Artillery exchange in Lugansk, Ukraine says Russia cannot continue

“Ukrainian armed forces fired 40 shells, ranging from 122mm caliber cannons to 120mm mortars, into the area of ​​​​Logvinovo village. That place has been engulfed in flames,” the Lugansk separatist news website quoted a statement published by the Joint Center for Ceasefire Control and Coordination (JCCC) this afternoon (March 28).

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Meanwhile, Ukraine accused the Russian military on March 27 of shelling the city of Rubizhne in southern Lugansk, killing at least one person and injuring another.

“It was sad news earlier today, as the Russian military continued shelling Rubizhne,” Al Jazeera newspaper quoted Ukrainian official Serhiy Hayday as saying.

According to Al Jazeera, the fighting between the Ukrainian armed forces and the Russian army and the separatists is still fierce in the city of Rubizhne and many other areas in the Lugansk province.

Ukrainian official says Russian troops cannot advance

“The Russian army is gathering, but cannot proceed. They will try to increase their defenses in the positions they have taken, but there is no hope of capturing Kiev even though they have tried to break through the defenses,” Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said.

However, Ms. Hanna Malyar did not provide evidence for the above claims.

“Russia-Ukraine disagree on neutrality”

Al Jazeera newspaper quoted Zachary Paikin, a researcher at the Center for European Policy Studies, as saying that Moscow and Kiev have different views on Ukraine becoming a neutral country.

“The question is whether non-neutrality means being able to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on the contrary, can join the European Union (EU),” Paikin said. speak.

“For example, Ukraine’s accession to the EU will pose certain problems for Russia. Because the EU is more constructive in Western politics, it also has a common foreign and security policy. This would go against the concept of neutrality from the Russian government’s point of view,” Paikin said.

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Tuan Tran