The war in Ukraine. Main events of the Day 24
- The situation on the front hasn’t changed significantly. The hottest spots are still in the area of The Joint Forces Operation, in Izyum and Mariupol.
- Russian missiles have hit Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol, destroying its building.
- The Ukrainian Armed Forces bombed Russian vehicles near Chornobayivka for the sixth time.
- A column of Russian troops was destroyed by the Armed Forces in Zaporizhzhia direction. It’s been reported that about 60 Russian occupiers and several units of their armoured vehicles were eliminated.
- Smog over Kyiv is the result of a burning landfill on the outskirts of the capital.
- Canada is introducing temporary asylum status for Ukrainians affected by the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Because of the war in Ukraine, the world is threatened by a “hurricane of hunger and the collapse of the food system,” – says The UN Secretary General.
- The UN refuted Russia’s claims about the existence of so-called “biological defense programs” in Ukraine.
Main photo: Lara Huck / DIE ZEIT
