles.
Zdenskiy has called on the West to offer greater defense assistance and to punish Russia harshly since Russia’s invasion.
National security advisor Jake Sullivan told ABC News that the United States would provide Ukraine with the armaments necessary to fight against the Russians and prevent them from seizing more towns and cities.
Zelensky said he had faith in his military, but “sadly, I don’t have the trust that we will be getting what we need” from the United States.
Ahead of the meeting, Zelenskiy tweeted that he had discussed further penalties and increased German defense and financial help for his nation. According to his office, Zelenskiy discussed new EU measures with Ukrainian authorities.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. Vladimir Putin will meet with him for the first time since the attack as an EU leader.
Imposition of New Sanctions
As the number of civilian deaths rises, the international community imposes further sanctions.
According to the leader of the Dmytrivka community, a grave with at least two civilians deaths has been discovered near Kyiv.
The newly appointed Russian commander, Aleksandr Dvornikov, told Sullivan that he expects Russia will sanction increased violence against the civilian population of Ukraine. However, he didn’t provide any proof.
Heavy Shelling in Ukrainian Cities
Thousands of civilians could not flee several cities in the east because of severe bombardment.
A missile struck a railway station in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk area, packed with people seeking to evacuate the conflict zone.
More than 50 persons were reported dead by Ukrainian authorities. Russia has denied involvement in the incident, claiming that Ukraine’s military used the missiles.
