Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy vows retribution over deadly Russian bombardments
President says three days of strikes will not ‘go unpunished’ and points to Ukrainian attack on Russian oil refinery. What we know on day 1,543
TL;DR
- President Zelenskyy promised retribution after a Russian missile strike killed 24 people in Kyiv, vowing that the aggressor's strikes would not go unpunished.
- Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on several regions in Russia, targeting an oil refinery in Ryazan, following three days of massive Russian strikes.
- A Russian court ordered Belgian financial group Euroclear to pay approximately $250bn in damages over the freezing of Russian assets.
- Ukraine has increased drone attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, impacting its oil output and federal budget.
- The World Health Organization warned of a palpable and growing mental health crisis in Ukraine due to the war, with potential long-term effects.
- A military sea drone found on a Greek island, believed by Greece to be Ukrainian, may have gone off course due to a technical failure.
- A Russian attack damaged a grain terminal at a Ukrainian port, injuring seven people.
- German prosecutors arrested a Ukrainian national suspected of spying for Russia, who was extradited from Spain.