Vyacheslav Gladkov, the regional governor of the Russian city of Belgorod, said Ukrainian forces had launched an air strike on a local oil depot. He made the allegation in a telegram post on Friday.
The Russian city of Belgorod is located on the northern border of Ukraine. The city's regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said in a telegram post that two Ukrainian helicopters had attacked the oil depot this morning. Soon after, a fire broke out there and spread. Earlier, Gladkov claimed that two people had been injured in the attack, but that they were safe. Firefighters are trying to contain the blaze. He said residents of nearby buildings had been evacuated.
The state news agency RIA Novosti reported that eight fuel tanks at an oil depot in the town of Belgorod caught fire. It is expected to spread to eight more tanks. This information was given by RIA Novosti quoting Russia's emergency department. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a rally in the northern city of Belgorod. So far, however, Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for any of the blasts. Russia will not give gas if it does not pay in rubles
If you want to import natural gas from Russia, you have to pay for it in ruble. For this you have to open a special account in a Russian bank. Except for this, Moscow will suspend the gas supply agreement. The announcement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, local time, according to the BBC. The announcement will be effective from Friday (April 1) tomorrow. Moscow has faced a series of sanctions from the United States and its allies since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The United States has cut off oil and gas imports from the country. However, European countries are still importing Russian fuel.
According to Putin's new announcement, foreign buyers of gas must first open a special account with Russia's Gazprom Bank. They will deposit foreign currency as such. After the Gazprom Bank converts that currency into rubles, it can be used to pay for gas. Putin said if anyone did not pay, he would be considered a defaulter and the next step would be taken. "No one sells anything to us for free," Putin said. And we are not going to do anything charitable. '
Meanwhile, French Finance Minister Bruno La Meyer has said that Germany and France are preparing to cut off gas supplies to Russia following Putin's announcement. He said after a meeting with German Finance Minister Robert Habek in the German capital, Berlin, that "tomorrow there may be a situation where Russian gas is no longer coming." "It's up to us whether that happens or not," said Bruno La Meyer. And we are preparing. '
Zelensky fired two "traitorous" security officials
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired two officials from the country's national security department. Zelensky himself made the announcement in a video message on Thursday night, local time. He also referred to the two officers as traitors. News from the BBC.
In the ongoing war situation in Ukraine, Zelensky often comes with video messages. He last gave a new video message last night. There, Zelensky announced that he had fired two "traitorous" security officials.
"Another decision was made today against the selfish," Zhelensky said. I do not have time to take action against all traitors. But gradually all of them will be punished. '
Zelensky warned that those who violated the military oath of allegiance to the Ukrainian people would be deprived of their military status.
In a video message, Zelensky referred to Russian troops as infiltrators. He likens their behavior to monsters.
"The intruders are trying to enter from different directions," Zelensky said. They are coming by land, air and sea. They are crawling, flying, or floating in boats.
They are crawling, flying, or floating in boats. They are bringing a lot of evil desires, the desire to wreak havoc. Their behavior doesn't look like human beings, it looks like they belong to a different world. They are burning like monsters, looting, killing. '
On February 24, Russian troops launched an offensive on land, air and sea. Russia considers Ukraine's accession to NATO a threat to its security.
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