The Russian invasion of Ukraine is raging, with negotiations between the two sides in the air and continued efforts to remove civilians falling on deaf ears.
According to the Ukrainian military, anti-aircraft defences prevented an attempted missile attack against critical infrastructure in the Odessa region last night,[/B] despite Governor Maxim Marchenko earlier announcing that three missiles had hit a residential area near the city, noting that there were casualties.
At the same time, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, said this morning that the situation at the military level in the eastern part of Ukraine, remains extremely difficult, while stressing that Russia is preparing to launch new bombardments in the region of Donbass and the city of Kharkiv.
He also added that the sanctions imposed by the US and other countries against Russia are having an effect and these sanctions should be further intensified, and called on China to stand by Ukraine.
While the Pentagon announced that it would provide up to $300 million in additional military assistance to Ukraine.
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