Kherson Philharmonic director
Yuriy Kerpatenko
was killed by the Russian army at his home for refusing to perform in a concert organized by the occupation forces.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Culture writes on Facebook, reported by the country's media.
"It became known about the brutal murder of the director of the Kherson Music and Drama Theater. After Kerpatenko refused to cooperate with the occupiers, the Russian army shot him to death in his own home," wrote the ministry.
Meanwhile, the United States has announced a new $ 725 million US arms aid package to Ukraine
.
The Pentagon reports in a note.
In the new military supplies there are no anti-missile systems requested by Kiev.
Since Joe Biden took office as president of the United States, Washington has sent over $ 18.2 billion worth of military supplies to Ukraine, including $ 17.6 billion since the start of the "brutal and unprovoked" invasion on February 24. reads again in the note.
The United States, the Defense Department points out, has provided "unprecedented security assistance" to the forces in Kiev and "will continue to work with allies and partners to ensure that Ukraine has the support it needs."
In the new US weapons package there are: ammunition for high mobility missile systems (HIMARS);
23,000 155 mm artillery rounds;
500 155 mm artillery rounds;
5,000 anti-tank weapons;
high-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs);
more than 200 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs) and small arms with over 2,000,000 ammunition.
For its part, Saudi Arabia has announced humanitarian aid worth 400 million dollars for Ukraine:
this was announced by the official Saudi news agency SPA.
Meanwhile, the air strikes in Ukraine continue.
The secretary of the city council of Zaporozhzhia, Anatoly Kurtev, said that
the Russians attacked the city with kamikaze drones in the evening, causing damage to the infrastructure
.
Kurtev specified that the infrastructure structures were damaged following the attack and a fire broke out at the landing site.
Valentyn Reznichenko, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, informed him that
Ukrainian forces shot down five kamikaze drones in the Dnipropetrovsk region
.
Three more drones were shot down in the Kryvyi Rih district and another two in the Nikopol district.
ANSA agency
First Russian soldiers in Belarus for the joint force - World
The first Russian soldiers who will take part in a new joint force with Minks' troops have arrived in Belarus.
This was announced by the Ministry of Defense of Minsk.
(HANDLE)
Following the Russian bombing this morning on the Kiev region, "significant" damage to energy infrastructures is recorded.
The operator Ukrenergo reported on the Telegram, as reported by UNIAN.
Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin replied "no" when reporters asked him if he regretted anything about the conflict in Ukraine.
The Interfax agency reports. "I want to clarify. What is happening today is, to put it mildly, unpleasant, but we would have had the same thing a little later, only under worse conditions for us. So
we are acting correctly. and timely
", said Putin, who in February ordered the invasion of Ukraine, triggering a conflict in which tens of thousands of people lost their lives. In Ukraine
" we are doing everything right ".
"Sending NATO troops to Ukraine for a direct confrontation with the Russian army - he added - would be very dangerous and
could cause a global catastrophe
".
This is the warning from the Russian president, speaking with journalists
at the end of the Eurasian summit in Astana
.
Russian agencies report this.
Putin said that
all mobilization activities will be completed in two weeks
and no additional conscription is expected: Novaya Gazeta Europe reports, according to which Putin said that of the 300,000 people he plans to mobilize, 223,000 have been summoned in the of the "partial mobilization", that 33,000 mobilized are already in the units and 16,000 are engaged in fighting in Ukraine.
At the moment
there is no longer a need for "massive attacks" on Ukrainian infrastructure
, Putin added.
Tass and Ria Novosti report it.
"Russia does not want to destroy Ukraine", he had said just before.
From Astana, the Russian president also warned the international community after the attack on the Crimean bridge: "Russia
will close the grain corridor if it is confirmed that the explosives used have been sent from Odessa
," he said, according to reports. the Tass.
During the Eurasian summit underway in Astana, Putin also confirmed that
Russia is open to the prospect of talks with Ukraine
.
Tass reports it.
ANSA agency
Kiev freed 600 locations from Russians in one month - World
The announcement of the Ukrainian government.
New bombing in Zaporizhzhia, work on a security area around the plant (ANSA)