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The administration of the US president proposes to include six more permanent members of the UN Security Council, who will not have the right to veto, —The Washington Post citing sources.
According to the publication, this will strengthen the influence of developing countries, in particular, Africa and Latin America.
Russia transferred 90% of its own reserves to the Zaporizhzhia region, and Ukraine — only 25%, — Welt.
The publication notes that although the Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are saving forces for the main strike.
The main counteroffensive of Ukraine has not yet begun, we will talk about it when large armored formations go into battle, — former commander of the US forces in Europe, Ben Hodges.
According to Hodges, Ukraine will use 500-750 units of armored vehicles on a narrow section of the front. The composition will include Ukrainian, trophy, and Western cars.
Mike Martin, a researcher at King's College London, also believes that the armed forces have not yet engaged the main force.
In his opinion, the main direction of the attack will fall on Tokmak, control of which opens the way to Melitopol and cuts off Crimea.
Because of the importance of this direction, it is here that Ukraine uses its best equipment, and the Russians put up fierce resistance, Martin believes.
In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian soldiers are advancing, the enemy is losing positions on the flanks, — Commander of the Ground Forces Syrskyi
⚡️ Last week, during the counteroffensive, the Armed Forces liberated 7 settlements: Lobkove, Levadne, Novodarivka, Neskuchne, Storozheve, Makarivka, Blahodatne.
The United States see no signs that China is supplying weapons for the war against Ukraine, but Washington is concerned about technology transfers, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
🇩🇪 Against the background of the latest reports about the Leopard 2 destroyed in Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius promised to supply more such tanks.
"We will not be able to replace every failing tank. But we will continue to supply more refurbished Leopard 1A5 tanks from July, and by the end of the year, there will be more than 100," he said.
Ukrainian pilots can start training for flights on F-16 fighters this summer, said Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren in an interview with Reuters.
In Melitopol, a diesel locomotive of the occupiers was destroyed in the locomotive depot, — mayor Ivan Fedorov.
Japan has for the first time passed a law allowing the export of weapons outside the country.
The law also provides for an increase in domestic orders.
Scandinavian countries have announced a boycott of Mondelez due to continued sales of their products in Russia. They produce the famous Oreo cookies, Barny cookies, Milka chocolate, Alpen Gold, and Toblerone.
In Russia, the company owns three plants: the "Bolshevik" plant, the production plant in Pokrov, and the plant in Veliky Novgorod. The company owns the Freia and Marabou chocolate brands in Scandinavian countries.
🇺🇦🇲🇩 Ukraine and Moldova signed an agreement on the construction of a bridge on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border near the settlements of Yampil and Koseut.
Russia and the United States are increasing the number of deployed nuclear warheads against the background of the war in Ukraine
This was reported by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
About 2 thousand warheads — almost all of them belong to the Russian Federation and America — were in a state of high alert. They were equipped with missiles or placed on strategic air bases.
According to experts, the United States has increased the number of deployed nuclear warheads to 1,770, and Russia to 1,674.
The USA and the Russian Federation possess almost 90% of the world's nuclear weapons, according to the SIPRI report.
After the water drained from the Kakhovka reservoir, the human remains of people from the Second World War were found at the bottom.