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Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia's National Security Council, said on Tuesday that Western countries are trying to provoke Russia into a world war by using nuclear weapons. While the fighting continues on several fronts in Ukraine.



Medvedev added - in statements carried by Russian news agencies - that the complete and final victory of Russia in the Ukraine war is the only guarantee that a global conflict will not erupt.



The Russian official's comments come amid mutual accusations between Russia and Western powers about the possibility of using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine.



The United States and other Western countries have warned Russia of the consequences of using a tactical nuclear weapon in an effort to end the war in Ukraine since February 24 in its favour.



In return, Moscow accused Kyiv of planning to use a "dirty bomb"; Which Ukrainian and Western officials saw as a Russian excuse for escalation.



And the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) said yesterday, Monday, that it will deliver Ukraine two “NASAMS” air defense systems in the near future.



The ministry added that providing Ukraine's air defense capabilities remains a priority for the United States.



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Field Developments

In the field developments, the Russian Defense Ministry said today, Tuesday, that the targeting of the Ukrainian military infrastructure led to a dispersal in the ranks of its forces and leaders, and caused difficulties in providing them with reserve forces and support.



On Monday, the Russian forces fired dozens of missiles at vital facilities in Kyiv and Ukrainian cities; As a result, electricity and water were cut off in some of those areas.



Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and Moscow's decision to suspend its participation in the Black Sea grain export agreement; They are preparing in response to a drone attack on the Russian fleet in Crimea.



In Kyiv, the city's mayor announced the return of potable water and electricity services to the Ukrainian capital after maintenance teams were able to repair the damage caused by the Russian bombing. He explained that the electricity rationing operations will continue to avoid pressure on the network after the Russian attacks, which he described as "terrorist."



attack attempts

Regarding the battles, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attack attempts in the Lugansk district of the Donbass region (east), Kherson (south), and Kharkiv (northeast).



Also in Donbass, the governor of the Ukrainian Donetsk Province said that 3 civilians were killed as a result of Russian shelling targeting a number of cities and towns of the province during the past 24 hours.



For his part, the Ukrainian governor of Lugansk confirmed that the Russian forces have not stopped bombing the areas recaptured by the Ukrainian army since the counterattack that began last September.



In Mykolaiv (south), Mayor of the city Oleksandr Senekevich said that one person was killed in Russian bombing with S-300 missiles modified to hit ground targets.



In Dnipro (center), the head of the regional administration stated that the Ukrainian defenses destroyed 3 "suicide" rallies over the region during the last night.



On the other hand, the Russian Defense Ministry reiterated on Tuesday the accusation of the Kyiv authorities of continuing provocations and threatening a catastrophe at the Zaporozhye nuclear plant, the largest of its kind in Europe, located in the province of the same name in southeastern Ukraine, under Russian control.



Source: Al Jazeera + agencies