LIVE War in Ukraine – day 768: Russia asked Ukraine to hand over the head of the SBU, Kiev responded by recalling the ICC mandate against Putin / A Ukrainian political scientist reveals Kiev’s biggest mistake

Moscow has asked Ukraine to hand over all people it says are linked to terrorist acts committed in Russia, including the head of the country’s SBU security service, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The SBU immediately dismissed the Russian request as “unnecessary” and pointed out that the Russian ministry had “forgotten” that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin was the subject of an international arrest warrant.

All information about the war in Ukraine – day 768 – LIVE on HotNews.ro:

07:55 Russian shelling killed at least three people in various regions of eastern Ukraine and another two in the Lviv region, far from the front line, according to local authorities.

A Russian strike targeted civilian infrastructure in central Kharkiv (northeast) on Sunday evening, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said, and regional news stations reported that aerial bombs had been fired at several areas in the region. No injuries were reported.

Also on Sunday, heavy shelling killed a man in the town of Borova, southeast of Kharkiv, local prosecutors said.

Police in Donetsk region (southeast) said Russian shelling targeted 14 towns and villages, with two casualties reported in Krasnohorivka, west of the Russian-held regional center of Donetsk. (Reuters)

Russia has asked Ukraine to hand over the head of the SBU

07:34The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement listing several violent events that took place in Russia after the invasion began, including the bombings that killed Daia Dughina and war blogger Vladden Tatarski, claiming that “the traces of these crimes lead in Ukraine.

“Russia has forwarded to the Ukrainian authorities the requests … for the immediate arrest and extradition of all those connected with the terrorist acts in question,” the statement said, and among those whom Moscow wants to be handed over is the head of the SBU Vasil Maliuk.

Ukraine’s SBU reacted by saying that the Russian demand “sounds particularly cynical coming from the terrorist state itself. … Therefore, any words from the Russian Foreign Ministry are useless.” The SBU also mentioned the arrest warrant against Putin issued by the International Criminal Court in connection with the transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia, adding that “the Hague tribunal waiting for him”. (Reuters)

07:00“Guys, it’s war!” A Ukrainian political scientist reveals Kiev’s biggest mistake, measures Zelenskiy’s declining popularity and what the West should do now.

“The Ukrainian counter-offensive in 2022 was so successful that it created an overly optimistic atmosphere, and I think that optimism came largely not from the military, but from political leaders and their entourage. This while important things have not been done, such as the mobilization law,” explains Ukrainian political scientist Olexii Haran in an interview for HotNews.

Brief recap of recent events:

—————