Ukrainian troop positions spark counteroffensive speculation
Geolocated footage indicated that Ukrainian troops had established a foothold near the town of Oleshky, the Institute for the Study of War said.
Geolocated footage indicated that Ukrainian troops had established a foothold near the town of Oleshky, the Institute for the Study of War said.
Residents of Belgorod, a city of 340,000, first thought it was a Ukrainian attack.
Presidential adviser Andriy Yermak announced that 130 soldiers, sailors, border guards and others captured by Moscow were on their way back home.
Vladlen Tatarsky was killed on April 2 as he led a discussion at a riverside cafe.
The Kremlin called the footage ‘horrible’ but said it needed to be verified.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russian soldiers ‘beasts’ over the alleged atrocity.
Sergei Aksyonov said that Russian forces in Crimea have built ‘modern, in-depth defences’.
A court in Moscow ruled Darya Trepova should stay in custody for two months pending an investigation.
Russia warned that it would be forced to take ‘retaliatory measures’ following the move.
The bombing also wounded more than 30 other people.
Vladlen Tatarsky was killed as he was leading a discussion at a cafe on the banks of the Neva River in the historic heart of St Petersburg.
Vladlen Tatarsky – real name Maxim Fomin – was reportedly killed and 15 people hurt in the explosion at the Street Bar cafe.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: ‘We will never forgive. We will punish every perpetrator.’
The First Lady and the music star are set to attend the vigil in memory of the six people shot dead at the city’s Covenant School on Monday.
The seven-month fight for Bakhmut, where Russian forces have closed in on three sides, is the longest battle of the war.