The governor of Luhansk said that Russian forces indiscriminately bombed populated areas On Friday, according to Reuters. “Not even the fact that civilians are still there, dying in houses and yards,” said Serhi Gaidai.
Ukraine’s deputy prime minister has asked all residents of the Russian-occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions to “evacuate by all possible means”. He said there would be a “hard battle” because the Ukrainian army would “eliminate the occupation of these lands”.
Belgium will reopen its embassy in Kyiv and send a new ambassadorThe Belgian Prime Minister confirmed. The embassy will open next week and Ambassador Peter van de Velde, whom Alexander de Croo met before being sent to him UkraineHe will represent Belgium.
The Ukrainian army announced that it had destroyed two Russian command posts near KhersonAccording to Natalia Homenyuk, a spokeswoman for the Southern Joint Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukraine’s foreign minister criticized Russia at the G-20 summit in Bali, saying it prefers to follow its own rules rather than multilateral cooperation with the international community. “I am a strong proponent of pluralism,” said Dmytro Kuleba. But it lacks the tools to protect itself from those who do not respect other nations, and who would rather play by general rules than play by the rules. We have a country at this table today – Russia.”
The Verkhovna Rada adopted a set of new laws on Friday during its plenary session. New laws include safety guarantees for journalists working in battle zones, improved social protection for rescue workers, and a relocation delay to keep records of gas volumes in power units.
The United States is sending four highly mobile artillery missile systems to UkraineA senior US defense official said at a news conference on Friday. The four Himmars will bring the total number given to Ukraine to 12. According to the official, the first eight were especially useful because the fighting in the Donbass against Russian forces developed into artillery combat.
