Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s ‘buffer zone’ strategy in tatters after Kyiv reclaims swathes of territory
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s ‘buffer zone’ strategy in tatters after Kyiv reclaims swathes of territory
Ukrainian troops now control almost all of the Dnipropetrovsk region after liberating 400 square kilometres in counterattacks
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EU nations to loan money to Ukraine despite Hungary blocking it
Ukraine is getting about two-thirds of the money it needs to continue fighting the Russian invasion until the end of 2027 from EU countries, two sources told Politico.
Next week, EU leaders are supposed to meet in Brussels to discuss the loan and try to convince Hungary and Slovakia to keep their promise to approve the funds, two EU diplomats told the outlet.
“It’s not the first time we are facing a similar kind of difficulties with Hungary,” the EU’s economy commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said.
“We will deliver on this loan one way or another.”
Budapest can still block the €90bn loan, even after agreeing to it in December last year. All EU member states are supposed to provide consent before those funds are released.
Under a back-up plan, if Hungary blocks the main loan, EU countries are considering giving Ukraine an interim €30bn on an individual basis. Since these are bilateral loans, they would not require EU approval.
Ukraine's military hits Russian missile plant in Bryansk
Vladimir Putin suffers coughing fit in video deleted by the Kremlin
Vladimir Putin was caught having a coughing fit in a now-deleted video from the Kremlin.
In an outtake from a recorded address for International Women’s Day, the Russian president could be seen clearing his throat before repeatedly coughing and gesturing towards his neck.
Putin said, according to The Moscow Times: “You know, let me say that again, because… my throat’s a bit scratchy. Yes, a bit scratchy. I almost started coughing. I’ve been talking a lot today.”
The video of the 73-year-old Russian leader was posted to the Kremlin’s Telegram channel, then deleted without explanation, the newspaper said. A separate video of the presidential press service was then uploaded without the coughing fit.
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Ukraine strikes missile control systems plant in Russia’s Bryansk, Zelensky says
Ukrainian forces have struck the Kremniy El plant in Russia’s Bryansk region, a major producer of microelectronics used in Russian missile guidance and control systems, Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The attack, carried out with air-launched Storm Shadow missiles, caused “significant damage” to the facility, which supplies components for weapons including Pantsir air defence systems and Iskander missiles, The Kyiv Independent reported.
“An operation has just successfully taken – a plant in Bryansk was hit. This plant manufactures control systems for all types of missiles of the Russian Federation,” Zelensky said.
Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with US-brokered talks on hold
Russian and Ukrainian officials are making contradictory claims of battlefield successes in their 4-year-old war, with Ukraine saying it has pushed Moscow’s forces back in some places on the front line but the Kremlin insisting that Russia’s invasion of its neighbour is making progress.
At the same time, Russia’s almost daily aerial attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine continue, with overnight drone strikes on two cities injuring at least 14 people, including two children, emergency services said Tuesday.
Ukraine’s air force said that it shot down 122 out of 137 drones that Russia launched during the night.
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Ukraine claims to have taken back hundreds of kilometres of territory from Russian troops
Ukraine has claimed that it has taken back control of almost all of the Dnipropetrovsk region and hundreds of kilometres of territory in counterattacks.
Oleksandr Komarenko, head of the main operational directorate of the general staff of Ukraine's armed forces, told local media on Tuesday that their troops had already liberated more than 400 square kilometres of territory, Politico reported.
Zelensky accuses Hungary of ‘banditry’ after shipment containing cash and gold worth $82m seized
Hungary has seized a shipment of Ukrainian cash and gold worth around $82m while it was being transported through the country.
Victor Orban, the prime minister, has ordered that the shipment be held for up to 60 days for investigation over suspected money laundering.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, accused Hungary of “banditry” and called on European leaders to speak out against the seizure.
This came after a dispute over gas supplies, in which Kyiv was accused by Hungary and Slovakia of stalling on oil pipeline repairs after it was hit in an apparent Russian drone attack.
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