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The Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told CNN: "We're not quite exactly sure what happened here. We do assess that there was an explosion, at least one explosion, on this cruiser - a fairly major one at that - that has caused extensive damage to the ship."
The sinking of the warship is a "big blow" to Russia's naval strength in the Black Sea, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.

Russia's Black Sea flagship sank on April 14 after an explosion and fire that Ukraine claimed was a successful missile strike, as the Kremlin accused Kyiv of targeting its citizens in sorties across the border.

Great Britain is trying to verify information on whether Russian forces used chemical weapons in Mariupol, a city under siege for more than a month, British Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last night.

The UN General Assembly will vote today on the request of Western countries for Russia to be excluded from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) due to its military intervention in Ukraine, the UN said.

"Of course they can win," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told a news conference.
"The proof of that is in the outcomes we see every day... they can absolutely win," Kirby said.

New sanctions against Russia, increasing military aid to Ukraine. Here are the more important events of the 41st day of the war in Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky presented a list of alleged Russian atrocities in a speech to the UN Security Council

The US State Department approved the sale to Bulgaria of 8 new F-16 fighters (F-16 C Block 70) and related equipment, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the Pentagon's Defense and Security Cooperation Agency.

U.S. arms manufacturers are not cashing indirectly from the thousands of missiles, drones, and other weapons being sent to Ukraine, but they do stand to profit big-time over the long run by supplying countries eager to boost their defenses against Russia.

However, as Jutarnji list reports, such information has not been officially confirmed, because U.S. officials, for security reasons, never publicly state the degree of danger the country is in, but that assessment was stated on the website "defconlevel.com".
It is a site of analysts from open sources, as well as those connected with the American army.

US President Joe Biden has left for Delaware, where he is expected to meet with his security team.

White House spokesman Jen Psaki confirmed that the United States is joining its European allies and will impose sanctions directly on Russian President Vladimir Putin, the foreign minister and members of the Russian Security Council.