In remarks shown on state television, Shoigu said that “much-hyped” western weaponry had shown itself to be “far from perfect” in the course of fighting in Ukraine, Reuters reports. The Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, said on Monday that Russian weapons were showing their effectiveness in Ukraine. The Ukrainian military said on Monday it had pushed Russian forces out of pockets of territory along frontlines in the east and south of the country, building on a gruelling counteroffensive launched two months ago. Lindner said he would hold “very concrete” talks with Ukrainian officials on how the German finance ministry can support Ukraine now and in the future, AFP reports. On Sunday, a Russian warship fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the south-western Black Sea as it made its way north, the first time Russia has fired on a merchant ship since exiting the UN-backed grain deal last month.Ĭhristian Lindner, German’s finance minister, said his country stood “shoulder to shoulder” with Ukraine, as he arrived in Kyiv for his first visit since the start of the war.

Local officials in the southern region, which Kyiv liberated part of last year, have declared a day of mourning for Monday. Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised justice after Russian shelling killed seven people – including a 22-day-old infant – and wounded at least 22 others Kherson on Sunday.

The currency, which has been steadily losing value in a long fall since the beginning of the year, slid past the psychologically important level of 100 to the dollar on Monday morning. The rouble has fallen to its weakest point in almost 17 months as a collapse in export revenues and growing military spending increase pressure on Russia’s economy. According to the site, Zelenskiy visited brigades involved in attacks on the section of the frontline facing Soledar, the Russian-held town north of Bakhmut, Reuters reports. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops at brigade headquarters in the eastern Ukrainian frontline region of Donetsk on Monday, his website said. “Windows in buildings were blown out by the blast wave,” Oleh Kiper wrote on the Telegram messaging app. The governor of the region on the Black Sea said falling rocket fragment had resulted in fires breaking out. Ukraine’s city of Odesa was hit by two waves of attacks overnight: a total of 15 drones, and 8 Kalibr missiles, according to the governor of the local region. Here is a summary of the main stories from today: It is now approaching 9pm in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital.

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