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Ukraine marked the 31st Independence Day today and the six-month sign of the Russian full scale invasion, which began on February 24.
For many people, that day represented resilience and defiance, because Russian tanks were arrested and other military equipment sits on display at Kyiv’s main Bulevard, half a year after Moscow estimates that capital will fall within a few days.
Ukraine and US officials have warned of increasing Russian attacks today, keeping the country alert to the ban on large meetings in Kyiv for almost all weeks.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden announced a new security assistance package for almost $ 3 billion for Ukraine, the largest.
The organization that oversees the export of agricultural products from Ukraine said that five ships carrying seeds and other plants were approved to leave the Port of Ukraine on Thursday.
The Ascanios ship carries 58,510 metric tons of corn and is destined to Germany. The Mohamad ship carries 11,000 metric tons of wheat and is destined to Israel. The ship named Bellis will also travel to Israel and carry 6,000 metric tons of soybeans. Oris Sofi ship carrying 5,900 metric tons of sunflower oil to Turkey. Another ship, Zelek Star is also destined for Turkey and carrying 3,700 metric tons of peas.
In total, five ships carry 85,110 metric tons of seeds and food products under the initiative of black sea seeds.
US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the potential for Russian war crimes increased in Ukraine.
Evidence of Russian troops who interrogated, detained, and forcibly deported hundreds of thousands of Ukraine, including children, continued to increase. Their reason is clear: they want to destroy their culture, their people, their existence, “said Thomas-Greenfield during the US Security Council meeting.
For all this violence and massacre, this hunger and humanitarian crisis, human rights violations and threats to vulnerable groups. Russia and Russia themselves bear a single responsibility, “he added.Spokesman for the National Security Council John Kirby said that the U.S. Intelligence shows that Russia can try to hold a “fake referendum” earlier this week.
Kirby told reporters that the referendum was the way Russia was trying to show that the people of Ukraine wanted to be part of Russia. Kirby said that the US believes that the referendum can begin in Kharkiv, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, Luhanansk and Donetsk.
Because they clearly have difficulty achieving geographical benefits in Ukraine, they are trying to get it through fake politics,” Kirby told reporters.
We hope that Russia will try to manipulate the results of this referendum, to mistakenly claim that the people of Ukraine want to join Russia,” he added.
