Photo: APThis is a battle for democracy, Biden said. Two rocket attacks on Lviv. Russia can use nuclear weapons even if the enemy does not use them. Russian forces took control of the town of Slavutič. He appeared to Shoigu. The Russians announced that they had begun the second phase of the war
Lviv attacked during Biden's visit to Poland
On Saturday afternoon, two Russian rockets hit Lviv. This city is located 60 kilometers from the Ukrainian-Polish border, and so far it has not been attacked.
During that time, US President Joseph Biden was in Poland.
Five people were wounded in the attack. Andrej Sodovju, the mayor of Lviv, said that a great deal of damage was caused to infrastructure facilities, but that residential buildings were not damaged.
There were also three explosions near Lviv.
Biden's message to Polish allies
In Warsaw, at a meeting with the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, President Biden emphasized that Article 5 of the NATO agreement, which obligates the collective defense of each attacked member, is a sacred obligation for the US.
He denied that NATO wants to weaken Russia, and added that NATO is a defensive alliance and that American forces are present in Europe to defend allies and not to enter into conflict with Russian forces.
He promised that the US would "stand by Ukraine."
"We are fighting a great battle for freedom, a battle between democracy and autocracy, between freedom and repression." That battle will not be won in a few days or months. We need to prepare for the long fight ahead," said Biden.
Biden on the Polish-Ukrainian border
US President Joseph Biden also visited US troops on the border between Poland and Ukraine. He told the soldiers that "what they are doing is not only the defense of Ukraine but also the fight for the triumph of democracy."
Biden on Putin and the Kremlin's reactions
The US president said that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot stay in power".
Biden also visited the Ukrainian refugee camp. Responding to a journalist's question "what does he think of Vladimir Putin considering everything he is doing to these people" Biden said "He is an executioner".
Regarding Biden's assessment that Putin should be replaced, the Kremlin replied that "Biden will not decide that, it can only be the choice of the people of the Russian Federation."
The second phase has begun.
The first phase of the military operation in Ukraine is "generally" over, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced. The First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Sergei Rudskoi, assessed that the armed forces of Ukraine have now been significantly reduced, which has enabled the Russian forces to direct their greatest efforts "toward achieving the main goal, the liberation of Donbas."
The Ministry claims that it does not intend to occupy Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Russian media report that pro-Russian forces now control 93 percent of Ukraine's Lugansk and 54 percent of Donetsk, the two areas that together make up Donbas.
Part of the list of new attacks
In the latest report of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, it is written that Russian forces are continuing their offensive on Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol. They estimate that Russian forces are firing indiscriminately from the air and artillery in an attempt to demoralize the defense forces.
Late last night, Russian forces shelled an oil warehouse in Dubno, Rivne region.
After Mariupol, Kharkiv is the second most heavily shelled city in Ukraine. The Guardian writes that missiles and rockets are falling every day, and that the bodies of the dead are stacked in the courtyard of the morgue.
The mayor of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, Vladislav Atroshenko, said that the city was completely destroyed, that 200 civilians were killed, and that more than half of the residents had left the city.
Russian forces have taken control of the town of Slavutich, where the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant live.
In Kherson, which was occupied by Russian forces, only Russian radio stations can be heard.
Ukrainian counteroffensive
The head of the Kharkiv regional administration, Oleg Sinyehubov, said that Ukrainian forces have launched a counter-offensive in the area around Kharkiv and that several settlements have already been liberated, and fighting for territories in the direction of Rohan is ongoing.
Medvedev on sanctions and nuclear weapons
Sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia "will only consolidate Russian society, and not cause popular discontent against the government," Dimitriy Medvedev, deputy president of the Security Council of Russia and former president of the country, told the Russian news agency RIA.
He also explained that the Russian nuclear doctrine does not require the enemy to be the first to use nuclear weapons against Russia and that Moscow can attack an enemy that has only used conventional weapons. He said that Russia has a "special document on nuclear deterrence" that clearly defines the 4 conditions under which the Russian Definition is authorized to use nuclear weapons.
Seven Russian generals were killed
Lieutenant General of the Russian Army Yakov Rezantsev was killed near Kherson, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced. The media reported from Western sources that he is the seventh general of the Russian Army to die in Ukraine, and the second lieutenant general.
Russian senior officers are believed to have come close to the front line due to the low morale of Russian troops.
Shoigu is present.
The Russian Ministry of Defense tried to deny the news that their Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu had a heart attack, so they published his video. Shoigu is seen at a working meeting of the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense, saying that despite the difficulties, "the defense order is being carried out according to plan."
China-Russia meeting
Lui Xiaoming, China's representative for Korean affairs, met in Moscow with Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He said on Twitter that he had extensive discussions on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and international issues of mutual interest.
The meeting came after North Korea tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile.
An opportunity for Azerbaijan to export gas
Russia has accused Azerbaijan of violating the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, so it is estimated that Putin could open another front. The sanctions that hit Russia are an opportunity for Azerbaijan to export more gas to Europe.
The Pope's gift to Lviv
An ambulance donated and blessed by Pope Francis is on its way to the city of Lviv in western Ukraine, the press service of the Holy See announced.
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