Ukraine-Russia conflict reside updates: Putin doesn’t need ceasefire, Zelensky says after 19 killed in assault on hometown

The panel, chaired by world affairs editor Sam Kiley, options Sir Alex Youthful, former MI6 chief, and Rachel Ellehuus, director-general of Rusi, discussing international safety, US international coverage below Trump, and the way forward for Ukraine and Nato.

Sir Alex Youthful mentioned folks within the UK should realise that the menace from Russia – and its closeness to the US – is actual, including: “Putin and Trump collectively have completed their finest to steer us that the principles have modified”.

Reflecting on whether or not Britain has the mettle for a full-scale conflict, he informed Impartial TV: “I fear – we now have disarmed militarily, self-evidently. We have largely dismantled our navy and industrial base, which is a giant drawback.

President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the assault on Kryvyi Rih.

“A Russian missile struck an unusual metropolis, instantly hitting a road in an space with residential buildings. Preliminary reviews counsel it was a ballistic missile strike.

“As of now, 14 fatalities have been confirmed, together with six kids. My condolences to their households and family members. The rescue operation is ongoing, not less than 5 residential buildings have been broken.

“Russian strikes happen on daily basis. Individuals die on daily basis. There is just one purpose why this continues: Russia would not desire a ceasefire, and we see it. The entire world sees it.

“Every missile, each assault drone proves that Russia seeks solely conflict. And solely the world’s stress on Russia, all efforts to strengthen Ukraine, our air protection, and our forces—can decide when the conflict will finish.

“The US, Europe, and the remainder of the world have the capability to power Russia to desert terror and conflict. And this have to be ensured—peace is required.”

With restricted numbers of foot troopers to tackle Russia, Ukraine has branched out right into a revolutionary new remedy for its traumatised and broken troops – ketamine, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Kyiv.

Following a lethal assault on Kryvyi Rih, native authorities have declared three days of mourning from Monday to Wednesday to commemorate those that had been killed within the assault.

Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of Kryvyi Rih Metropolis Defence Council, mentioned: “Kids, households, the aged… Ballistic missile and Shahed drone assaults on residential areas and playgrounds… That is nothing greater than a bloodbath of civilians.

“We are going to all the time bear in mind every a type of who had been killed. That is our shared tragedy and ache.”

Ukraine has hit again after Russia claimed that its assault on Kryvyi Rih was a focused navy gathering.

Russia’s Defence Ministry mentioned on Telegram that the strike had been “high-precision” in concentrating on a “assembly of unit commanders and Western instructors” in a metropolis restaurant.

“On account of the strike, enemy losses whole as much as 85 servicemen and officers of international international locations, in addition to as much as 20 autos,” the ministry mentioned on Telegram.

The Common Workers of Ukraine’s navy mentioned Moscow was “once more spreading false data”.

“By this newest violation of the norms of worldwide human rights, the insidious enemy reveals that it’s by no means looking for peace however somewhat intends to proceed its invasion and conflict to destroy Ukraine and all Ukrainians,” it mentioned.

The strike on Zelensky’s hometown has been one in all Moscow’s deadliest up to now this yr within the battle as 19 folks, together with 9 kids have died.

An industrial facility in Russia’s Volga river area of Mordovia was hit by a drone strike early on Saturday, the area’s governor mentioned in a press release on Telegram.

Governor Artyom Zdunov mentioned that emergency providers had been on the scene of the strike on the ability, which he didn’t title, and that there had been no casualties.

Baza, a Telegram channel near Russian regulation enforcement, mentioned the goal had been an optical fibre manufacturing unit within the metropolis of Saransk, 820km (510 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

Germany has been paying for Ukraine’s entry to a satellite-internet community operated by France’s Eutelsat, as Europe continues to hunt out alternate options to Elon Musk’s Starlink.

Eutelsat chief govt Eva Berneke mentioned to Reuters that the corporate has supplied its high-speed satellite tv for pc web service to Ukraine for a couple of yr by way of a German distributor.

She mentioned it was funded by the German authorities however didn’t say how a lot it price.

There are fewer than a thousand terminals connecting customers in Ukraine to Eutelssat’s community, which is a small fraction in comparison with the approximate 50,000 Starlink terminals Ukraine says it has.

The figures are anticipated to rise as the corporate appears to get between 5,000 and 10,000 there “inside weeks”.

Starlink has been used extensively by Ukraine’s navy.

Musk beforehand mentioned that Starlink was the “spine of the Ukrainian military” and that “their total entrance line would collapse if I turned it off”.