Chechen people

Russian drones struck a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Konotop, located in the Sumy region, according to reports from UNIAN. The city's mayor, Artyom Seminykhin, confirmed the attack resulted in fires and injuries. In a later update on Telegram, Seminykhin reported that two individuals had been hospitalized, with one in a coma.

Day 476 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's fighters are calling on the state authorities to act against the protesters.

Namely, in the NTV memo, it is stated that their journalist, who was sent to report from the Ukrainian city of Melitopol, was raped.
As Jutarnji list reports, it concerns journalist Olga Zenkova, who is considered Putin's propagandist.

An alert has been declared in Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions, as well as in other regions across Ukraine. At the same time, a battle is being prepared for the Kherson region, and the population has already been told to flee.

"Our fighters, together with allied forces, continue the offensive along the line of Soledar, Yakovlevka and Seversk. A large number of enemy personnel and equipment have been neutralized," he wrote on Telegram, TASS reported.

"The fighters have moved on to the next phase - a more thorough random check of individual facilities," Kadyrov wrote on the Telegram, RIA Novosti reports.
He added that Ukrainian forces in the city were defeated, and that Russian troops were in control of the situation.

Russia has tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat". Russia's President Vladimir Putin said that this really unique weapons will reliably guarantee Russia's safety from external threats.
Ramzan Ahmatovi Kadyrov, the leader of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, stated that Russian forces will gain complete control over the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol today.

In the negotiations with the Russian Federation, Ukraine adheres to the Istanbul Communiqu and has not changed its positions, said the head of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation, David Arakhamia.
U.S. President Joseph Biden indirectly accused Vladimir Putin of genocide.

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Russian republic of Chechnya, said early this morning that Russian forces would launch an offensive, not only on the besieged port of Mariupol, but also on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
Sirens for air strikes have sounded throughout Ukraine, including the regions of Lviv, Kyiv, the Dnieper and Zaporozhye, local media reported.