UKRAINE SAID IT had survived a months-long winter onslaught of Russian strikes on water and energy infrastructure, as it marked the first day of spring yesterday.
ABACA / PA Images Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a ceremony at St Sophia Square in Kyiv on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 Feb. ABACA / PA Images / PA Images The Kremlin said Kyiv was responsible for civilians’ suffering stemming from the massive outages because it had refused to capitulate to Moscow’s war demands.
“The EU also won, and contrary to Moscow’s laughter, it did not freeze without Russian gas. One piece of advice to Russia: choke on your gas and choke on your missiles,” Kuleba added in the statement. “Heavy battles are ongoing for our Bakhmut,” the head of the city’s military administration Oleksiy Reva said.