Kyiv: The war between Russia and Ukraine continues even after almost 4 months. The European Union (EU) on Thursday officially granted Ukraine candidate status for membership. On the other hand, on the 120th day of the Russo-Ukraine War, Russian forces captured two villages in eastern Ukraine. Now Russia wants to encircle some Ukrainian soldiers by occupying a major highway, cutting off the food supply.
Ukraine, on the other hand, has claimed that the Russian army used a banned phosphorus bomb on it. Ukraine said in a statement that the Russian military had fired about 30 banned phosphorus bombs from the Grad multiple launch rocket system on the Yunakivka community in the Sumy region.
Big updates on Russia and Ukraine war
- The British Defense Ministry said Ukrainian troops had been withdrawn from some areas near the city of Lysychansk to avoid the possibility of a siege. Here Russian soldiers are shelling heavily.
- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized Russia in this regard. He said that Russia is not following the rules of war. The Russian army has fired phosphorus bombs on Ukraine, which are banned in the war.
- On Thursday evening, the Russian army fired mortars on the Seredina-Buda community. Russia carried out about 20 explosions one after the other, injuring many people. According to the information, Russia has carried out about a hundred attacks on the communities of the Sumy region in the last few days.
- Ukraine has got candidate status to join the European Union. European Council President Charles Michel has given this information on Twitter. He told that Ukraine and Moldova have got the status of candidates for the European Union.
- According to Microsoft, Russia has gathered intelligence from 42 countries through the alleged hacking. The report said that Russia was successful in hacking attempts 29% times and in these attempts it has succeeded in stealing data 7.25% times.
- On the other hand, the Ukrainian army chief said that Russian troops have captured the villages of Loskutievka and Rai-Oleksandryvka. They are now trying to capture Sarotyn outside Severodonesk. On the other hand, there are indications from Brussels that Ukraine is now set to become a contender for EU membership.
- Germany has announced it has entered the second phase of a three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies and warned that dwindling Russian supplies could threaten storage targets for the winter.
- The government said it had to issue an “alarming” level of warning on June 14 due to supply cuts by Russia and a jump in gas prices in the market. The third and final stage will be called the ’emergency’ level. Economic Affairs Minister Robert Hebek described the situation as serious.
- A group of American citizens of Indian origin has expressed solidarity with the people of Ukraine. The organization ‘American Hindu Coalition’, in collaboration with the Indo-US Security Council, organized an Indian-American civilian program against the Ukraine genocide in the Parliament House building.
- In this, an appeal was made to Russia to immediately stop the action being taken against the common people in Ukraine. MP Raja Krishnamurthy emphasized Indo-US relations.
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