Live war in Ukraine, minute-by-minute chronicle: day 276

Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said his country had awarded €50,000 to Grain Fron Ukraine. “Ninety years ago”, said Reinsalu referring to the anniversary of the Holomodor, the “genocide by hunger” perpetrated by the then Soviet Union against Ukraine in the 1930s: “Ukrainians rebelled against a cruel attack on their lives and those of their loved ones – he underlined – Today they are doing the same courageously defending the prosperity of us all”. “It is a duty of the international community to provide Ukraine – he continued – with varied support until victory and ensure that the crimes committed will be judged”.

The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has warned his compatriots that if there is an increase in electricity consumption, it will be necessary to interrupt the distribution of electricity in the evening. In his evening speech, Zelensky recalled that the main thing is to continue saving energy, even if distribution has improved compared to recent days and the inconveniences concerned half of the houses on the eve. “In Kiev and 14 regions there are still restrictions for more than 100,000 subscribers in each of the regions. If consumption increases in the evening, the number of disconnections may increase. This once again shows how important it is now to save energy and consume it rationally” , has explained.