{"id":1326564,"date":"2022-02-22T06:01:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T11:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1326564"},"modified":"2022-02-22T11:07:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T16:07:42","slug":"ukraine-says-two-soldiers-killed-in-russian-shelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-two-soldiers-killed-in-russian-shelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Says Two Soldiers Killed In Russian Shelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-says-two-soldiers-killed-in-russian-shelling%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1326564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238504022-e1645544715214.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, Ukraine\u2019s defense ministry confirmed that two of its soldiers died following shelling from \u201cRussian occupational forces\u201d in eastern Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs a result of the shelling, two Ukrainian servicemen received shrapnel wounds incompatible with life, twelve servicemen were wounded with varying degrees of severity and are in medical facilities and six servicemen received combat injuries,\u201d a Ukrainian Ministry of Defense <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mil.gov.ua\/en\/news\/2022\/02\/22\/update-on-the-situation-in-the-joint-forces-operation-area-as-of-07-00-february-22-2022\/\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span> said. \u201cThe JFO Command expresses its sincere and deepest condolences to the families and friends of the deceased.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These now-confirmed deaths were first reported over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Ukrainian military said two soldiers were killed and four wounded in shelling by pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine on Saturday, where a flare up of violence this week has sparked fears it could be the trigger for Russian military action,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/ukraine-reports-12-ceasefire-violations-by-separatists-saturday-morning-2022-02-19\/\"><span>Reuters<\/span><\/a><span> noted. \u201cThe Ukrainian military said on its Facebook page it had recorded 70 ceasefire violations by separatists since the start of the day compared with 66 cases over the previous 24 hours.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This follows <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-putin-orders-troops-into-ukraine-separatist-regions-on-peacekeeping-mission\"><span>news<\/span><\/a><span> that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into regions of Ukraine on a so-called \u201cpeacekeeping\u201d mission on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPutin has ordered Russian troops into Ukraine. The decrees on recognizing the Donetsk and Luhansk People\u2019s Republics order the Russian armed forces to go into separatist territory on peacekeeping missions,\u201d Financial Times\u2019 Moscow Bureau Chief Max Seddon reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Putin has ordered Russian troops into Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The decrees on recognizing the Donetsk and Luhansk People\u2019s Republics order the Russian armed forces to go into separatist territory on peacekeeping missions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cjKMidlD4Q\">pic.twitter.com\/cjKMidlD4Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 max seddon (@maxseddon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxseddon\/status\/1495873188663861264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cToday, the leadership of the [Donetsk People\u2019s Republic] and [Luhansk People\u2019s Republic] received appeals to recognize their sovereignty in connection with the military aggression of the Ukrainian authorities, massive shelling of the territory of Donbas, as a result of which the civilian population suffers,\u201d the Kremlin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/russia-ukraine-putin-has-list-of-ukrainians-to-be-killed-or-sent-to-camps-u-s-warns\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> in a statement. \u201cWith all this in mind, the President of Russia said that he intended to sign a corresponding decree in the near future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The White House responded by saying that sanctions would soon be imposed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPresident Biden will soon issue an Executive Order that will prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by U.S. persons to, from, or in the so-called DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine. We will also soon announce additional measures related to today\u2019s blatant violation of Russia\u2019s international commitments,\u201d White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/02\/21\/statement-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-on-russian-announcement-on-eastern-ukraine\/\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cTo be clear: these measures are separate from and would be in addition to the swift and severe economic measures we have been preparing in coordination with Allies and partners should Russia further invade Ukraine,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The EU <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/press\/press-releases\/2022\/02\/21\/press-statement-by-president-charles-michel-of-the-european-council-and-president-ursula-von-der-leyen-of-the-european-commission-21-february-2022\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>: \u201cPresident Michel and President von der Leyen condemn in the strongest possible terms the decision by the Russian President to proceed with the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine as independent entities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis step is a blatant violation of international law as well as of the Minsk agreements,\u201d the EU statement continued. \u201cThe Union will react with sanctions against those involved in this illegal act. The Union reiterates its unwavering support to Ukraine\u2019s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span> @ighaworth<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. The Daily Wire is building an alternative to the leftist entertainment industry, one gripping movie at a time. Join us in this mission and stream Shut In today by becoming a Daily Wire<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> <i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Ukraine\u2019s defense ministry confirmed that two of its soldiers died following shelling from \u201cRussian occupational forces\u201d in eastern Ukraine.\u00a0\u201cAs a result of the shelling, two Ukrainian servicemen received<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1326564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1326564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1326564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1326564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1326564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1326564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1326564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}