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"If the US and NATO are really interested in resolving the Ukrainian crisis, the first thing they should do is wake up and

stop sending weapons and ammunition to the Kiev regime,

" Russian Foreign Minister

Sergei Lavrov

said in an interview. published on Saturday by the official Chinese agency Xinhua.

While the Western bloc assures that there have been delays in the Russian offensive in Donbas, the conquest of which is a priority for Moscow, the Russian president affirms that "the special military operation that began on February 24 is being carried out in strict accordance with the plan ".

The lifting of the sanctions imposed on Russia is part of the peace negotiations between Moscow and Ukraine" which, according to Lavrov, are "difficult" while Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky considers that the sanctions should be strengthened and not be part of the talks. Russian and Ukrainian delegations discuss daily by videoconference a draft of a possible peace treaty.

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08.20

Kharkov suffers multiple bombardments besieged by pressure from Russian troops

Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, suffered multiple bombardments by Russian troops on Saturday, though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country's forces have achieved "tactical successes" in the region.

Ukraine maintains control of Kharkov

, but the city has been repeatedly bombed by Moscow forces and is under daily attack.

One person died and five were injured "as a result of enemy artillery and mortar attacks," the Kharkov regional military administration said on Telegram, reports AFP.

"The situation in the Kharkov region is tough, but our armed forces, our intelligence, have had significant tactical successes," Zelensky said in his latest televised message.

Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured a "strategically important" town near Kharkov, Ruska Lozova, and evacuated hundreds of civilians.

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08.00

Ukraine claims Russian troops continue to strengthen in the east

Russian troops continue to regroup and strengthen in eastern Ukraine to try to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts, according to the latest war report from the High Command of the Ukrainian Army at the beginning of the 66th day of the Russian invasion of the country.

According to this report, Russian offensive operations continue with the aim of controlling the provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk and to "maintain the land corridor with Crimea", and accuses Russia of "launching air, missile and artillery attacks against civil infrastructure and military," reports Efe.

According to Ukraine, although "the regrouping and strengthening" of the Russian occupation forces continues, Ukrainian positions along the line of contact in Donbas are maintained.

"Fourteen enemy attacks were repulsed in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts over the past 24 hours, eleven tanks, seven artillery systems, twenty-eight armored personnel carriers and fourteen vehicles were destroyed," says the Ukrainian High Command.

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07.50

Russia is bleeding in its second phase of the war

Moscow achieves a Pyrrhic advance in Donbas at the cost of

great human and material losses

while Ukraine rearms from the West.

Here the complete information of

Alberto Rojas

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07.30

Russian Minister Lavrov urges NATO to stop arming Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on NATO and the United States to stop sending weapons to kyiv if they are really interested in resolving the Ukrainian crisis.

Lavrov affirmed that the Russian offensive in Ukraine is developing "according to plans", in an interview published this Saturday by the official Chinese agency Xinhua and collected by AFP.

"A

continuous flow of weapons of all kinds enters Ukraine

through Poland and other NATO countries," Lavrov said.

"If the United States and NATO are really interested in resolving the Ukrainian crisis, the first thing they need to do is wake up and

stop sending arms and ammunition to the Kiev regime

," the Russian chief diplomat added.

Some 40 countries met in Germany on Tuesday to coordinate an acceleration of supplies of military equipment claimed by kyiv.

The United States and Ukraine say that there have been delays in the Russian offensive in Donbas, whose total conquest has become a priority for Moscow, but

Lavrov maintained that Russian advances are going as planned.

"The special military operation that started on February 24 is proceeding in strict accordance with the plan. All the objectives of the special military operation will be achieved despite the obstruction of our adversaries," he said.

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