Russia said on Wednesday that it had repelled multiple attacks from the Ukrainian army, while Ukraine claimed on the same day that it had fierce fighting with the Russian army on the front line over the past 24 hours.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a briefing released on Wednesday that its army had repelled numerous attacks by the Ukrainian army from many directions, and destroyed multiple military equipment including tanks, armored vehicles and self-propelled guns. Besides, Russian air defense forces shot down 76 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and two U.S.-made rockets.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that its forces had 99 combat engagements on the front line, with the hottest spots in the Pokrovsk direction and Kharkiv region. In Kharkiv region, the Russian forces launched seven attacks, but they were all repelled by the Ukrainian forces while in the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian army attacked Ukrainian defenses 34 times.
Russia claims destroying Ukrainian multiple equipment, Ukraine reports fierce fighting on frontline
The 54th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) was held in Asuncion, Paraguay from Wednesday to Friday, with a focus on integration and security for the sustainable regional development.
Attending the assembly were representatives from OAS member states, 74 permanent observers and some civil society organizations.
Under the theme of "Integration and Security for the Sustainable Development of the Region," the delegations expressed their pleas for peace, democracy, equality and multilateral work among countries.
Hours before the opening ceremony in Asuncion, the situation in Bolivia, a neighboring country to Paraguay, was top on the agenda.
According to the Bolivian government, Gen. Juan Jose Zuniga on Wednesday led the attempted coup in Palacio Quemado, the government palace, which is located in Murillo Square in the city of La Paz, in a failed bid to oust President Luis Arce from office.
"We do have a very deep concern about the indigenous people in Bolivia, and hopefully this coup d'etat that didn't happen, that things go smoothly," said Clement Chartier, former president of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples.
The assembly also dedicated its statements to the improvement of democracy in Haiti and also to the promotion of human rights throughout the continent. A resolution was approved for continued efforts toward the immediate restoration of security, and the strengthening of humanitarian aid in Haiti.
Haiti has long suffered serious political and social crises, especially after then President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in 2021. There are around 200 armed gangs in the country disturbing the social order. The rise of armed gangs, the surge of violence incidents and the increase of lynching cases have forced Haitians to live in humanitarian disasters in terms of safety, health care and food supplies.
54th OAS General Assembly held in Asuncion, with focus on regional security
