The latest war between Russia and Ukraine: What we know on the 179th day of the invasion | Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Ukrainian citizens to be vigilant They prepare to celebrate Wednesday’s Independence Day. “We must not allow it.” “We need to be aware that Russia may try to do something particularly ugly this week,” Zelensky said.

Kharkov’s curfew in Ukraine’s second-largest city will be extended all day on Wednesday., local governor Oleh Synehub said on Saturday. The northeastern city is regularly hit by Russian artillery fire, and although there is usually a 10pm to 6am curfew, Independence Day required special precautions.

Ukraine launched a new attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol early on Saturday. affiliated parties Crimea said at least one drone shot down and that the city’s air defense system was activated again on Saturday night.

video share on twitter It appeared to show a Russian air defense system attempting to destroy a UAV and a column of dark smoke rising from the city.

Three Russian and Ukrainian passport holders arrested on spying charges The Albanian Ministry of Defense said Saturday after attempting to break into a military base and weapons factory in central Albania. The ministry said two Albanian soldiers were injured in the incident at Gramschu, adding that the soldier’s condition was stable. Albanian Prime Minister Eddi Rama said the three were “suspected of espionage”.

US to buy about 150,000 tons of grain from Ukraine The World Food Program chief said in the next few weeks for the shipment of food aid from ports no longer blocked by the war: The planned shipment, one of several transports pursued by the United Nations agency to fight hunger, is the first ship from Ukraine arranged by WFP to people in the Horn of Africa who are at risk of starvation. This is more than six times the amount of grain currently being transported to

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was thrilled to see Ukrainian wheat being shipped from Turkey. Russian fertilizers and agricultural products must reach global markets “unhindered”, otherwise a global food crisis could occur as early as next year, he said.

Four children were reportedly injured After the Russian strike against housing in the Mykolaiv region, Ukraine.

Three Russian and Ukrainian passport holders arrested on spying charges The Albanian Defense Ministry said Saturday after attempts to break into a military base and weapons factory in central Albania. The ministry said two Albanian soldiers were injured in the incident at Gramschu, adding that the soldier’s condition was stable. Albanian Prime Minister Eddi Rama said the three were “suspected of espionage”.

Russian organizations and individuals sought to use Turkey to evade Western sanctions imposed in the Moscow War of Ukraine, US Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adiemo told Turkish Deputy Finance Minister Yunus Elitas what the US Treasury Department said. In a phone call, the two also discussed the sanctions against them and their efforts to enforce them, the ministry said. Russiareports Reuters.

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that Ukrainian forces had killed a total of 44,900 Russians. – An increase of 200 on the previous day.

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