Russia has almost doubled its floating mammal pens in Sevastopol, according to British defence officials, and they are “highly likely” to contain trained bottlenose dolphins. Ukraine’s armed forces have stopped a Russian offensive in the east of the country towards the cities of Kupiansk and Lyman, a senior defence official has claimed. The EU has agreed an 11th round of sanctions against Russia including export bans on third countries helping the Kremlin circumvent existing crackdowns. Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram that a municipal transport company had been hit in the attack, reports Reuters. Wagner group head Yevgeny Prigozhin on Friday questioned Russia’s justifications for invading Ukraine, criticising the country’s military top brass for “deceiving” Russian society.Īt least two people were killed and several taken to hospital in a Russian attack on the Kherson region, the governor has said.

The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces has confirmed for the first time that the main force of his offensive reserve is yet to be committed into battle with Russia, saying: “Everything is still ahead.” Russia said on Friday it was barring entry to more European officials in response to the EU’s decision to impose new sanctions on Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine, AFP reports. Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said there will be “personnel changes” after a bomb shelter investigation into the deaths of three people who were locked out during a missile strike. The United States slapped sanctions on Friday on two Russian intelligence officers who attempted to interfere in a local American election as part of Moscow’s “global malign influence operations,” the Treasury Department told Reuters. Here is a roundup of the day’s main news:Ī Russian-held bridge that connects southern Ukraine to the annexed Crimean peninsula has been badly damaged and is “unusable” at present, a Moscow-installed official said on Friday, AFP reports. The time in Kyiv is just coming up to 9pm.

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