Day 710 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Will Zaluzhnyi Be Fired

Day 710 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

  • A drone blew up one of the largest refineries in Russia
  • The Ukrainian government has informed the US of its intention to fire Valerii Zaluzhnyi
  • The International Court of Justice in The Hague is competent to rule on the case filed by Kyiv
  • EU foreign ministers discuss the long-term strategy for Ukraine
  • AFP: At least 20 journalists are detained in Moscow during a rally of wives of Russian soldiers sent to the front in Ukraine
  • The Polish president said he doesn't know if Ukraine will get Crimea back
  • Zelensky welcomed the arrival in Ukraine of two new air defense systems
  • Lithuania delivered new military aid to Ukraine


A drone blew up one of the largest refineries in Russia

A drone attack took place in Russia last night. Impacts were registered in Belgorod and Volgograd regions. As a result of the attack, a major fire broke out in the oil refinery in Volgograd. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine, which refers to the Telegram channel of Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov and rosZMI.

"The air defense forces repelled an UAV attack on the territory of the Volgograd region, but the fall of the drone caused a fire in the oil refinery," announced regional governor Andrey Bocharov.

"This evening, the air defense and electronic warfare forces repelled an attack by UAVs on the territory of the Volgograd region in the Kalachevsky region and in the Zakanala region. As a result of the fall of the downed drone, a fire broke out in the...

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