62 day of fighting: the main thing

The British minister supported the strikes of Ukrainian troops in Russia, Maria Zakharova proposed to strike targets in NATO, and the Ministry of Defense - in Kiev, conscripts who returned from Ukraine do not want to be treated in military hospitals, and Sergey Lavrov called the threat of nuclear war real

• According to The Guardian, British Deputy Defense Secretary James Hippie supported Ukrainian military attacks on targets in Russia if they violate the enemy's logistical lines, fuel supplies, ammunition depots. He called such goals for Ukraine “completely legal”, because otherwise all this leads to bloodshed in Ukraine.

According to RIA Novosti, the Ministry of Defense called such statements a direct provocation of Kiev. And if they are executed, Russia will strike back, including in the center of the capital of Ukraine, where there may be advisers from one of the Western countries.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova spoke about this in her Telegram channel.

“Do we understand correctly that for the sake of “disrupting the logistics of military supplies” Russia can strike at military targets on the territory of those NATO countries that supply weapons to the Kyiv regime? After all, this directly leads to death and bloodshed on the territory of Ukraine. As far as I understand, Britain is one of these countries. The “depth of flight” of the thought of the leadership of the British Ministry of Defense is second only to the intelligence of the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country,” said Maria Zakharova.

Over the past 24 hours, shelling has been reported in the Belgorod region: there were explosions in three villages at once. Today they put out a fire at an oil depot in Bryansk - the reasons for its occurrence have not been reported, now the investigation team is investigating on the spot. Ukraine has not commented on these attacks.

• The Russian Defense Ministry reported that troops hit four Ukrainian military facilities in the Kharkiv region in a day. Aviation attacked 87 military facilities in the Donbass.

Fights were also fought near Novoselovka, Slavyansk, Vesele, Prishib, Barvenkovo, Tokmak and Svatovo.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the offensive of Russian troops in the east. Certain units of the armed forces of Belarus on rotation carry out tasks to cover the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in the Brest and Gomel regions. The partial blockade of Kharkov continues. The shelling is carried out on critical infrastructure and units of Ukrainian troops. The fighting is going on in Rubizhne, Popasna, Avdeevka, Zaporozhye region. A massive fire is being waged at the Azovstal plant.

Vladimir Putin today in a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Mariupol has been liberated and there are no military operations there. As for the Ukrainian servicemen blocked at the Azovstal plant, the Kyiv authorities should take political responsibility and, guided by humane considerations, order them to lay down their arms. Prisoners of war are guaranteed life, medical care and treatment in accordance with international legal standards.

• Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov was handed a folder with the cases of conscript soldiers who either participate in battles in Ukraine or have returned from there. According to Senator Lyudmila Narusova, conscripts who returned to Russia are refused treatment in military hospitals: the Ministry of Defense does not admit that they were in Ukraine. Some of them have shrapnel wounds.
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the threat of nuclear war is real. Also this afternoon, he met with UN Secretary General António Guterres. The parties first held talks behind closed doors, and then a press conference. However, no new statements were made on it. Lavrov argued that the “special operation” was necessary because of the expansion of NATO, the oppression of the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine, and the establishment of a unipolar world. At the same time, Lavrov said: "No one wants any wars, God forbid."

Guterres again called for a halt to fire and an end to hostilities. The end of the conflict will benefit Ukraine, Russia and the whole world. He also called for the creation of a coordination group, which will include representatives of Russia, Ukraine, the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross. She will have to coordinate humanitarian corridors for civilians. And all parties to the conflict will have to respect these demands and allow free exit from the combat zones.

After Guterres should meet with Vladimir Putin.

• in Pridnestrovie, the exit to which the Ministry of Defense called the next target of the special operation There were explosions . The terrorist threat level has been raised to “red” in Moldova. According to Moldovan President Maia Sandu, provocations in the unrecognized region were carried out by pro-military groups that plan to increase tension in the region. But there will be no negotiations with Russia now, the president added.