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War
A thousand hundred and forty -fifth day. Russia hit with missiles on the sums. Spain proposed the use of frozen assets of the Russian Federation to strengthen the defense of Europe
Medusa from February 24, 2022 lives on the Russian-Ukrainian war on the air. In our daily materials, we publish your letters, because we are sure: we must continue to talk about the war. What feelings do you experience because of the ongoing war? How does it affect you personally right now? How has your attitude to what is happening, towards Russia, Ukraine, to the world changed over these three years of the war? Look for a feedback form at the end of this article. The review of the previous day can be read here .
Ukraine
The Russian military inflicted a missile blow to the soums on Palm Sunday . Dozens of people died and were injured. Among the dead and wounded are children
Update. As a result of shelling, according to the latest data from the State Emergencies Ministry of Ukraine, 34 people were killed, including two children. Another 117 people were injured. Among the wounded - 15 children.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the morning of April 13 struck a missile blow to the center of the Ukrainian city of Suma, which, according to some reports , the Russian military is going to surround as part of a new offensive. As a result of shelling, according to the latest information , 32 people were killed, including two children. 99 people, including 11 children, were injured. In several regions of Ukraine, mourning was declared.
As a result of shelling, judging by the video from the city, at least one non -residential building was damaged. The Ukrainian BBC Service claims that a congress center of Sumy State University, where classes often take place for children, fell under the blow. Several cars burned, a trolleybus was badly damaged, in which passengers were at the time of shelling.
The Verkhovna Rada deputy Maryana Belying suggested that during the shelling in the city, the construction of military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces, about which the troops of the Russian Federation could have learned. Former Verkhovna Rada deputy, Igor Mosiychuk, said that the military authorities gathered the military for awarding. The event was also participated in civilians, including children. The Russian telegram channel “Military Inverse” noticed military vehicles in photographs with the consequences of shelling. The authorities of Ukraine that the collection of military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was not commented on the fact that they hit the collection.
According to local authorities, the Russian army hit the sums with two missiles. Military intelligence of Ukraine claims that we are talking about ballistic missiles for the Iskander-M complex/KN-23, launched by the calculations of the 112th and 448th missile brigades of the RF Armed Forces from the territory of the Voronezh and Kursk regions. The office of the President of Ukraine said that the Russian troops hit the coat with a rocket with cassette ammunition.
Military analyst Jan Matveev, on the air of the Rain TV channel, stated that the blow was delivered by rockets with shrapnel - this is evidenced by traces of the university building in Sumy. “They [the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation] hit the city, realizing that these metal balls will fly away and kill someone else. Even if there was some kind of meeting and they decided to hit it, they still obviously committed a war crime, ”Matveev said.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian missiles "hit on a regular city street, on ordinary life: houses, educational institutions, cars on the street." “And this is on the day when people go to the church: Palm Sunday, the holiday of the entry of the Lord to Jerusalem,” Zelensky said. - According to preliminary data, we are talking about dozens of dead and wounded civilians. Only a bastard can act like that. Taking life from ordinary people. ”
Zelensky called on the United States, the European Union and other countries of the world to harsh to fire. “It is necessary to pressure Russia to end the war and guarantee security for people. Without really strong pressure, without the proper support of Ukraine, Russia will further delay this war, ”he added. The Ukrainian leader recalled that “the second month has gone” as Vladimir Putin “ignores” the US offer of a complete and unconditional ceasefire.
The Russian shelling of Sum was condemned by the special envoy of the US President Donald Trump in Ukraine and Russia Kit Kellog. According to him, the attack on civilians on Palm Sunday "passes all the boundaries of decency."
“Only Russia wanted this war. Today it is obvious that only Russia chooses to continue it. Contrary to human lives, international law and diplomatic proposals of President Trump, ” commented the shelling of French President Emmanuel Macron. The head of European diplomacy, Kai Callas, called what happened "a terrifying example of how Russia strengthen the attacks when Ukraine agreed to an unconditional ceasefire."
World
Spain proposed the use of frozen Russian assets to strengthen the defense of Europe and support Ukraine
On April 12, Minister of Economics of Spain Carlos Kuerpo called on colleagues from the European Union to create a defense fund, from which irrevocable grants will be allocated to strengthen European defense and assistance to Ukraine, writes Bloomberg.
Kuerpo said that “it is time to support Ukraine” and the state on the eastern border of the EU. According to the Spanish Minister, the European Union countries should be invested together in defense - "truly European public good, which benefits our citizens and strengthens our economic security."
The ministers of the EU countries, writes Bloomberg, last weekend studied how to finance joint re -equipment against the background of uncertainty, whether the United States was committed to the mutual defense of the NATO Charter, as well as a growing threat from Russia. However, the lack of funds in some countries - EU members forces the block to look for additional financing options.
Until now, the EU considered options for financing re -equipment based on the idea of preferential loans. Spain proposed to provide grants from the contributions of member states and the European stabilization mechanism. Madrid believes that some frozen Russian assets can also be used to finance military projects “for the benefit of Ukraine”.
After the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war in February 2022, the assets of the Russian Central Bank worth more than 260 billion euros located in the West were frozen. Most of this money - about 190 billion euros - is stored in the Belgian depository of EuroClear. Western countries have repeatedly discussed the possibility of confiscating these funds, but they were afraid that this would create a precedent and would affect the stability of the euro. As a result, it was decided to use profit from Russian assets to help Ukraine, and some of the money was already transferred to Kyiv.
War through the eyes of readers "Medusa"
Muhijon (Tashkent). I am a student of the [Tashkent] branch of [Moscow] Gubkin University. Honestly, when the war began, I was horrified. They always talked about Lenin and “Great Russian chauvinism”, and I thought it was exaggeration, but now I understand that this is true. My family had the warmest memories of Ukraine, my grandparents talked about how their youth went in Yalta and Odessa. Grandmother burst into tears when she watched the video bombing.
We, the younger generation of citizens of Uzbekistan, the war also affected. Now every week at the university they give us lectures at which a older person tells us about his and brave troops of the Russian Federation. I still remember a quote from an employee from the Center for Religious Affairs: "I, as a bearer of ancient Orthodox Russian culture, will argue that the troops of the Russian Federation are fighting against the Satanists." This is nonsense, this is absurd. What do we have to do with the war in Ukraine - the youth of independent Uzbekistan?
I actively support Ukraine, my friends support Ukraine. We are all against this criminal, immoral war. People with common sense are always against any war and violence. I sincerely believe that Ukraine is defending its freedom and independence. Illusions are alien to us, we know very well that if Ukraine suffers defeat, then freedom and independence will have to defend us, with weapons in our hands.