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Ukraine is ready for a counteroffensive. It can happen tomorrow or in a week, — Danilov
As the BBC reports, the secretary of the NSDC did not name specific dates, but noted that Ukraine "has no right to make a mistake" regarding this decision, as it is a "historic opportunity" that "we cannot lose." According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will go on the offensive when the command calculates that "we can get the best result at this stage of the war."
Danilov also rejected the suggestion that the counteroffensive had already begun, noting that "the destruction of Russian command centers and Russian military equipment" has been the task of the Armed Forces since February 24 last year.
❗️ Kuleba said that Beijing did not offer to return the occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia
Reacting to the Wall Street Journal's publication that China's special representative Li Hui in European capitals allegedly recognized Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry noted that he contacted partners and did not receive confirmation of this information.
❗️Air defense forces shot down 52 of 54 kamikaze drones launched by the Russians over Ukraine this night. The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces called the night attack a record number of drones.
Athens supports Budapest in blocking new European sanctions against Russia. Five EU diplomats told Politico about this. This is because Kyiv compiled a list of private companies — sponsors of the war, which included several European firms. Athens and Budapest want some of their companies off the list and are using the new sanctions package as political leverage.
❗️In Russia, they decided to reduce the number of employees of German institutions and expel hundreds of German civil servants from the country, Sueddeutsche Zeitung writes.
First of all, this concerns employees of educational and cultural institutions, as well as diplomats.
Presumably, this is Russia's response to the expulsion from Germany of Russian diplomats who were suspected of recruiting German informants.
Austria allocates €2 million for demining equipment in Ukraine — the country's MFA.
The funds will be donated to a humanitarian non-profit organization engaged in demining.
Chancellor Karl Nehammer emphasized that Austria would not send its sappers to Ukraine while the war continued.
🇺🇦 Elina Svitolina is the winner of the WTA250 tournament in Strasbourg! In the final, the Ukrainian beat Russian Anna Blinkova, who plays under a neutral flag — 2:0.
💪 Arnold Schwarzenegger thanks Ukraine for the first place of his new series at the local top of Netflix.
After defeat, Russia will pose a danger to NATO, — the head of the British Air Force, Mike Wigston
"When the conflict in Ukraine ends and Ukraine restores its borders as it should, we will have a damaged, vindictive and brutal Russia whose means of harming us are airstrikes, missile attacks and submarine attacks," he told The Telegraph.
Three people who were considered missing after the shelling of a hospital in Dnipro, unfortunately, died, — the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhii Lysak.
The Ukrainian and Japanese governments are discussing holding another round of the international conference on the restoration of Ukraine, Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Serhiy Korsunskyi said in an interview with NHK.
Ocean currents around Antarctica have slowed by 30% since the 1990s and may stop entirely due to melting ice. And deep-sea life in 40% of the world's oceans depends on them.