{"id":241147,"date":"2023-04-06T02:04:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T23:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/jour-406"},"modified":"2023-04-06T02:08:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T23:08:11","slug":"jour-406","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/jour-406","title":{"rendered":"Day 406: fire breaks out at building of defense ministry in Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Zelenskyi visits Warsaw. A fire breaks out at a building belonging to Russia\u2019s defense ministry in Moscow. Ukraine carrying out deep strikes and stockpiling ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyi visits Poland<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, April 5, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi is visiting Poland on the invitation of his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda. The visit is his third trip abroad since the invasion. While it follows visits to the United States and Europe, it stands out from the others because it was announced in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Zelenskyi\u2019s first official trip to Poland since Russia invaded. He has been in Poland before, usually in transit to other destinations. This is a one-day visit. The Ukrainian President is joined by the first lady, Olena Zelenska, making it the first visit of its kind since the full-scale invasion began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Warsaw, Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Andrzej Duda held talks, followed by a meeting between the delegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the evening, Duda and Zelenskyi addressed the Poles and Ukrainians living in Poland, at Warsaw\u2019s Royal Castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fire breaks out at building of defense ministry in Moscow<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A fire briefly broke out at a building belonging to Russia\u2019s defense ministry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An intense fire broke out on the third floor of a building on Znamenka street in central Moscow, Russian state news agency TASS reported. It later said that the fire that covered an area of 60 square meters was put out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fire erupted in what appears to be a former building of the Russian General Staff, RBC said. In 2016, a fire caused the building\u2019s roof to collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine carrying out deep strikes and stockpiling ammunition, Western officials tell CNN<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Western officials believe Ukraine has been carrying out deep strikes and stockpiling some ammunition ahead of an expected counteroffensive in the coming months, CNN says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of those deep strikes against Russian [positions in southern Ukraine] are a preparation for any kind of future offensive,\u201d the officials said. \u201cWe have seen consistently throughout the campaign is the Ukrainians have been very adept at targeting those accurate HIMARS systems against specific Russian targets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The officials also said Ukraine would be stockpiling ammunition ahead of a counteroffensive, but they hadn\u2019t noted any shortages that would have limited day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can frozen russian assets be used to rebuild Ukraine? Ukraine in Flames #391<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The European Union is stepping up work to confiscate the russian-owned assets that have been frozen under EU sanctions and use them to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine. The plan of re-investing the reserves of the russian Central Bank represents a challenge with legal risks and obstacles, but the EU Commission intends to establish a legal framework to ensure confiscation becomes a solid solution to make russia pay. Watch Ukraine in flames #391 to find out about a legal, economical and political possibility of this scenario happening.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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