Fire in Krasnador comes days after drone strike on Russian fuel storage facility in occupied Crimea; Zelenskiy says intelligence leaks ‘not beneficial’ to US reputation
A fuel storage facility near a key bridge in Russia’s southwestern region of Krasnodar was on fire in the early hours of Wednesday, the regional governor said, but there were no initial reports of casualties.
We’ll have more on these two stories shortly. In the meantime, here are the key recent developments in the war:amid growing speculation about its timing and whether it can inflict serious defeats on Russia. The Ukrainian interior ministry said it had “fully formed” initial brigades comprising up to 40,000 troops, but they would need further training before being ready to fight.
Russia’s defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, said his country was inflicting heavy blows to Ukraine across the entire frontline which Russia has illegally annexed. The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said on Monday that Germany had insisted, like other Nato member countries, that the weapons it was supplying to Ukraine must not be used against Russian territory. The Donbas is not Russian territory.
The Kremlin rejected the US assessment of Russian military casualties in Ukraine as having been “plucked from thin air”Turkey’s trade data has started to reflect that Ankara has stopped allowing the re-exportation of sanctioned western goods to RussiaAll parties in the Black Sea grain initiative will meet for talks on Wednesday,
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