Ukraine and Russia: What you want to know

Britain promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy long-range assault drones when he visited the nation on Monday as a part of European tour aimed toward securing new weapons for a counteroffensive in opposition to Russia.

DIPLOMACY AND ECONOMY

* A prime Chinese language envoy, Li Hui, was because of start a tour of Ukraine, Russia and different European nations on Monday in a visit Beijing says is aimed toward discussing a “political settlement” to the disaster.

* Zelenskiy, in his night video deal with, stated he was returning house with new army assist and newer, extra highly effective weapons. The Kremlin stated it didn’t consider the added British {hardware} would change the course of the battle.

* Britain stated it will start primary coaching of Ukrainian pilots. French President Emmanuel Macron informed TF1 tv France was open to coaching Ukrainian fighter jet pilots.

* Leaders of the Group of Seven nations plan to tighten sanctions on Russia at their summit in Japan this week, officers with direct information of the discussions stated.

* The UN help chief stated on Monday efforts will proceed in coming days to increase a deal permitting the protected Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, a pact Russia has threatened to give up on Could 18 over obstacles to its grain and fertiliser exports.

FIGHTING

* Ukraine’s army on Monday hailed advances round Bakhmut as its first profitable counterattack within the battle in opposition to Russian forces combating for management of the jap metropolis.

* Russia’s Defence Ministry stated on Monday that it had downed a long-range Storm Shadow missile provided to Ukraine by Britain. Reuters was unable to confirm the report.

* The pinnacle of Russia’s Wagner non-public military, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on Monday dismissed a Washington Publish report that he had supplied to betray Russian positions, and the Kremlin known as it a “hoax”. A White Home spokesman declined to touch upon the report, which cited a US intelligence leak.

* Russia’s defence ministry stated it scrambled a fighter jet on Monday after it stated it detected French and German patrol plane flying in the direction of Russian airspace. France and Germany stated its planes had been conducting flights as a part of a NATO train and behaved in accordance with worldwide legislation.

* 4 folks had been killed in a Russian missile assault that hit a hospital within the jap metropolis of Avdiivka on Monday, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko stated.

* Reuters couldn’t confirm the battlefield reviews.

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