Ukraine announced sanctions against 182 companies and 3 individuals for their support for Vladimir Putin’s troops

the ukrainian president Volodimir Zelensky announced this Saturday the imposition of 185 sanctions against hundreds of companies and 3 individuals for their support and financing of Vladimir Putin’s forces.

The package of sanctions announced this Saturday reaches the companies and businessmen who have transported military personnel and materiel by rail on behalf of theaggressor state”. These include the Belarusian companies who participated in transport operations.

“Your assets in Ukraine are blocked, the available property will be used for our defense. And we will work to ensure that other countries apply a similar blockade,” said the Ukrainian leader.

Zelensky also thanked all the allies who have collaborated to strengthen the sanctions against Russiaas well as the researchers who have exposed the forms used by the Kremlin to circumvent the measures.

Ukraine’s prime minister also reiterated his request to exclude Russia from the 2024 Paris Olympicsso he would have sent a letter to the main international sports federations to rule on the decision of the International Olympic Committee, which plans to readmit Russian athletes.

“If Russian athletes appear in international competitions, It’s only a matter of time before they start justifying Russia’s aggression and using the symbols of terror.”Zelensky said.

On the latest Russian attacks on the country, the Ukrainian president reported three fatalities and 14 injured after a Russian bombardment with missiles against residential buildings in Kostiantinivka, in the region of Donetsk.

Faced with the onslaught of the Russians, Zelensky asked his international allies to send long range missiles.

“Stopping this Russian terror would be possible if we could provide adequate missile forces for our army. So that the terrorists do not have a feeling of impunity, ”he indicated.

Zelensky has argued that “Ukraine needs long-range missilesin particular, to eliminate this possibility of the occupier placing its missile launchers somewhere far from the front line and destroying Ukrainian cities with them.”

The Russian Army launched this Saturday at 9:15 local time a missile attack against the town of kostiantinivkain the region of Donetsk (east) that left three fatalities and fourteen injured, according to data from the Ukrainian president himself.

“The enemy used S-300 missiles. In the residential sector. So far there are 17 names on the list of victims: 14 injured and three people died. My condolences to the family and friends, ”he lamented.

According to Zelensky, the Russian rockets hit four residential buildings in Kostyantynivka.

“Unfortunately, this bombardment is a daily occurrence in our territories,” he added.

Zelensky, warned that the situation of the front in the Donetsk region, near Bakhmut and Vuhledar, “still extremely serious”.

“The occupiers are not only storming our positions, they are they are deliberately and methodically destroying the towns and villages around them”, he indicated.

According to the Ukrainian president, the Russian army “does not lack means of destruction”: artillery, aviation and missiles. “And it can only be stopped by force,” he asserted, alluding to the need not to stop military aid to Ukraine after the veto was lifted. tank shipping and discuss the possible supply of combat aircraft.

The United States previously recommended Ukraine to give up the defense of the Bakhmut stronghold in order to better prepare for the counteroffensive in the south of the country, according to the chain. CNN.

However, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have so far chosen to continue the fight in the strategic town, where the fighting has not ceased for months.

(With information from EFE and Europa Press)

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