War drama in Ukraine: Russia strikes back, biden helps!

War drama in Ukraine: Russia strikes back, biden helps!

Here are the most dramatic developments on 1,031. Day of the Russian invasion in Ukraine!

On Saturday, December 21st, the situation in Ukraine and Russia continued. The fronts are hardened and the events roll over!

In a devastating attack, Ukraine has targeted the city of Rylsk in the Russian Course region! Six people were killed with US-supported rockets. This happened just a few days after US President Joe Biden had given permission to use these weapons deeper into the Russian territory. A clear expression of determination!

But Russia also strikes back! Hours earlier, a Russian air raid hit the Ukrainian capital Kiev and demanded at least one fatality. A building was damaged that houses the messages of Albania, Argentina, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Palestine and Portugal. Moscow justified the attack as a retaliation for a Ukrainian blow to Rostow with western rockets. A dangerous game that further heats up the tensions!

The numbers speak volumes

The Ukrainian government reported on Friday that it received the corpse of 503 soldiers from the competitive regions of Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhia as well as from Russian morgue. Most of these heroes come from Donetsk, the epicenter of fighting. The grief for the fallen is immeasurable!

The situation remains tense on the economic front. The Russian central bank left the key interest rate on a record high of 21 percent, despite the high inflation, which is heated by massive war spending and acute shortage of labor. Entrepreneurs criticize the effects of the high credit costs on the economy!

politics and diplomacy in upheaval

The EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sharply condemned the Russian attack on Kiev. "Another hideous attack in Russia on Kiev," she posted on X. "Putin's disregard for international law reaches new heights." The international community looks worried!

In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban calls for a rethink of European leaders in relation to Ukraine, while Russia is moving to the front lines. In an interview with Hungarian state television, he spoke out for a Christmas arrest and the exchange of up to 1,000 prisoners of war. A call for de -escalation in the middle of the chaos!

Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that the Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak to Russian. After a resumption of contact in the last month, this happened, which was sharply criticized by Ukraine. Scholz wants to make it clear that Putin has to stop his aggression and pull off his troops. A risky undertaking in a game full of uncertainties!

The situation remains tense and the world looks banned on developments in this geopolitical crisis. The next steps could be decisive!