Arestovych: International partners expressed support for Ukraine

"This morning, the President made a series of phone calls. First of all, the United States, Poland, the Baltic States and the United Kingdom provide support. The European Union is expected to make a statement later and the neighboring countries have spoken in our favor," Oleksiy Arestovych, non-staff adviser to the Head of the President's Office, said at a briefing, answering questions about international support for Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

Answering questions about covering airspace over Ukraine from the direction of international partners, he said: “Negotiations are underway. There are no results yet, but we understand that the military blockade is a consensus of 30 countries, it will take some time.”

At about 05:00, the state border of Ukraine in the sections near the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus was attacked by Russian troops supported by Belarus. Attacks on border units, border patrols, and checkpoints are carried out with the use of artillery, heavy equipment, and small arms in Luhansk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Zhytomyr regions.

In addition, the attack is carried out from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The activity of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups is also observed. Information on casualties among border guards is being clarified.

As of 07:00, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Armed Forces had shot down 5 planes and 1 helicopter of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

At around 10:00, the sixth plane of the Russian Armed Forces was shot down near Kramatorsk.

On the outskirts of Kharkiv, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed four tanks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian defenders repelled the attack on the town of Shchastia, Luhansk region. Fifty Russian mercenaries were killed.

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