We’ve opened the tactile form above so you can ask your questions about the war to our army analysts.
Retired Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell and his fellow analyst, Professor Michael Clarke, will answer a variety of questions during the week, and we may also send some to our team of overseas war correspondents.
U. N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said talks on an imaginable ceasefire are not imaginable at the moment because Russia and Ukraine believe they can win.
In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais, Guterres said the UN focused on talks with Moscow and Kiev to resolve issues such as the dispute over the Black Sea grain deal, which is set to expire in 11 days.
“Unfortunately, I believe that at this stage a peace negotiation is not possible. Both sides are confident they can win,” Guterres told the newspaper.
“At the moment I don’t see any option to get there.
immediately – we are talking about the long term – a comprehensive ceasefire, a peace negotiation,” he added.
Asked about efforts by the Chinese and Brazilian leaders to facilitate peace efforts, Mr. Guterres reiterated that achieving peace in war is an unlikely prospect at this time, he hopes it can take place “in the future. “
Rishi Sunak downplayed Vladimir Putin’s remarks at the Victory Day parade, after the Russian president claimed that “a genuine war” had been unleashed against Russia through the West’s “untamed ambitions. “
Putin’s remarks in Moscow’s Red Square prompted the Russian leader to claim that “civilization is once at a turning point. “
He also said Russia protects itself against “international terrorism. “
In response to the comments, Sunak, the UK, remained “firm” in its support for Ukraine.
“There is one user guilty of the illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and that is President Putin. The crimes that are being committed are appalling,” he said.
“The suffering inflicted on other Ukrainians is appalling.
“That is why it is right that we remain committed to helping other Ukrainian people in this aggression. That’s what I and the UK will continue to do. “
A canal supplying water to Russian-occupied parts of Donetsk has “collateral damage” from the Russian invasion and the water source is “dangerously low”, Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
In its most recent intelligence update, the Defense Ministry said the Siversky-Donets canal, which feeds the eastern region, broke as a result of the fierce war’s heavy bombardment by Bakhmut, which is located a short distance away.
The canal most commonly remained under Ukrainian control, but Russian forces likely tried to protect it, according to the Defense Ministry.
He added that shelling by Russian fighters in their attempt to capture Bakhmut had “caused collateral damage” in the canal, “undermining Russia’s efforts for the lack of water that originally created its invasion. “
Moscow is most likely building a water pipeline in a bid to compensate for water shortages, although it is “highly unlikely to fully compensate” for the water reduction, according to the Defense Ministry.
Debris from Russian missiles destroyed a residential construction in Ukraine overnight.
Some in the Dnipro structure were reduced to what looks like a structure site, after Ukrainian air defenses were forced to intercept rockets introduced into the area.
The debris injured a 32-year-old woman, who is hospitalized, Serhii Lysak, head of the army administration of the Dnipro region, said earlier.
Earlier today, we reported that Russia introduced 15 cruise missiles into Ukraine’s capital in this week’s attack (see our article at 6:16).
Ukrainian officials also said their air defenses shot down 23 of the 25 Russian cruise missiles fired most frequently at the capital.
The Russian Defense Ministry has now responded to the latest moves and said its forces introduced missile movements at targets across Ukraine overnight, disrupting Kiev’s frontline ammunition and troop movements.
“Overnight, the Russian armed forces introduced a high-precision, long-range concentrated attack with air and sea weapons aimed at enemy barracks and ammunition depots,” the Defense Ministry said.
“In the wake of the attacks, the advance of the reserves was stopped, as well as the delivery of ammunition to the combat zone. “
Sky News independently verifies those claims.
China will communicate with all parties to the Ukraine crisis, its foreign minister said.
Earlier in the day, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told a joint press conference with her Chinese counterpart that China could play a decisive role in ending the war in Ukraine as a permanent member of the UN Security Council. .
Qin Gang has now said that China will “look at the chimney from the other side” or “add fuel to the chimney”.
For context: in February, China for a ceasefire and peace talks in Ukraine.
Beijing’s Foreign Ministry suggested all parties “avoid fanning the flames and escalating tensions” in hopes of preventing the crisis from “deteriorating further or spiraling out of control. “
He unveiled a 12-point peace plan for Ukraine.
But the proposal called it a “public relations attempt” through China, which said a year ago it had “unlimited friendship” with Russia.
Wagnerian leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has presented a new diatribe against those waging war in Moscow.
The leader of the mercenary organization says he said he and his men would be considered traitors if they abandoned their positions in the besieged town of Bakhmut, even though, he said, they were not getting the ammunition they needed.
A war order declared: “This will be regarded as a treason against the fatherland. “
But, Prigozhin said, “if there is no ammunition, we will leave our positions and be the ones to ask who betrays the homeland. “
He continues: “We are ordering 7200 [of military equipment] consistent with 10 days. They give us 1600 for 10 days. 750 for [an application of] 7200 [], 60 [for an application of] 960 [].
“This morning, the Chief of Staff corrected all the figures and reduced them by 10 times. It’s very wrong. “
He delivered his last tirade in a video message that coincided with Russia marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
On a day meant to demonstrate Russian strength, Prigozhin said Gazprom’s 72nd brigade and the PMC’s “Torch” abandoned their positions after the deaths of 500 Wagner members to get them, the true face of “Russian power. “
The obvious ones in his tirade are Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff.
“Today surely everything is being done so that [the front] collapses,” he said. “That is why, today, one of the sets of the Ministry of Defense fled from one of our flanks. Leaving the positions, they all fled and deserted. [part] of the front line, about two kilometers wide and 500 meters deep. “
This is the first of your questions we asked our army analysts, and it comes from Bob.
Retired Air Sheriff Sean Bell took care of this. . .
In an ideal world, Putin would be forced to withdraw all his forces from occupied Ukrainian soil before a nonviolent settlement is reached. However, for long-standing reasons, Putin will be very reluctant to withdraw from Crimea, and most Western analysts (and army experts) would be very complicated to retake the region by force.
In addition, the eastern regions of Donbass, close to the border with Russia, have been subject to a brutal insurgency for almost a decade and would be very difficult for Ukraine to govern even if Russian forces were to withdraw.
Although the final resolution on peace negotiations and compromise rests with Ukraine, the West will struggle to maintain the existing army point in perpetuity; As a result, expect expanding foreign tension, from both sides, to find a solution to the existing war.
None of the aspects will be noticed as a “loser”, but a compromise will be necessary.
While Ukraine would possibly want to cede territory to peace, this does not necessarily praise Putin’s illegal invasion.
Putin tried to prevent NATO expansion; Their invasion had the opposite effect.
Putin also sought to make Russia wonderful again; However, economically and diplomatically, Russia has paid and will continue to pay a heavy price for the invasion.
Zelenskyy will want security promises before accepting a compromise, which will almost in fact have to be more potent than an undeniable written or Russian commitment.
And Ukraine will also want foreign funding to rebuild the country, which the West would likely be happy to provide.
In short, while neither side is yet in a position to negotiate, expect to see the development of an external engagement later this year.