Nova Kahovka was hit, some were killed; Ukraine is used as a weapons testing ground

WAR in Ukraine – 794th day. Russian troops are attacking Ukrainian railway lines in order to disrupt the delivery of American weapons to the front, “Reuters” refers to a source in Kiev. The Pentagon announces a new purchase of air defense weapons for Ukraine worth six billion dollars. The operation in Ukraine will, sooner or later, end with Russia’s success, and Europe and Russia will have to agree on how to proceed, says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

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Ukraine targeted Nova Kakhovka

The Ukrainian army targeted Nova Kakhovka and on that occasion two civilians were killed and two were wounded, said a source familiar with the situation.

The Russians claim: Ukraine is being used as a weapons testing ground

The history of the use of Abrams tanks against Russia confirms the theory that Ukraine is being used as a testing ground for various weapons of NATO members, said Igor Kimakovski, adviser to the leader of the DPR.

– Western countries, NATO countries, need Ukraine as a training ground for testing different types of weapons, working out tactics. And Abrams tanks were mainly used for the same reasons and then they realized that they are ineffective at the current stage. It is obvious that they will revise its weapons, armor and, of course, its deployment tactics – said Kimakovsky.

Let’s remind, AP recently announced, citing American military officials, that Ukraine stopped using those tanks because they proved to be vulnerable due to the action of Russian drones.

Four thermal power plants were damaged in the Russian attacks

DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, announced that four of its thermal power plants were hit in a Russian missile attack.

– The enemy has again massively shelled Ukrainian energy facilities – it is stated in the statement of DTEK.

– The company’s equipment was seriously damaged. At this moment, the workers are trying to eliminate the consequences of the attack.

The company said there were casualties, but did not provide other details.

Since March 22, Russian forces have stepped up their bombing of Ukraine’s power sector, attacking thermal and hydropower plants and other energy infrastructure on an almost daily basis.

Ukraine has lost about 80 percent of production from thermal power plants and about 35 percent of hydropower capacity, officials say.

Despite mild spring weather in recent weeks, Ukraine has faced electricity deficits and the government has had to introduce planned blackouts in several regions and turn to emergency electricity imports.

The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force said that air defenses shot down 21 of the 34 Russian missiles fired overnight.

68 Ukrainian drones shot down

During the night, the Russian Air Defense Forces shot down 66 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar region and two over Crimea, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced.

Chinquin about martyred French mercenaries

Former French intelligence officer Nicola Chinquini said that a certain number of French agents were also liquidated in the Russian attack on foreign mercenaries in Kharkiv in January of this year.

– On January 16, Russia launched an attack on an abandoned maternity hospital in Kharkiv, which had been remodeled for the needs of foreign soldiers. The statement stated that the majority were French and that around 60 people were killed. I came to the conclusion that they are agents of the French government – Chinquini said.

He added that the French authorities acknowledged the death of only a few Frenchmen in Ukraine and that only because of media pressure.

Let us recall that Chinquini published a list of 75 French citizens who were killed, wounded or returned to the country after participating in the war on the side of Kiev.

Attacks on a military airport

The Russian Armed Forces carried out an attack on a warehouse with ammunition at the Martinovka military airport in the Nikolaev region, Sergei Lebedev, the coordinator of illegals in Nikolaev, told Sputnik.

Lebedev does not rule out the possibility that Kiev is planning to launch new attacks on Russian regions and Crimea from that airport.

Kyiv: Russian strikes on energy plants in three regions

Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko says that the Russian attack on energy facilities there in three regions damaged equipment and wounded at least one worker.

Galushchenko added in a Telegram post that the Russian strikes were aimed at the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine and the western regions of Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk.

USA provides “patriot” to Ukraine

The US will provide Ukraine with Patriot missiles as part of a package of additional military aid worth six billion dollars, the Pentagon announced.

Russia targets Ukrainian railways

Russia is targeting Ukrainian railway lines with airstrikes to disrupt the delivery of US weapons to the frontline and complicate military logistics, a Kiev intelligence source told Reuters.

“Abrams” withdraws from the battlefield

Unian reports that Ukraine is withdrawing Abrams tanks from the battlefield because they cannot protect them from drone attacks.

Two civilian hospitals in Kyiv were evacuated

Kiev has evacuated two civilian hospitals after allegations by the head of the Belarusian KGB security service that they housed soldiers, sparking fears of an airstrike.

Stoltenberg still has hope that Ukraine can win the war

In the meantime, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine can still win the war against Russia, but that the allies would have to engage more in order for Kiev to receive the support that the Alliance promised.

Mitsotakis does not send anything to Ukraine

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the Greek television station Skai that Greece will not send either the “Patriot” or the S-300 to Ukraine, despite European requests. He points out that military equipment is necessary for their own defense of the airspace.