War in Ukraine Russia, Zelensky: "Long-range raid against Russian space base"
Ukraine announced a series of missile strikes deep into Russian territory, targeting a Roscosmos space agency center in the Samara region and the Savasleyka air base in the Nizhny Novgorod oblast. According to Zelensky, the new long-range Flamingo missiles were used in the operation
Kiev pushes its campaign of long-range attacks deeper and deeper into Russian territory. Ukrainian forces have struck a center of the Roscosmos space agency in the Samara region and an air base in the Nizhny Novgorod oblast, hundreds of kilometers from the border, as the war with Moscow continues unabated. On the diplomatic front, the negotiations remain open, but on the ground the intensity of the clashes shows no sign of decreasing. Follow the updates live.
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Russian economy, how much does the war in Ukraine affect?
After four years of war, the growth of the Russian economy has stopped and the budget reserves to support it have almost run out. According to the Kiel Institute report, cited by "Sole 24 Ore", the sovereign fund has liquid assets equal to 1.8% of GDP, compared to 6.5% before the invasion. There is strong corporate debt and loans are at 11%. Increased dependence on China which accounts for 35% of Moscow's total trade and supplies 60% of all critical components.
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Zelensky: "Today we celebrate the 975th anniversary of the Kyiv-Pechers Lavra"
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Zelensky: "A Russian factory hit in the Samara region"
“In the Samara region of Russia, one of the main factories within Roscosmos, the Progress Center, involved among other things in the production of electronics, was hit.” This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Peace is necessary, and this must be evident in Russia", reiterated the Kiev leader.
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Ukraine, Zelensky: a Roscosmos center and an air base in Russia hit
Kiev launched missile strikes deep into Russian territory, targeting a Roscosmos space agency center in the Samara region and an air base in the Nizhny Novgorod oblast. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In the first case, the "Progress" center was reached, a plant located about 900 kilometers from the Ukrainian border and active, among other things, in the production of electronic components. According to Zelensky, Flamingo missiles were used for the operation
