The war in Ukraine has lasted 111 days and, more than four months after Russia invaded Ukrainian territory, the bombings continue, there are besieged cities and civilians who cannot escape. In fact, this is what is happening right now in the city ​​of Severodonetsk, located in the Lugansk region in eastern Ukraine. In this city, the Russian troops destroyed the three bridges that allowed the exit of civilians.

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Already in Kharkiv, the Russian troops managed to make small advances, which had not happened for several weeks, according to the latest update from the British Ministry of Defense. The Kremlin continues to focus its efforts on eastern Ukraine.

It is also worth noting that Ukraine received 64 bodies of soldiers who were at the Azovstal factory in Mariupol. The early hours of the afternoon were already marked by the death of Roman Ratushnyi, who soon became involved in the struggles in Ukraine – he died as a result of the Russian aggression against his country, but before that he participated in the 2014 revolution.

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What happened during the afternoon and evening:

• The Russian Foreign Ministry has published a list of a number of personalities who are prohibited from entering the country. It contains over 20 journalists and editors from various British publications, including John Witherow, Chris Evans and Katherine Vines, editors of The Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian. Moscow justifies this decision by considering that produce “false and biased information” which contributes to “Feeding Russophobia in British society”.
• In addition to these, he also banned several people linked to the “defense complex”, which he says are linked to the supply of weapons to Ukraine. weapons that, justifies Moscow, “is used by Nazi formations to kill civilians.” Among the group are Defense Minister and Secretary of State for Defense Jeremy Quin and Leo Docherty, Commanders Michael Wigston and Charles Stickland, and Representatives Gregory Campbell, Gavin Robinson and Samuel Wilson.
• Ukrainian activist Roman Ratushnyi was killed in action. It took him a month to turn 25.

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• The self-proclaimed republic of Lugansk says there may be around 2,500 soldiers holed up at the Azot factory in Severodonetsk, 500 of whom may be foreigners, as well as around 500 civilians.

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• The Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison for Ukraine’s war crimes, Vadim Shishimarin, has already appealed the Ukrainian court’s decision.
• The Ukrainian secret services published a phone call between two Russian intelligence agents discussing the possibility of using Ukrainian prisoners of war to demine the city of Mariupol.

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• Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin warned on Tuesday of the need to reach an agreement with Turkey on the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO before the Madrid summit, which will take place on June 28. “If we don’t solve the problems before Madrid, there is a risk that the situation will freeze”Marin warned.

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• Luhansk authorities said that Russian troops control about 80% of the city of Severodonetskin eastern Ukraine.
• The United Nations has confirmed that it is not involved in any process of evacuating civilians from the Azot factory in Severodonetsk, and considers that it is not yet “a few steps” away from such an operation.
• The Ukrainian Defense Ministry stated that kyiv received “about 10% of weapons” ordered from Western countries to fight Russian forces on the ground, particularly in the Donbass region in the east. “No matter what efforts Ukraine has made, no matter how professional our Army is. Without the help of Western partners, we will not be able to win this war.”, Underlined the deputy defense minister, Anna Maliar, in statements to Ukrainian television.
• EITHER The Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, once again defended that Ukraine’s accession to the European Union should not be a priority, suggesting that other types of agreements can be reached. “Why don’t we guarantee freedom of movement?”, suggested the prime minister. “Why don’t we lift these barriers, allowing further integration of the Ukrainian economy into the common market?”

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• UNICEF’s regional director for Europe and Central Asia, Afshan Khan, called for not adopting Ukrainian children for the duration of the conflict. An alert with a special focus on Russia. “We reiterate, including to the Russian Federation, that adoption should never take place during or immediately after emergencies.”, Khan said at a news conference.
• NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said kyiv needed “heavier weapons” to combat advancing Russian forces in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine.
• “Next steps to counter Russia’s aggression against Ukraine” he was the topic of conversation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Ukrainian leader reported this fact through Twitter.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged that fighting with Russian forces in the Kharkiv region continues intensely and that Ukraine has recorded “painful losses” in this region. “The battles in this direction continue and we must continue to fight hard to ensure the security of Kharkiv,” the Ukrainian president said.

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• The US president said he is working with European partners on a plan to release 20 million tons of grain into Ukraine by rail to contain rising food prices.

What happened during the morning and afternoon:

• Pope Francis has criticized Russia’s “brutality and ferocity” in Ukraine. “World War III has already been declared,” he added.

Pope Francis criticizes the “brutality and ferocity” of the Russians in Ukraine and says that “the Third World War has already been declared”

• Portugal has allocated more than 42,000 temporary protections for people who fled Ukraine. 731 children arrived in the country without their parents and the situation was reported to the Public Ministry.
• Russia has admitted opening of a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians who are at the Azot factory this Wednesday.
• Ukraine received 64 bodies of soldiers who were in the Azovstal factory, in Mariupol. The identification of the bodies could take a few months.
• Russia announced that it will reduce the gas supply by 40% by of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, which is destined for Germany.
• The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, called for the current Russian aggression against his country, in particular on the eastern side of Ukraine, to be internationally recognized as a “genocide”.
• Pro-Russian separatist leaders in the Donbass region could be willing to listen to the UKin relation to the two British soldiers who were captured and sentenced to death.
• António Costa, in an interview with the Financial Times, argued that the European Union should focus on give immediate support to Ukraine instead of dividing into “long discussions” on the country’s accession to the bloc of 27.
• The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction has warned that drug addicts with access to treatment in Ukraine represent a small proportion of those seeking refuge in the European Union, but they need continued assistance.
• The Ukrainian police have opened a case to investigate 12,000 deaths.

What happened during the night and dawn:

• British Ministry of Defense says Russian troops made small advances in Kharkivfor the first time in several weeks.
• USA accused the Kremlin of not cooperating in negotiations to end the war. “We hoped that the war would end with negotiations. But right now, that’s not what we’re seeing from the Kremlin,” the White House spokeswoman said.
• Zelesnky called the fighting in the Donbass region the “most brutal” Europe has ever seen and promised the “liberation” of all the occupied territories. “We are going to rebuild everything that was destroyed by the invaders,” she guaranteed.

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• The governor of the Lugansk region announced that the three bridges connecting Severodonetsk were destroyed by the Russian army. These bridges could allow the exit of civilians. “The Russians are destroying it block after block.”
• The Ukrainian authorities found this Monday a new mass grave with civilian bodiesnear Bucha, a city near kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.