Russian invasion live: Australia, Canada and the Netherlands announce new military aid for Ukraine’s security

Tensions are rising as the 62nd day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. Polish and Bulgarian officials said Moscow suspends natural gas supplies to its countries from this Wednesday.

The suspensions are the first since Russian President Vladimir Putin last month said “unfriendly” foreign buyers should pay state-owned Gasprom in rubles rather than other currencies.

In addition, Russia warned the UK if it provoked Ukraine to attack targets in Russia There will be a “proportional response” Immediately.

The Kremlin’s warning came after the United States and its allies agreed to meet monthly to assess Ukraine’s security needs against Russia’s invasion. The first meeting was held in Germany.

Next, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine minute by minute(Ukrainian time, GMT + 3):

Wednesday, April 27:

5:20 pm: Australia sends $ 26.7 million worth of new military aid to Ukraine. To contribute to the defense of the territory against Russian invasion.

The Australian government has announced that it will include reinforcements Six M777 howitzers and ammunition.

Six M777 155mm lightweight howitzers and Ammunition from Howitzer to be sent to Europe at the request of the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States and Australia For the supply of heavy artillery and ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

4:46 pm: BuncerHabitz in Kiev, the Netherlands, delivers 2000 types of armored howitzers “in limited numbers”.The Dutch government announced that it could take “weeks, even months” to learn how to deal with them.

These bombs represent “Army heavy artillery” Dutch, according to the Ministry of Defense, and Allow to eliminate enemy targets within 50 kilometers In all weather conditions.

For its part, Germany is responsible for the trainees handling these armored vehicles And provide ammunition.

4:05 pm: Canada also announces increased military aid to Ukraine Should contribute to the defense against Russian attacks.

“Canada announces today that it has finalized the contract for eight Rochelle-made armored vehicles and will deliver them to our Ukrainian friends soon,” Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand announced.

In the last week, Canada supplies M777 howitzers, related ammunition and Karl Gustoff weapons to Ukrainian forces.Anand added.

03.26: On Tuesday, the United States pressed its allies to move “heaven and earth”, and Q is well-supplied with weapons.Amid fears that war could spread beyond the country’s borders as Russian forces attack eastern and southern Ukraine.

02.43: The United Kingdom imports nearly two million barrels of Russian oil, valued at more than $ 270 million.An analysis of the environmental organization Greenpeace reveals that since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

Since Russia’s occupation of Ukraine on February 24, a total of eight tankers have supplied Russian crude oil to the UK, with another 33,000 tonnes of Russian diesel currently anchored off the UK off the coast of Immingham in northeastern Lincolnshire. Adds layout.

Four-fifths of oil imports are Russian diesel and the rest are made up of petrol.

01.58 pm: US State Department rewards $ 10 million this Tuesday For information on the six agents of the Russian Armed Forces intelligence who participated in the 2017 cyber attack against US infrastructure.

Yuri Sergeyevich Andreienko, Sergei Vladimirovich Tedistov, Pavel Valerievich Frolov, Anatoly Sergeyevich Kovalev, Artem Valerievich Ochchenko and Peter Nikolayevich Bliskin have been identified as US official notes.

01.29: Ukrainian clubs meet in General Assembly on Tuesday and decide to end the football season early. Without awarding the title of champion, it was suspended from February due to the Russian invasion.

“The classification of February 24, 2022 is the final classification of the 2021-2022 season, but the title will not be given,” the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) said on its website.

“This decision will be submitted to the governing body of the Ukrainian Football Federation,” the UPL said.

00.23: The United Kingdom confirms that Ukraine’s attack on Russian territory is “completely legal”. If it can “interfere” with the logistics of the Kremlin war.

“Ukraine is a sovereign country, living peacefully on its land, another country has decided to deploy 130,000 troops across its borders. This is how the war between Ukraine and Russia began,” Deputy Defense Minister James Heepy recalled in an interview. Times Radio.

00.02: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky on Tuesday accused Russia of “putting the world on the brink of disaster.”“After the occupation of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant at the beginning of the Ukraine invasion.

“The world is once again on the brink of disaster because for the Russian military, the Chernobyl region and the Chernobyl plant have become a normal area of ​​military operations,” Zelensky told a joint news conference with the head of the International Organization in Kyiv. Of nuclear power (IAEA), Rafael Crosey.

“Since February 24, 1986, no country has posed such a major threat to nuclear security in Europe and the world as Russia,” he added.

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