Russia launches new missile attacks. Kyiv demands weapons from the West: “Otherwise the genocide cannot be stopped.” The news ticker.
- New wave: Russia launches missile attacks
- Russia launches major offensive: Moscow attacks Kharkiv and Zaporizhia, among others.
- Response to military aid: Construction and modernization of thousands of tanks announced
- Read the latest developments here Ukraine conflict in the news ticker. The information processed Ukraine war come partly from the warring parties Russia and the Ukraine. They can therefore not be independently checked in part.
+++ 3.45 p.m.: More rocket attacks could be expected in major Ukrainian cities on Friday. At least the Ukrainian state broadcaster has just reported on Telegram that an air raid alarm has been triggered again, including in Kyiv, Odessa, Lviv and Vinnytsia. In the morning, the Russian armed forces attacked Zaporizhia, Kharkiv and Dnipro in addition to Kyiv.
+++ 3 p.m.: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described the new rocket attacks on his country as a “challenge for NATO” and asked for help. “This is terror that can and must be stopped,” the head of state addressed the western military alliance in a video message from Kyiv. At the same time, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak called on the West via Twitter on sending long-range missiles and warplanes to Kyiv: “Otherwise the genocide cannot be stopped.”
+++ 1.15 p.m.: According to Ukrainian information, Russia has so far fired more than 50 rockets into Ukraine on Friday (see updates from 10:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.). Most of them were shot down by anti-aircraft defenses, Prime Minister Denys Schmyhal said on Telegram: “Russia cannot accept failure and is therefore continuing to terrorize the population.” The Russians’ aim is still to destroy Ukraine’s energy supply.
+++ 11.45 a.m.: Russian missiles have apparently entered the airspace of Romania and Moldova. This is reported by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. The missiles were launched from the Black Sea and intended for targets in Ukraine. Moldova has confirmed that a Russian missile has violated its airspace.
News about the Ukraine war: Russia launches new missile attacks
+++ 11.00 a.m.: A new wave of Russian rocket attacks has hit the southeastern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. More rockets are expected, said the head of the city administration, Olexandr Wilkul, in his Telegram channel. Explosions triggered by anti-aircraft missiles were also reported in several areas, including the capital Kyiv. For the time being, nothing was known about damage and possible victims. Russian attacks had already taken place during the night.
The state-owned energy supplier Ukrenerho announced that there had been impacts “in some high-voltage infrastructure objects” in the east, west and south of the country. Because of this, there are disruptions in the power supply. According to Ukrenerho, this is the 14th such wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy system since last October. In Lviv, too, the air defense is said to have fended off several Russian missiles. This reports the Ukrainska Pravda on Twitter, citing the city’s mayor Andriy Sadovyi. Meanwhile, the British secret service reported heavy fighting in the Bakhmut and Wuhledar region – Russian troops and Wagner mercenaries are said to be advancing there.
News about the Ukraine war: Russia attacks Zaporizhia and Kharkiv
Update from Friday, February 10, 10:15 a.m: The Russian military carried out a large-scale missile attack on the Kharkiv region on Friday morning. This reports the Ukrainska Pravda citing the regional military administration and Yuri Ihant, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force. Ihant is quoted as saying that Russia “attacked Kharkiv Oblast from the Belgorod region”.
According to official information, 17 projectiles fell within an hour in the Zaporizhia region, which was also contested. “This is the largest number since the invasion began,” military governor Anatoly Kurtyev said on Telegram.
News about the Ukraine war: Medvedev announces the construction and modernization of thousands of tanks
First report from Friday, February 10th: MOSCOW – In response to Western military aid to Russia-attacked Ukraine, ex-Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev promised to build and modernize thousands of tanks. “As you know, yesterday our opponent begged abroad for planes, missiles and tanks,” Medvedev said on Thursday (February 9) while visiting an engineering company in the Siberian city of Omsk. Medvedev, who is now deputy head of the Russian Security Council, obviously played it up Volodymyr Zelenskyyz Travel to London, Paris and Brussels.
“How should we answer?” Medvedev asked employees of the Omsk company, which specializes in weapons production, among other things, according to a video that he himself distributed. He then gave the answer himself: “It is clear that in this case it is natural for us to increase the production of various types of weapons and military technology – including modern tanks,” said the 57-year-old. “We’re talking about the production and modernization of thousands of tanks.”
News about the Ukraine war: Zelenskyj demands further arms deliveries from the EU member states
A law has been in force in Russia since last summer that enables the economy to be more closely aligned with the needs of the army. This means that individual sectors can be obliged to supply the armed forces. Moscow leads again and again Kyiv to be militarily superior. However, international secret services and military experts regularly point to some serious problems of the Russians with the equipment there.
During his visit to Brussels on Thursday, Zelenskyy called for further arms deliveries from the EU member states. “I have no right to come home without results,” said the 45-year-old leader. In the Belgian capital, Zelenskyi first gave an emotional speech in the European Parliament before meeting the EU heads of state and government at the summit. On Wednesday he had already been to London and Paris. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he would check whether fighter jets were available for Ukraine. (editorial with agencies)
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