997 days ago, the Russian attack on Ukraine began. The BBC and the independent Russian website Mediazona, with the help of a group of volunteers, identified the names of 78 thousand 329 Russian soldiers who were killed in the aggression against Ukraine. These media claim that the death toll on the Russian side is currently increasing at the highest rate since the beginning of the attack. This is what happened in the last 24 hours in Ukraine and its surroundings.
> Ukraine's airspace can be opened for civil aircraft by 2025, Reuters reports citing Marsh McLennan, an insurance company expert. The first airport to open after the start of the Russian offensive in 2022 will be the port of Lviv.
> German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Earlier, the German leader had to inform Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about this conversation, saying that it “opened Pandora's box”.
> The BBC and the independent Russian website Mediazona, with the help of a group of volunteers, identified the names of 78,329 Russian soldiers who were killed during the invasion of Ukraine. These media claim that the death toll on the Russian side is currently increasing at the highest rate since the beginning of the attack.
Russian soldiers in the Kursk region Press Service of the Russian Ministry of Defense via AP
> – The policy of the new US President Donald Trump's team will end the war faster, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. In an interview with the public radio of Ukraine, the leader rejected the possibility of making concessions to Russia.
> In Oslo, the defense ministers of Norway and Ukraine signed an agreement on the mutual transfer of technology and cooperation between the arms companies of both countries. The Norwegian authorities assured Kiev that they will continue to provide military assistance. Moreover, Oslo is ready to finance the production of weapons in Ukraine.
> – Next week I will hold the Weimar Plus triangle, – said the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Radoslav Sikorski. In addition to the leaders of the foreign ministries of France and Germany, representatives of other European countries, including the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrey Sibiha and the new high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs, have been invited. Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas. – The most important negotiations on the Ukraine crisis will be held in Warsaw, – noted Sikorsky.
> Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Jack Reid and Senator Jeanne Shaheen in a letter to the Pentagon and the Department of Justice, demanding that they begin to investigate reports about the ties between billionaire Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin. These connections were described by the Wall Street Journal.
Main photo source: Press Service of the Russian Ministry of Defense via AP
