Georgia accuses Ukraine of alleged claims to power. Russian air strikes hit Kiev and other cities. All information in the news blog.

10:11 PM: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the transfer of all frozen Russian assets to his country, which was under attack. “Everything must be confiscated and used to combat terrorism,” Zelensky said in his evening video address on Wednesday. Ukraine is working vigorously with its partners to ensure resolution regarding Russian assets.

The president also discussed the issue with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who visited Kiev on Wednesday. “We really need a unified and strong decision,” Zelensky said. He added: „This decision proves that together we respect international law and do not show any regard for the terrorist state.”

11:22 AM: Russia has caused severe devastation in the country with its massive new air strikes on Ukraine. There was also an air alert in the capital, Kiev, on Wednesday morning, according to a German news agency correspondent on the site. City Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Wednesday that four people had died so far. More than 30 people were injured. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia's „terrorist attack” on six regions of the country and vowed revenge. He said there were reports of two deaths in Kiev. People can also be buried.

In the city of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, authorities reported destruction of buildings and casualties as a result of Russian missile attacks. The city's mayor, Oleksandr Sienkiewicz, announced via Telegram that one of the injured people died of his wounds in the hospital.

Sinkewich, who also posted photos of the devastation, said water pipes and the gas network were also damaged by enemy attacks. 20 residential buildings without roofs.

6:35 AM: According to Ukrainian military sources, Russian armed forces attacked Kiev and other cities in Ukraine with missiles. The Ukrainian Air Force said that several explosions were heard in the capital during the morning rush hour due to the work of air defenses. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed this via the Telegram messaging service. It is not yet clear whether there were casualties or damage as a result of the attack.

Reuters reporters reported that powerful explosions were heard shortly before 7 a.m. local time. Sirens sounded across the country since approximately six in the morning, warning of air raids. Oleh Sinehobo, governor of the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, said that buildings in the city of the same name were bombed by Russian missiles. These are not residential buildings.

6:29 AM: Russia appears to have removed half of its available artillery from storage facilities since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. This is what satellite images from open source intelligence analysts indicate. According to analysts' observations, Russia is said to have lost 666 self-propelled tanks and 340 towed artillery pieces by Tuesday.

Military bloggers evaluate photos and videos for their analysis. However, the amount of equipment destroyed could be much higher than their estimates. Since the beginning of the war of aggression, the number of self-propelled tanks in the most important bases is said to have decreased from 4,450 to 2,961, and the number of towed artillery from 14,631 to 7,845. The type of tanks used also indicates significant losses: Russia now frequently uses models of tanks that were already used in the war Second World. According to analysts, satellite images also show that Russia is dismantling the remaining tanks, for example to obtain replacement tubes.

3:10 AM: A local official said on Tuesday that some parts of the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine are in a „critical” condition as they must defend themselves against Russian bombing and attacks. Russia has been attacking the city since October. „While we said for several weeks that the situation was very difficult but under control, now the situation has become very difficult and in some places critical,” said Vitaly Barabash, head of the city's military administration. “This does not mean that everything is lost, and that everything is very bad,” he told a Ukrainian TV channel. “But the enemy is directing a large number of forces towards our city.”