The US' decision to send a military aid package comprising of cluster munitions has been met with unease from American allies due to their capability of dealing widespread damage and possible loss of civilian life.
The decision comes on the eve of the NATO summit in Lithuania, where allies are likely to ask President Joe Biden why the United States would send a weapon into Ukraine that more than two-thirds of alliance members have banned because it has a history of killing a lot of civilians.
The use of cluster munitions has raised alarms across the world due to their capability of inflicting large numbers of civilian casualties.
More than 60 buildings were damaged and about 50 cars were destroyed after the latest Russian rocket strike on Ukraine's Lviv city on Thursday, according to the city's mayor.
Pictures shared by Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Sinegubov showed smashed windows, an overturned car and dark smoke rising from the area where the missile apparently struck.
The first known assault on the city since an unsuccessful mutiny launched 11 days ago by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was the drone attack, which followed previous similar raids on the Russian capital.
Ukrainian forces were advancing amid a 'massive offensive' in different areas of Bakhmut, claimed Ukraine’s Eastern Group of Forces spokesman Serhii Cherevaty. As of Sunday, Russia carried out 27 airstrikes and a missile attack, while targeting several regions in 80 rocket launcher attacks.
The Hawker Hurricane fighters played a crucial role in defeating the attempts of Nazi Germany to invade the United Kingdom, shooting down over half of the enemy aircraft in the Battle of Britain, in a campaign led by the Royal Air Force (RAF).
The Ukrainian president also called Wagner forces fighting in Ukraine a 'motivated staff of the Russian Army' comprising mostly of convicts who had nothing more to lose. He asserted that Russia was losing the war and had no more victories in Ukraine.
At the same event, the 80-year-old US President referred to his recent meeting with PM Modi as his 'new best friend' and mistakenly mentioned China instead of India.
Following the strike in Kramatorsk, Zelenskyy said it was a "manifestation of terror" and said that a tribunal should be set up for alleged crimes in the ensuing Russian-Ukraine war.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed Prigozhin was in Belarus, and said he and some of his troops were welcome to stay “for some time” at their own expense.
This came nearly three days after Prigozhin announced to halt his operation to oust the Russian regime after striking an apparent deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Putin, who remained mum for nearly three days following a failed coup attempt, appeared on television for five minutes, where he delivered a message in a stern tone.
In a video released by his ministry, it shows Shoigu flying in a helicopter and then attending a meeting with military officers at a military headquarters in Ukraine.
It is worth mentioning Russia witnessed a series of dramatic events on Saturday after Prigozhin called for mutiny-- in the latest event that demonstrated a feud between the country's official and private armies publically.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report to the Security Council that he is “appalled” by the high number of “grave violations” against children in Ukraine in 2022.
The march on the capital by Wagner troops led by Yevgeny Prigozhin and the late-night deal that eventually halted it severely dented Putin’s reputation as a leader who is willing to ruthlessly punish anyone who challenges his authority.
Although Prigozhin, a top and trustworthy ally of President Vladimir Putin, asserted his decision came in order to avoid "bloodshed" in the country, however, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Wagner's boss has signed contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry.
Zelenskyy further said that "anyone who chooses the path of evil destroys himself." Targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said that he has barricaded himself in Moscow from the very forces he had armed.
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