Ukrainian War, Day 740. – 2024-03-05 18:48:46

Ukraine said it blew up a railway bridge in Russia

In Russia, an explosion occurred on a railway bridge in the Samara region on Monday. The Russian state media reported on the matter.

Later on Monday, Ukraine’s military intelligence said that Ukraine was behind the explosion, AFP reported, among others.

According to Ukrainian military intelligence, the detonation was carried out because Russia was using the rail connection to transport military supplies. According to Ukraine, explosives manufactured at the JSC Polimer factory in Chapayevsk, among other things, would have been transported along the railways.

Railway traffic in Russia in Samara Oblast was suspended due to an explosion on a railway bridge. According to the Russian state news agency Tassi, the case involved an explosive device.

43 countries called for an investigation into Navalny’s death

All 27 EU countries including Finland and 16 other countries demand Russia to allow an independent and transparent international investigation opposition leader To Alexei Navalny of death.

Among the countries demanding an investigation are, for example, the United States, Ukraine and Great Britain. Reuters reported on the demand.

The request was made on behalf of the countries by the UN ambassador of the European Union Lotte Knudsen in the UN Human Rights Council.

– We are angry about Navalny’s death, for which Vladimir Putin and the Russian authorities are ultimately responsible, Knudsen said.

Navalnyi died in prison at the age of 47 on February 16. He was imprisoned from March 2021 until his death.

The Kremlin has denied any state involvement in Navalny’s death.

Alexei Navalny has been remembered in Russia. AOP

Lithuania joined the Czech ammunition initiative

Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrid Šimonytė said on Monday that the country would join a Czech-led initiative to procure more artillery ammunition for the Ukrainian military.

However, Šimonytė did not say how much Lithuania would be willing to finance the Czech initiative.

President of the Czech Republic Peter Paul said in February that it could supply Ukraine with up to 800,000 artillery rounds if funding could be found.

Ammunition should be procured from outside the European Union.

Medvedev: Ukraine is Russia

Vice-chairman of the Russian Security Council, known for his harsh war rhetoric Dmitri Medvedev said in the Znanie.Pervye forum for young people that Ukraine belongs to Russia. In the speech, he referred to Ukraine as “the so-called Ukraine”, according to a video published by the Russian state news agency Ria.

– The areas on both sides of the Dnieper River are an important part of Russia’s historical and strategic borders, he claimed.

– Ukraine is undeniably Russia, he claimed.

In the southern part of Ukraine, the front line of the war has already been running parallel to the Dnipro river for a long time. In Russian, Dnipro is called Dnepr.

Medvedev claims that the tensions between Russia and the USA would be worse than in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. According to him, peace negotiations with the current Ukrainian government would be impossible.