The Russian war on Ukraine has entered its 76th day, and the Russian forces have stepped up their attack on the positions of the Ukrainian army on the battlefronts in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine, and they have bombed the city of Odessa in the southwest of the country, leaving dead and wounded.

On the other hand, officials at the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) said that Russian cruise missiles sometimes missed their targets inside Ukrainian territory, or even failed completely after launch.

Earlier on Monday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said that his country's army has a sufficient stock of missiles and high-precision guided munitions, to perform all tasks assigned to the armed forces.

Here are the latest developments on the 76th day of the war:

two hours ago

The New York Times, on the authority of US Defense Department officials:

  • The war on Ukraine showed that Russia's guided missile program was still in its infancy.

  • Russian cruise missiles sometimes miss their targets or even fail completely after launch.

  • Russian pilots are unable to locate targets in Ukraine.

two hours ago

RIA quotes Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying that Moscow does not plan to close its embassies in Europe, in response to the expansion of European sanctions against Russia.

4 hours ago

Japan announces new sanctions on Russia by freezing the assets of more individuals and banning the export of advanced goods to Russian entities, including scientific research institutions.