- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says there is no loosening up on Russia’s attacks on his country with 34 air strikes conducted in the last 24 hours, including the one that has so far killed 15 people died in the town of Donetsk of Chasiv Yar.
- The head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Andriy Yermak, called the Chasiv Yar attack an act of “terrorism” and said Russia should be on the state’s list of state sponsors of terrorism.
- The Nord Stream 1 pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany began its annual maintenance on Monday, with the flow expected to stop in 10 days, but governments, markets and companies fear Moscow could downtime can be extended.
Here are the latest updates:
Russia restricts daily German website Die Welt access
Russia has restricted access to the website of German newspaper Die Welt at the request of prosecutors, according to the country’s media regulator.
Russian officials accuse the West of spreading disinformation about what Moscow describes as “special military operations” in Ukraine. Since sending troops to the neighboring country, Russia has blocked or restricted access to the BBC, Voice of America, Deutsche Welle and other media outlets.
It was not immediately clear why prosecutors requested the restriction on the welt.de website.
Ukrainian troops hold back Russian forces in village near Sloviansk: Governor
The governor of Luhansk said Ukrainian troops have trapped Russian forces in the area of the village of Bilohorivka, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Sloviansk, from where they are shelling the surrounding settlements and carrying out air raids.
Serhiy Haidai said that the Ukrainian military is holding back Russian forces from going any further and that Moscow’s talk of impending capture of Sloviansk and Bakhmut at this point, is “just words”.
Donetsk region governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said a Russian missile hit Druzhkivka, a town behind the front lines, and reportedly shelled other population centers.
Russian missile destroys school and children’s medical center in Kharkiv: Officials
Local officials said the Russian missile damaged a school and a children’s medical center in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, early Sunday.
The shelling left no casualties, but severely damaged the school building.
“I think this is genocide against our nation and our culture,” Vadym Kostenko, whose niece attended the damaged school, told Reuters news agency.
In another county, a rocket destroyed a private house and damaged a children’s medical center. Officials earlier also said a missile hit a residential building in the city center, injuring six people.
Chasiv Yar attacks an act of ‘terror’: Advisor Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy’s chief of staff called the attack on the town of Chasiv Yar an act of terrorism, and again called for Russia to be officially designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.
“The Russians fight high-rise apartment buildings with ordinary people. Another terrorist attack by a terrorist country,” Andriy Yermak wrote on Twitter.
“The Russian Federation should be on the list of state sponsors of terrorism,” he added.
Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region.
The Russians again attacked a high-rise apartment building with civilians. Another terrorist attack by a terrorist country.
The Russian Federation should be on the list of state sponsors of terrorism. pic.twitter.com/6iZDwNehLL
– Andriy Yermak (@AndriyYermak) July 10, 2022
No ‘pause’ in Russian attacks: Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy has said there has been no neglect in Russian air strikes on his country, after officials said at least 15 people diedand two dozen others feared being trapped after a Russian Uragan missile hit a five-story apartment complex in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
Speaking in his nightly video speech, Zelenskyy said the death toll from the attack in the Donetsk town of Chasiv Yar is likely to rise.
“Two residential high-rise buildings were destroyed. Dozens of people lay under the rubble. Six people were saved. There are 15 names on the list of those killed and, unfortunately, this is not the final number,” he said, dismissing claims that Russian air strikes had been “paused”.
“The 34 Russian air strikes in the last 24 hours, in the last one day, are the answer to everyone who invented this ‘pause’,” he said, adding: “Ukrainian military is working hold on, hold on… But, of course, much work still needs to be done for the Russian losses to become truly halting.”
Europe is competing as Russia’s gas link is set to close as planned
The single largest pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany began its annual maintenance on Monday, with flows expected to stop in 10 days, but governments, markets and companies fear the damage. Outage may be prolonged due to war in Ukraine.
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline transports 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea. It will be under maintenance from July 11 to 21. Europe fears Russia could extend scheduled maintenance to limit Europe’s gas supplies even further, prompting plans to fill up storage. The northern winter’s stockpiles were in disarray and fueled by a gas crisis that prompted governments to take urgent and painful measures. high bills for consumers.
Germany’s Economy Minister said the country should face the possibility that Russia would suspend gas flows through Nord Stream 1 beyond the scheduled maintenance period.
“Based on the modeling we’ve seen, it wouldn’t be surprising if some minor technical detail was found and then they could say ‘now we can’t turn it on anymore’,” said Robert Habeck. at an event in late June.
Read all updates from July 10 here.
