Ukraine war blog I Russia is allegedly recruiting migrant workers for the front

Day 438 since the beginning of the war: Ukraine reports a large-scale wave of attacks on large parts of the country. In Kiev there are apparently injured. All information in the blog.

1:23 p.m.: Russia’s latest attacks have damaged power grids in five regions, according to Ukrainian grid operator Ukrenergo. The company announced that this applies to Donetsk, Kharkiv, Cherson, Sumy and Chernihiv. “However, the nightly drone attacks did not damage the main energy infrastructure.”

Russian attacks have been causing power and heating failures in Ukraine for months. However, rapid repair work, including with spare parts from allies, has enabled Ukraine to restore energy supplies. Together with good conditions for hydroelectric, solar and wind power plants, the demand for electricity can now be fully covered, according to Ukrenergo.

1:21 p.m.: The EU Commission has proposed a new package of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war. The new measures are intended to curb the circumvention of existing sanctions, as Commission spokesman Eric Mamer announced on Monday. “The goal is to prevent goods banned for export to Russia from finding their way into the Russian military complex,” he said.

The package of sanctions proposed by the Commission is the eleventh since the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. According to a document available to the AFP news agency, companies from China and Hong Kong are said to be affected by the sanctions over the Ukraine war for the first time. The eight companies mentioned are accused of exporting problematic goods to Russia.

1:06 p.m.: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Kiev on Tuesday. There she will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, the Brussels authorities announced. The visit on Europe Day reaffirms “the EU’s unwavering support for the country”.

Europe Day is celebrated annually on the anniversary of the “Schuman Declaration”. In it, on May 9, 1950, the then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe that would make a new war unthinkable. In a broader sense, Schuman’s proposal marks the birth of the European Union (EU). Ukraine received EU candidate status last year. It is still unclear when accession negotiations will begin.

11:41 am: Russia is said to have used glide bombs in the Ukraine war. You would have a distinct advantage. Here you can read more about it.

11.40 a.m.: The situation at the occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is coming to a head. Russia has apparently evacuated residents and placed sandbags on the roofs of some reactors. Here you can read more about it.

11:37 am: Has Ukraine actually managed to do what most military experts thought impossible? Now the US Department of Defense also believes that Ukraine could have shot down a Russian Kinzhal. Here you can read more about it.

10.55 a.m.: Russia is apparently trying to recruit migrant workers from Central Asia for the war in Ukraine. This was announced by the British Ministry of Defense, citing intelligence information. Accordingly, people were sighted for recruitment in migration offices or mosques.