The news of Saturday 7 May about the war in Ukraine, live. Waiting for Putin’s May 9 speech: Will he declare total war on Ukraine?
• The war in Ukraine has reached its 73rd day.
• The situation of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol is increasingly critical compared to hell by the Ukrainian Prime Minister Zelensky and the Secretary of the United Nations. Yesterday another 50 people evacuated.
• A Russian frigate, la Makarov, caught fire near Snake Island in the Black Sea after being hit by a Ukrainian rocket. But the Kremlin denies: we have no information on Russian ships hit.
• Ukraine would be willing to accept a compromise peace deal with Russia if Moscow forces withdraw to their February 23 positions, the president said. Zelenskysuggesting that at least for now Kiev would not expect the return of Crimea, annexed by the Russians in 2014.
• Rockets were fired at the city of Odessa yesterday evening.
• American President Joe Biden will sign on Monday 9 May, the day in which Russia celebrates the victory over the Nazis in World War II, the law that will speed up the supply of arms to Ukraine.
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06:46 – The UN asks to unlock the port of Odessa for the export of grain
The United Nations World Food Program has asked for the unblocking of the port of Odessa to allow the export of grain stored in warehouses. Ukrainian grain silos are full, a statement read, at the same time, 44 million people around the world are marching towards starvation. In Odessa, the UN explains, there are mountains of wheat that risk being wasted. Ukraine, one of the world’s leading producers of cereals and its supplies depend on the supplies of numerous developing countries which, the UN and other international organizations have warned, risk a serious food crisis due to the prolonged conflict with Moscow
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06:20 – Pentagon: we provide Kiev with legitimate, legal and limited information
The intelligence information provided by the US to Ukraine is legitimate, legal, limited. This was stated by Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, when asked about the revelations of the Washington Post according to which the American secret services would have helped Kiev to kill the Russian generals who fell during the ongoing conflict and to sink the missile cruiser Moskva. Kirby, at a press conference, did not confirm the rumors and said that Ukraine makes the decisions on how to use the confidential information it receives. And, again: We provide what we believe to be relevant and timely information on Russian units that could enable them to adapt and execute their self-defense to the best of their ability. We are not the only source of intelligence and information for Ukrainians. They also receive information from other countries. And they have a pretty solid intelligence gathering ability and if they decide to do something with that intelligence, they make decisions about how to act accordingly. Here the article by Andrea Marinelli and Guido Olimpio explaining the role of US intelligence in the war in Ukraine.
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06:18 – Trump: Biden says the wrong words at the wrong time
Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania attacked US President Joe Biden about Ukraine, claiming that he is saying exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time. The tycoon then recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin saw Biden’s difficulties in withdrawing from Afghanistan, and thought it was a good time to attack the American leadership. With me-he also repeated in Pennsylvania, as a week ago in Nebraska-Putin would never have invaded Ukraine.
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06:15 – The new US military aid package is worth 150 million dollars
The new package of military aid provided by the United States to Ukraine is worth 150 million dollars. This was announced by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken on twitter. Inside, military equipment and supplies to strengthen defenses and counter the Russian offensive in the east, Blinken wrote. In detail, the new supply includes 25,000 155 mm howitzers, three AN / TPQ-36 anti-missile radars, electronic interference equipment and spare parts. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby explained in a note. The funds included in this package are designed to meet Ukraine’s critical needs in the ongoing fighting against Russian forces that continue to advance in eastern Ukraine.
I have authorized $150 million in additional U.S. arms, equipment, and supplies for Ukraine to reinforce its defenses to counter Russia?s offensive in the East. We stand #UnitedwithUkraine.
– Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) May 6, 2022
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06:13 – Here’s what we know about the Russian ship struck in the Black Sea (between announcements and denials)
Full range: 44,98775. Length 30.66752. Twenty-six miles from the island of the Serpents. She would have been hit at this point in the Black Sea the flagship Makarov
. To say it, first of all, a local website, Dumskaya. But the news was picked up by all the international newspapers, Bbc including.
Makarov would have been hit by a Neptuneconfirms on Telegram the Ukrainian deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko, e the explosion would have caused a fire on board: an emergency situation with the dispatch – according to some sources – of planes and rescue boats. The Kremlin, through its spokesman Dmitry Peskov, immediately denied. However, satellite images from the Sentinel app show an explosion off the coast of Odessa. Same area where on April 14 it was sunk the cruiser Moskvasame part of the Black Sea where at the beginning of the war the Moskva forced to surrender the 13 sailors who became symbols of this war with their vaffa the Russians. And the same plane where, three days ago, Ukrainian TB-2 drones hit two Russian Raptor-class patrol boats with laser-guided missiles. Here the complete article by Marta Serafini, correspondent of the Corriere della Sera.
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06:11 – The oligarch Abramovich sells Chelsea to Todd Boehly
Chelsea, a prestigious English Premier League club, could have a new owner very soon. A led consortium by Todd Boehly, co-owner of the LA Dodgers, and backed by Clearlake Capitalhas signed a contract for the acquisition of Chelsea from the Russian oligarga Roman Abramovich for 4 billion pounds. As explained by Paolo Foschi in this article, the operation can be completed only after the green light from the British government and the Premier League. The news, anticipated by the Telegraph, was confirmed by the club,
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06:01 – KIev, eight Russian attacks in the Donbass repelled
The Ukrainian army claims to have repelled eight Russian attacks in the Donbass on Friday 6 May. The forces of Kiev, Ukrainian media reported, would have destroyed three enemy tanks, eight artillery systems, seven armored combat vehicles, three special engineering units and one non-armored vehicle. The anti-aircraft, add the Ukrainian armed forces, would also have shot down seven Orlan-10 drones over the skies of the disputed territories to the East. The news from the front however remains confused and often contradictory. Here the article by Andrea Marinelli and Guido Olimpio with the point on the military situation
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05:59 – Zelensky: diplomatic channels to rescue the besieged soldiers in the steel mill
We are working on diplomatic options to save our military, who still remain in Azovstal. Influential mediators are involved, including influential states: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his nocturnal speech. The president said Ukraine was able to evacuate women and children from Azovstal with help from the United Nations and the Red Cross. We continue the evacuation mission with the mediation of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross. During the day, our team organized rescue operations for more than 40 civilians, all women and children, added the Ukrainian president, according to CNN. A few hours earlier Zelensky himself had declared: In the Mariupol steel plant there is hell and there are children. Envoy Lorenzo Cremonesi collected in this reportage the testimonies of the survivors: Our life in the Azovstal tunnels.
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05:58 – Peskov: Poland could be a source of threats
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov pointed the finger at the hostile rhetoric of the Polish authorities and said thate Warsaw could be a source of threats. He brings it back
Reuters.
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5:56 am – Odessa, curfew on May 9th
The curfew was announced in the province of Odessa for May 9, the day in which the victory over the Nazis in World War II is celebrated, due to the high risk of the Russians bombing the city on that date. The Kyiv Independent. The curfew will remain in effect from 5pm on Sunday 8 May to 5pm on Tuesday 10.
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