Ukraine, latest news: Kiev forces withdraw from Severodonetsk

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A new supply of Himars rocket launchers arrives in Kiev, while the US is preparing to allocate military aid for another 450 million. Meanwhile, the mayor of Mariupol denounces: there is a risk of epidemiological catastrophe

June 24, 2022

• 8:19

  Peskov: On Kaliningrad we are determined, but there is no rush

  “There is no need to rush here, but, at the same time, we are determined”. This is what Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said to TASS about the blockade of Kaliningrad transport. But, he clarified, “it will take some time before certain decisions are made. We are analyzing this situation in the most serious way “, assured Peskov specifying:” In this situation, we are absolutely right “.

• 7:55

  Ukrainian forces withdraw from Severodonetsk

  Ukrainian forces will have to withdraw from Severodonetsk, Lugansk region governor Sergiy Gaidai wrote on Telegram after weeks of tough fighting against Russians in the city. «The Ukrainian armed forces will have to withdraw from Severodonetsk. They have been ordered to do so, ”said Gaidai.

• 7:40

  Kuleba: weapons ensure diplomatic life

  Only the military victory of Kiev will convince Russia to serious peace negotiations: “weapons will guarantee the diplomatic path”. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is convinced of this, according to whom the Russian aggression does not only affect Ukrainian homes, but every European family. After the recent visit of Draghi, Macron and Scholz we see unity and clarity of purpose: there are differences, “but in principle we are moving in the same direction together”. As for the negotiation route, Moscow’s guns continue to fire, says Kuleba, but the offer of a Putin-Zelensky summit is still valid for Kiev.