Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ridicules Russian military drive, saying Putin keeps postponing goal deadlines
Ukrainian president says Kremlin leader has repeatedly set and deferred timelines to fully capture eastern Donbas area. What we know on day 1,588
TL;DR
- Zelenskyy states Russia has set and missed 15 deadlines to capture Ukraine's eastern Donbas region over four years.
- Putin's rejection of Ukrainian proposals is seen by Zelenskyy as out of touch, with Russia facing fuel shortages linked to Ukrainian strikes on oil targets.
- Russian attacks on Monday killed 10 people and wounded dozens across Ukraine, including in Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv.
- A Russian court jailed three bar workers for organizing activities related to the 'international LGBT community', marking the first such case since it was labeled 'extremist'.
- Ukraine's energy grid is struggling with high temperatures and a European heatwave, leading to emergency power outages in several regions.
- A Russian army veteran was jailed for 11 days for displaying 'extremist' symbols after threatening mutiny against Putin.