“The number and scale of rocket attacks on targets in Kyiv will increase in response to any terrorist attacks or acts of sabotage on Russian soil committed by the nationalist regime in Kiev,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. Moscow has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning Ukraine have been made more than once. Explosions hit Kyiv on Friday, the largest in about two weeks, which Russia said were aimed at a Ukrainian missile repair facility. An employee of a car repair shop in Kyiv told Reuters that he saw three explosions hit an industrial building in front of him, causing a fire that was extinguished by firefighters. “The building was on fire and I had to hide behind my car,” Kirill Kyrylo told the news agency. – Natasha Turak
Finland is “very likely” to join NATO, the minister said
Faced with a dramatic change in its security assessment and relations with Russia, Finland is “very likely” to join NATO now, Finnish Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen said in an interview with Sky News. “The people of Finland seem to have already decided and there is a huge majority for Finland to join NATO,” he said from Helsinki. “Of course, it is not just that. We are a parliamentary democracy, so we have to discuss this issue in our parliament. At this point I would say it is very possible, but no decision has been made yet.” Russia has warned of the consequences if the Nordic country makes such a move, and saying it will need to develop new nuclear weapons in the Baltic is an alliance that is expanding along Russia’s borders. – Natasha Turak
Kyiv was hit by the loudest explosions heard in weeks
The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was hit on Friday by the loudest explosions since Russian forces withdrew from areas around the capital two weeks ago. Russia says it targeted and struck a plant in Kyiv that manufactured and repaired Ukrainian missiles, including anti-ship missiles. The strikes come a day after the sinking of the flagship of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea off the coast of Ukraine. Moscow said it was due to a fire on the ship, while Ukrainian authorities say it was hit by rockets. – Natasha Turak
The sinking of Moscow will make Russia reconsider its strategy in the Black Sea, says the British Ministry
Moskva is on display in 2008. Russia will probably have to develop a new strategy in the Black Sea now that its fleet flagship has been destroyed. Vassily Batanov AFP | Getty Images The loss of the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Moskva is likely to force the Kremlin to reconsider its naval strategy in the Black Sea, according to a Western estimate. Ukraine said it had hit Moscow on Wednesday with two cruise missiles. Moscow has admitted that the Moskva cruiser sank on Thursday, but blamed it on the ship’s ammunition that was fired. A Pentagon spokesman said Thursday that the United States could not confirm the news. Nonetheless, the Moskva was Russia’s command vessel in the Black Sea and was crucial to the Russian fleet’s air defense strategy, the UK Department of Defense said in an intelligence assessment released on Friday. “This incident means that Russia has now damaged two major navies through the invasion of Ukraine, with the first being the Russian Alligator Saratov-class cargo ship on March 24,” the Defense Ministry said. “Both events are likely to lead Russia to reconsider its position on the Black Sea,” the ministry said. Military analysts speculate that Moskva would play a key role in any amphibious attack on Odessa, Ukraine’s most important seaport. The Soviet-era Moskva was refurbished to improve its capabilities and returned to operational condition last year, the British ministry said. It played a role in Russia’s bombing of Syria in 2015, its invasion of Crimea in 2014, and its war with Georgia in 2008. Russia says its 510-strong crew has been evacuated safely. – Ted Camp
“Indisputable proof of Putin’s war crimes”: US lawmakers visit Kyiv and Bukha
Two U.S. lawmakers visited Ukraine on Thursday, becoming the first known U.S. officials to do so since Russia launched its offensive on February 24. Senator Steve Daines (R-MO) and Ukrainian-born MP Victoria Spartz (R-IN) traveled there to meet with Ukrainian officials in the capital, Kiev, and Bucha, where Russian troops have been accused of mass atrocities. “There is indisputable evidence of Putin’s war crimes everywhere – the images of shallow mass graves filled with civilians, women and children are disappointing,” Dines said in a statement. “America and the world need to know about Putin’s atrocities against the innocent people of Ukraine now, not after time has passed and the consequences of the atrocity and bloodshed have been cleared. As soon as we can provide Ukraine with the deadly aid it takes to win this war, the faster we will end war crimes. “ The bodies and mass graves were found after Russian troops withdrew from Bucha, a suburb on the outskirts of Kiev. The atrocities prompted the UN to suspend Russia from its seat on the Human Rights Council and prompted US and European leaders to impose more sanctions on Moscow. – Joanna Tan
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Metin Semiz / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Explosions were heard early Saturday in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and in the western city of Lviv, according to local officials. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko told the Telegram messaging service that Kyiv “came under fire” this morning with explosions heard in the Darnytskyi district on the outskirts of the city. Rescuers and doctors are currently working at the scene, he said, and there is no information on the number of victims from the blasts. Explosions were also heard in Lviv in western Ukraine this morning. In the Telegram, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said there was an air raid between 05:46 and 07:02 local time. – Holly Eliat
Damaged roads in Ukraine hamper humanitarian aid, UK Defense Department says
Maxar multispectral satellite image shows houses burning in a residential area of Chernihiv, Ukraine on March 16, 2022. Satellite image (c) 2022 Maxar Technologies Getty Images Ukraine’s roads and other infrastructure have been severely damaged by Russian troops and this is now a major challenge for humanitarian aid in some areas, the UK Department of Defense said in a daily briefing. “Road infrastructure in the conflict-affected areas of Ukraine has been severely damaged. Russian troops have aggravated it by destroying bridges, using landmines and abandoning vehicles along main routes as they withdraw from northern Ukraine,” the ministry said in a statement. posted on Twitter. . River crossings in and around the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv have been destroyed, leaving only one footbridge in the city, the report said. “Damage to Ukraine’s transport infrastructure is now a major challenge for humanitarian aid to areas previously besieged by Russia,” the ministry wrote on Twitter. – Weizhen Tan
Zelensky calls for “stronger, more destructive” sanctions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he hears different predictions about how long the war with Russia will last. “Some say a few weeks. Others – several years. Some say the war will last until the end of this year. And some advise us to prepare for a permanent confrontation with Russia as long as it exists,” he said in his overnight address to the nation. However, Zelenskyy says the “effectiveness of the means of influence” in Russia used by Ukraine as well as its entire anti-Russian coalition must be taken into account when predicting how long the war will last. “The success of our army on the battlefield is really important. Historically important. But not enough to clear our land of the invaders yet. We will defeat them more,” he said. “Sanctions against Russia are very important. They are economically painful. However, they are not enough to leave the Russian military machine without a means of survival. We are advancing stronger, more destructively,” Zelensky said. These two areas, he says, will determine how long this war will last. The amount of support for Ukraine “determines literally how many more Ukrainians the occupiers will be able to kill.” “If someone says: year or years, I answer: you can make the war much shorter. The more and earlier we get all the weapons we asked for, the stronger our position will be and the faster peace will come,” he said. . “The sooner the democratic world recognizes that the oil embargo against Russia and the complete closure of its banking sector are necessary steps towards peace, the sooner the war will end.” – Weizhen Tan
