The UN reported that more than 17,000 civilians have died in Ukraine since February. EU countries could not agree on a new 18 billion euro financial aid package to Ukraine for 2023 – the decision was blocked by Hungary, according to Politico. Hungarian Foreign Minister denied that Budapest blocked aid to Kiev. Kryvyi Mayor Rih Oleksandr Vilkul reported that an explosion occurred at an infrastructure facility in the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Sloviansk and promised to return Donetsk, Lugansk and Crimea. “socialbites.ca” corrects the history of events.