KYIV: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Wednesday (Mar 8) the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut might fall to Russia in the coming days following months of intense fighting. His remarks came as Russia's Wagner mercenary group, which has spearheaded the attack on Bakhmut, claimed to have cap
Zelenskyy on Wednesday hosted UN chief Antonio Guterres in Kyiv, his third visit to Ukraine since Russia's invasion. Guterres stressed the need to"I want to underscore the critical importance of the rollover of the Black Sea Grain Initiative on 18 March," Guterres said.
"The current rate of consumption compared to the current rate of production of ammunition is not sustainable, and therefore we need to ramp up production," Stoltenberg said. was behind last year's sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines could raise difficult questions among the allies.Ukraine's Western backers warn that Kyiv is facing a critical shortage of howitzer shells that sparked outrage on social media as one of its soldiers.
In Kyiv, Guterres said the"shocking" footage was"yet another tragic reminder that the laws of war must be strictly respected".
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