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Russia has suffered one of its biggest material setbacks since the start of the invasion of Ukraine: the cruiser Moskva, flagship of its Black Sea fleet, has sunk, the Russian Defense Ministry announced yesterday .
Russia on Thursday accused Ukraine of bombing two Russian border villages, including one with helicopters, and injuring eight people.
Information denied by kyiv.
The Ukrainian Parliament has described the actions of the Russian army as "genocide".
Joe Biden has said he is considering sending US officials to Ukraine, while saying he is ready to go there himself.
05:58
Faced with a Putin facing setbacks, the CIA warns of the nuclear risk
“Given that President Putin and the Russian leadership may sink into despair, given the setbacks they have suffered so far from a military point of view, none of us can take the threat posed by the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons or low-power nuclear weapons,” CIA chief William Burns said Thursday during a speech in Atlanta.
The Kremlin mentioned putting its nuclear forces on alert "but we haven't really seen any concrete signs such as deployments or military measures that could aggravate our concerns", added the head of the main American intelligence agency.
“Obviously we are very worried.
I know that President (Joe) Biden is deeply concerned about the risk of World War III and is doing everything to avoid getting to the point where nuclear conflict becomes possible,” he added.
05:47
The cruiser Moskva sank
The Moskva cruiser has sunk, announces the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The scenarios diverged on the future of the ship on fire for more than 24 hours, we are now sure that this boat ended these days at the bottom of the black sea.
“During the towing of the cruiser Moskva to the port of destination, the ship lost its stability due to hull damage sustained during the fire following the detonation of ammunition.
In rough sea conditions, the ship sank,” the ministry said, quoted by state agency TASS.
05:46
"Help Ukraine with weapons", urges Zelensky
This is a new message published Thursday evening by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"They tried to destroy us for 50 days but the Ukrainians resisted heroically," he wrote.
We are not afraid of anything, we know what we are fighting for.
We are brave enough to end this evil.
Stop feeding the Russian military machine.
Help Ukraine with weapons.
Then peace and good will win faster.
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