Developments in Ukraine Kyiv may lose more territories / number of Ukrainian immigrants in Germany

according to the international group Tasnim news agency, Vladimir Zelensky In a press conference on Sunday, the president of Ukraine admitted that the country’s armed forces are facing a very difficult situation on the front line and that Ukraine is at risk of losing more territory.

Zelensky said: “The pressure on the front line is very strong. We will constantly lose another 100 meters and 50 meters. If the situation continues in the same way, the country may suffer more territorial losses due to the severe lack of military power in the army.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine claimed in an interview with the ABC TV channel that the areas lost by the Ukrainian army are not of special strategic importance. He said: “It is true that we have lost territories, but they did not have a strategic role for the overall stability of the situation on the front line.” A few days ago, the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the country’s army removed more than 317 square kilometers from the control of the Ukrainian armed forces during offensive operations.

At the same time, Sky News, quoting experts, reported that this year, Ukraine may lose larger territories, including a significant part of the Donbas region, which is still under control. Kiev will lose the rest. Western experts confirm that the Russian army in the front line is still moving forward, and the Ukrainian armed forces are forced to leave more areas due to lack of troops and ammunition and are retreating.

Earlier, the American newspaper Washington Post warned that the decrease in ammunition reserves of the Ukrainian army has increased the risk of their failure. According to this publication, as a result, the armed forces of Ukraine may retreat to significant distances, and this issue will not be limited to the city of Avdiyka.

In the following, you can follow the developments related to the 733rd day of the Ukrainian war:

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Zelensky declared the casualties of the Ukrainian army lower than the statistics available in the United States

The New York Times reported last night The number of dead soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, is more than twice less than the figures received in the United States during the past year.

According to this American publication, the figure mentioned by Zelensky is in sharp contrast with the estimate of the American officials, who last summer declared the casualties of the Ukrainian army much higher and said that about 70,000 Ukrainians were killed and at least 100,000 to 120,000 were injured.

The publication added that it could not verify the information provided by Zelensky. In addition, the report states that, according to American officials, the casualties of the Russian army are several times lower than the number of casualties among the Ukrainian armed forces.

On Sunday, he called Zelenskiy “abnormal” and noted that Ukrainian forces are currently losing more territory on the front line, while the Russian armed forces continue their offensive.

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, also said last night: “All Ukrainians, especially the military, understand that Zelensky is clearly lying when he talks about casualties in the ranks of the army.” According to him, Ukrainian citizens are not people for the current president of this country, but are considered resources that can be used to receive more financial aid from the West.

Zelensky promised not to use Western weapons to attack Russia

Vladimir Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, announced that the country’s armed forces have the right to use They do not have the western weapons to attack Russian soil.

This Sunday, at the press conference in the framework of the “Ukraine. 2024” summit, he claimed: Ukraine has neither the possibility nor the right to, and never has, military weapons. its partners will use it in areas other than Ukrainian territory.

Meanwhile, Russian officials have repeatedly said that Ukrainian forces use western military equipment to attack civilian areas and Cities on Russian soil used them, and the remnants of these weapons confirm this.

The presence of a network of secret American bases in Ukraine along the border With Russia

The New York Times reported on Sunday that over the past eight years, a network of secret military bases in Ukraine along the border with Russia has been funded The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was built.

According to the news sources of this publication, these bases include a military shelter of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which is fully funded The CIA was created to act as a secret situational control center for the Ukrainian military.

In addition, the American newspaper noted that the CIA provided intelligence data to carry out attacks. provides Ukraine with a targeted missile and also monitors the movements of Russian armed forces along the contact line.

Also, according to this publication, the CIA helped Kiev. to train a new generation of Ukrainian spies to operate in Russia and across Europe.

Late last year, the head of Ukraine’s security service, Vasiliy Maliuk, said that Kiev plans to strengthen its intelligence operations and has planned attacks deep into Russian territory in 2024.

Zakharova: CIA in missile attacks Ukraine has a role for the Russian military

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced in a television interview last night that in addition to supplying weapons to Kiev from The West, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the British intelligence services provide the Ukrainian side with the necessary information and precise coordinates for targeted missile attacks on the Russian armed forces, and now the United States itself admits this. /p>

He emphasized that the Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly talked about intelligence cooperation and even the use of Western agents as gunners for the armed forces of Ukraine over the past two years.

Ukraine has produced missiles with a range of 700 km

Aleksandr Kamishin, Minister Strategic Industries of Ukraine announced that the country’s armed forces currently have domestically produced missiles with a range of 700 kilometers. 2024″ said: “The most important program for us is the development of the missile program, but I will not say anything more about it than what the president [Vladimir Zelensky] said. We now have long-range weapons that can hit targets at a distance of 700 kilometers.”

This is despite the fact that a few days ago, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denis Shmigal, admitted the poor condition of the army on the front line and the superiority of the Russian armed forces in the air. According to him, , receiving long-range missiles is very important for Ukraine to “attack warehouses and command posts behind the front line”. Shmigal believes that the lack of dual-range weapons explains the unfavorable position of the Ukrainian army at the front.

Ukraine does not have the necessary infrastructure for the Taurus missile

Ivan Tymochko, the head of the reserve staff of the ground forces of the Ukrainian army revealed that The armed forces do not have the appropriate carrier or the infrastructure to support the German Taurus long-range missiles.

According to this military official, unfortunately, quick coordination and preparation The existing infrastructure in Ukraine is impossible for these types of missiles. He also mentioned that such missiles can be launched from Swedish Gripen launchers. However, Sweden must first transfer them to Ukraine.

However, Timuchko admitted that even if such a decision is made, crew training and provision The necessary ground conditions will take time.

Zelensky’s office: Russia may be invited to the conference on Ukraine in Switzerland

Andrey Ermak, the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, announced on Sunday at the “Ukraine. 2024” summit that Russia may accept the invitation to participate in the international conference on the resolution of the situation. Ukraine, which is going to be held in Switzerland, will receive.

He explained: In the first meeting, a plan based on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s “Peace Formula” is to be developed, and other events will be planned after that. In the second meeting, we predict when the plan will be ready, and this is very important. Therefore, in the second meeting, there may be a situation where the representatives of the Russian Federation will be jointly invited to present this plan to them.

A day before, Ignazio Cassis , the Swiss foreign minister said that there are several peace plans for Ukraine that have not yet been publicly discussed. According to him, Bern would like to organize a conference, the purpose of which will be to formulate a solution on the way to achieving peace in Ukraine. In 2024, we have a plan that will not be disclosed

Rostam Umerov, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, announced that the military authorities of this country currently have a specific operational plan for the year 2024, but the details have not been disclosed. He said at the “Ukraine. 2024” conference: We are doing everything possible and impossible. <...> The plan of military actions for 2024 already exists. Of course, we will not talk about it publicly.

According to the minister, the defense of this plan will help to achieve results on the battlefield. However, he did not provide any details.

Rostam Umerov, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, also announced that about 50% of the weapons sent by the West do not reach the armed forces of this country on time. “Since the situation on the front is very dynamic and constantly changing, 50 percent [of Western weapons] will not arrive on time,” Umarov said. If we leave aside the failure to send all the necessary weapons, what is allocated has not reached our forces on time and has caused the loss of more forces and areas.”

The defense minister also emphasized that Kiev will do “everything possible and impossible” to ensure that the delivery of ammunition and weapons is done on time.

G7 countries plan to force Russia to pay compensation to Ukraine G7 leaders approve statement on frozen Russian assets in which it is emphasized; They will not release Moscow’s frozen assets until Ukraine pays “compensation”.

The statement published on the official website of the European Commission reads: As long as Russia does not pay compensation for the damage it has caused to Ukraine, its assets will remain blocked. At the G7 leaders meeting in Italy from June 13 to 15, ministers from member states must come up with updated ways to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine and bring these options into line with European legal systems.

A few days ago, the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council (Senate) of Russia, Nikolai Zhuralev, said that Moscow has the right to apply symmetrical measures in case the Western countries try to confiscate the frozen assets of this country. Because this is an illegal confiscation of the property of an independent country.

Signing a bilateral security agreement with Kiev and announcing an increase in financial and military aid to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron must resign. Florian Philippe, head of the French Patriot Party, shared this opinion on Sunday on the social network X (formerly Twitter) and wrote: Macron wants to spend more money on Ukraine at the expense of the French people, especially our farmers! He should be removed from the presidency as soon as possible.

According to this politician, increasing aid to the armed forces of Ukraine is a “big provocation” by Macron against It is French farmers.

Earlier, Bloomberg reported that the French government is looking for ways to save money in order to deliver the promised 3 billion euros to Ukraine. provide According to this information, a possible solution could be to reduce the expenses of the Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs and Finance. Polish farmers found

Dmitry Kolba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, yesterday at the conference “Ukraine. 2024” expressed the opinion that there are “traces of Russia” in the blocking of border crossings on the border between Poland and Ukraine by Polish farmers.

He said: “What in What is happening in Poland is a clear trace of Russia. And the goal is very simple – to play on the situation with the aim of creating a conflict between Ukraine and Poland.”

Minister Head Ukraine’s foreign minister sees two ways to improve the current situation: maintaining unity with allies and working daily to achieve concrete results. He also believes that Ukraine will help through daily arms supplies, new sanctions packages and the transfer of frozen Russian assets.

On Sunday, it became clear that in Poland, unknown people threw out 160 tons of Ukrainian grain that was transported to the port of Gdansk in sealed wagons. Kiev authorities noted that this is the fourth case of “such impunity and irresponsibility” in Poland.

Germany is thinking of sending Ukrainian conscripts to Kiev

The issue of transferring Ukrainian conscripts to Kiev has been raised in the Bundestag. A member of parliament from the far-right Alternative for Germany has advised the federal government to hand over Ukrainian men of military age to Kiev. He asked what are the obstacles for this work and whether the federal government excludes such a transfer to Ukraine in the future. Benjamin Strasser, the head of parliamentary affairs at the German Ministry of Justice, told He answered the question of MPs about the fate of Ukrainian conscripts. He reminded: The legal basis of such decisions is the European Convention on Extradition and the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. He emphasized that as long as a person has a valid residence permit in Germany, he has the right to stay in this country.

Ukrainians are the second largest group of immigrants in Germany after the Turks

The data published on the website of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany has shown that Ukrainian immigrants have become the second group of foreign population in Germany after Turkish citizens.

According to this information, from January 2022 to October 2023, the number of Ukrainians living in Germany increased from 138 thousand people to 1.15 million people. The share of Ukrainians in the total population of this country has increased from 0.2 to 1.4 percent during this period.

As ​​a result, in October 2023, Ukrainian immigrants after Turks ( whose number is 1.6% of the population or 1.39 million people) became the second largest group of foreign population in Germany.

decreased, but still remains at a high level compared to the period before the military conflict. In 2023, about 277,000 refugees from Ukraine entered Germany and 156,000 left. The net migration has been 121 thousand people. In 2022, net immigration reached 960 thousand people. Previously, in 2021, only 6,000 Ukrainians came to Germany, and in 2020, this figure was 5,000.

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