LIVE TEXT Ukraine War, Year 2, Day 64 Officials in Kiev are desperate for F-16 fighter jets. Americans do not authorize the transfer. Russia massively bombards the localities near the front

UPDATE 04:00 The death toll rises: 14,000 civilians killed since the beginning of the large-scale invasion launched by Russia

The Ukrainian National Police has identified nearly 14,000 citizens who were killed in the war, according to Acting National Police Chief Ivan Vyhivskyi. He added that more than 3,000 bodies remain unidentified.

UPDATE 01:22 Bulgarian Foreign Minister: Bulgaria is facing an “unprecedented increase” in Russian hybrid attacks.

Acting Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Milkov said that the number of Russian hybrid attacks has increased. The increase in hybrid attacks is aimed at “undermining Bulgaria’s stability and therefore democratic values ​​and processes,” he said.

UPDATE 00:15 Denmark confirms the sighting of a Russian ship near the Nord Stream pipeline a few days before the explosion

A Russian SS-750 specialized vessel, which carries a submarine on board, was photographed close to the location of the Nord Steam pipelines that were sabotaged in September 2022. The Defense Command told Dagbladet Information that the presence of the SS-750 was confirmed by 26 photos taken from a Danish patrol boat on September 22, four days before the explosion.