The Ukrainian army denied reports of the surrender of marines towards Pokrovsk. Colonel Oleksandr Zavtonov, spokesman for the 30th Marine Corps of the Ukrainian Navy, stated this in comments to Ukrinform. “The information spread by Russian enemy media about the alleged ‘surrender’ of soldiers of the 38th Marine Brigade in the area of the village of Myrnohrad (Pokrovsk direction) is part of a disinformation operation.” “We officially announce that the soldiers of the 38th brigade have not surrendered,” the spokesman stressed. Instead, he added, the Ukrainian army maintained its position and inflicted heavy losses on the Russian army.
ANSA Agency Russian race in Donetsk, as the siege of Pokrovsk could change the fate of the war in Ukraine – News – Ansa.it For a year, Moscow tried to conquer the city important for logistics and army supplies, which had become a ghost place (ANSA) Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces had captured another village in eastern Ukraine, south of the town of Pokrovsk, where fighting was ongoing between Moscow and Kiev forces. The settlement that fell into Russian hands, according to the ministry, was Sukhyi Yar.
“I believe that the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Energy cannot remain in their posts. Most importantly, this is a matter of trust. If there are accusations, they must be answered. Volodymir Zelensky said on Telegram. “It is very difficult for everyone in Ukraine at the moment. We’re experiencing power outages, Russian raids, leaks. It is truly an anomaly that there is still intrigue in the energy sector. I will sign the decision to apply sanctions against the two people who appeared in this case.”
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has dismissed Justice Minister German Galushchenko as a consequence of the corruption scandal that exploded in Ukraine in recent days, involving allegations of serious embezzlement in the energy sector, despite the country’s infrastructure being devastated by Russian attacks. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on Monday it had uncovered a corruption scheme in the energy sector involving $100 million in laundered funds.
“I wrote a letter of resignation.” Therefore, on Facebook, Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk announced her decision to leave her post following the corruption scandal that hit the energy sector in Ukraine. Minutes earlier, Zelensky called on him and Justice Minister German Galushchenko to resign. “There have been no violations of the law within the scope of my professional activities,” Grynchuk said in the post – which accompanied a photo of a handwritten resignation letter – after expressing “thank you” to Zelensky.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko later announced that in addition to Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk, Justice Minister German Galushchenko had also resigned following a corruption scandal in the energy sector. “A motion has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada for the dismissal of Justice Minister German Galushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk. The ministers submitted their request (for resignation) in accordance with the procedure determined by law,” Svyrydenko reported to X.
Crosetto, ‘the situation in Ukraine is unlikely to improve’
“As I have been saying for months, the situation in Ukraine is certainly not improving and it is difficult to think that it can improve, apart from military aid. There is the fact that for Putin, as I always say, time and death do not matter, while for other countries they do. And this is a warning for Europe too. So said Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on the sidelines of the DPR session.
Kiev, three Russian Shaheds attack the city of Kharkiv
Five civilians were injured and a production factory and several homes were damaged after Russian forces used three Shaheds to attack the Ukrainian city center of Kharkiv this morning. Ukrainska Pravda wrote it. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that “initial reports indicate that civilian production plants and several houses were damaged by the impact of three Shaheds in the central part of the city, the Kholodnohirskyi neighborhood was attacked.”
Russia, ‘drone caused fire in Stavropol industrial area’
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its anti-aircraft guns shot down four Ukrainian drones overnight in the Stavropol region in southwestern Russia. The governor of the Stavropol region, Vladimir Vladimirov, said that “the debris of a crashed drone” caused a fire in the Budennovsk industrial region. This was reported by the Interfax agency. “The debris from the crashed drone caused a fire in the Budennovsk industrial area. Firefighters and emergency services are working at the scene,” said the governor, who later said the fire was extinguished and there were no casualties.
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