Rain of missiles near Kyiv. Moscow wrath for new sanctions

An intense battle is being fought in Irpin. The Russian army is launching heavy missile attacks on the city, recently recaptured by the Ukrainians and located north of Kyiv. The first diffused images show a ghostly scenario, characterized by widespread devastation. According to local authorities, committed to limiting the damage, Moscow is using Grad missile systems. Intense battles are also recorded in the nearby cities of Bucha and Hostomel.

Russian encirclement of Kyiv failed

A Ukrainian intelligence report turns the spotlight on Kyiv. The Ukrainian Army General Staff pointed out in a report that the Russian attempt to encircle the capital would have failed. Russia ” will try to resume offensive operations in the direction of the cities of Brovary and Boryspil to block Kyiv from the east,” the report continued. The withdrawal of some Russian units is due to the ” loss of more than 50% of the personnel”, the Kyiv armed forces say, adding that Russia continues to replenish losses by training and relocating reserve units. The Ukrainian military has confirmed reports that the large landing ship Saratov was destroyed during the attack on the port. occupied Berdyansk, adding that the ships Caesar Kunikov and Novocherkassk were also damaged.

The Ukrainian counter-offensive

In the meantime, the Ukrainian counter-offensive continues. The progress was confirmed by the latest analysis conducted by British intelligence, according to which Ukrainian forces have launched attacks on strategic ” high value” targets in the areas occupied by the Russians. The reference to the landing ship and the ammunition depots destroyed in Berdyansk is clear. As if that were not enough, ” it is likely that the Ukrainians will continue to target the logistical resources ” of the Russians. London also argues that the Ukrainian strategy ” will force the “, and that this “it will reduce Russia’s ability to conduct offensive operations “and” lower the morale “of the invader.

New EU sanctions: wrath of Moscow

Away from the battlefields, the issue of sanctions continues to hold its own. ” The European Union will continue to ensure financial, political, material and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Up to now it has approved massive sanctions against Russia and Belarus, which are having heavy effects, and is ready to close loopholes, counter possible evasive manoeuvres and impose new coordinated measures to minimize the ability to continue the aggression “, reads the conclusions of the European Council.

The reply from Moscow is ready. The vice-president of the Security Council and former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, in an interview with the Ria Novosti news agency this morning, replied with decisive tones: ” It seems to me that the people who make these decisions do not understand our mentality at all. , do not understand the attitude of the Russian people in the broadest sense of the word “. According to Medvedev, with its restrictions, the West is trying to turn the Russians against the authorities, but on the contrary, the sanctions will only consolidate Russian society and will not cause popular discontent; and this is the weak point of the “stupid sanctions” imposed on Russia, concluded Medvedev himself.