Johnson pledged 120 more armored vehicles and new anti-ship missiles during his visit to Kyiv and was photographed while walking the city’s streets alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The head of the E.U. delegation in Ukraine announced his return to Kyiv by sharing a photograph of the European flag flying once again in the capital.
Russia has now tapped Gen. Alexander Dvornikov to oversee the invasion, a senior U.S. official confirmed to The Washington Post. Dvornikov commanded Russian forces in Syria and will oversee a war effort plagued by significant casualties and poor logistics.
Here’s what to know:
- Dvornikov’s appointment marks the first time a single commander has taken control of the entire Ukraine operation, a senior U.S. official said Saturday. Moscow has been trying to bring some coherence to what military experts describe as a chaotically executed operation so far that has taken the lives of seven generals.
- About 176 children have died and more than 324 have been injured since the war began in Ukraine, the country’s prosecutor general said Saturday. Five children were among the dead and 16 were injured in Friday’s strike at a train station.
- Ukraine’s stubborn resistance has prevented Russia from establishing a land corridor linking Crimea to the eastern Donbas region, the British Defense Ministry said in a Saturday intelligence update. Britain said the Kremlin continues to focus on eastern and southern Ukraine and that Russian air activity is expected to increase in the area….
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