The shelling in Ukraine continues. A school is now said to have been targeted, in which numerous civilians sought protection. News ticker.
- Escalated Ukraine conflict: The Ukrainian side reports one Air raid on a school.
- Up to 60 people have died.
- London: Moscow bets because of losses senior officers in battle.
- This News ticker on military developments in the Ukraine war is continuously updated. You can read the background to the Ukraine war here.
Update from May 8, 12:06 p.m: The losses of Putin’s troops in the Ukraine war are high – that’s why the Kremlin is now using high-ranking officers in the fight. At least that’s what the British secret service thinks. However: So far there are no signs that this has led to an improved operational concept. Planning errors would continue to undermine any Russian advance.
This was announced by the British Ministry of Defense on Sunday, according to dpa. In addition, the strategy leads to disproportionately high losses among Russian officers. Since the commanders who were killed would then be replaced by less trained soldiers with no leadership experience, it was to be expected that the conceptual problems would persist.
CIA boss judges Putin’s state of mind in the Ukraine war
Update from May 8, 10:05 am: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marks the anniversary of the end of World War II: President Vladimir Putin tries to misuse the memory for his expansion goals. A CIA expert now presented this assessment of Putin’s current state of mind (article behind the link).
Ukraine war news: Air raid on school – feared several dead
First report from May 8th: Kyiv – On Sunday night there was an air alert in large parts of the country. Explosions were reported from the southern cities of Odessa and Mykolaiv.
After a Russian airstrike on a school in the Luhansk region, the Ukrainian authorities say up to 60 people may have died. After an airstrike on the school in Bilogorivka, two bodies have been recovered so far, the governor of the region Serhiy Hajdaj announced on his Telegram channel on Sunday. “Probably all 60 people still under the rubble of the building are dead,” he added.
According to him, the air raid happened on Saturday afternoon. 90 people had sought protection from the attacks in the school building. The bombing caused a fire in the school and the building collapsed. The emergency services were able to save 30 people – 7 of them were injured, according to the governor.
Bilogorivka is an urban settlement about ten kilometers west of Lysychansk. The town is heavily contested.
Ukraine War News: Dramatic situation in Azovstal
According to unanimous Ukrainian and Russian information, during a ceasefire in the battle for Azovstal on Saturday, the last civilians were rescued from their hiding places. For the remaining soldiers, however, the situation is desperate.
Observers assume that the Kremlin wants to take Azovstal as soon as possible so that it can announce the capture of Mariupol on Monday, the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Hitler’s Germany.
Ukraine war: Selenskyj complains about the destruction of cultural assets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has complained about the destruction of cultural assets in Ukraine by Russian troops. In the war of aggression that has been going on for two and a half months, 200 cultural heritage sites have been hit, Zelenskyy said in a video speech on Saturday evening in Kyiv. As an example, he gave the rocket hit on the museum of the important Ukrainian poet and philosopher Hryhori Skovoroda (1722-94) in the Kharkiv region the night before.
“Unfortunately, when people disregard other people’s rights, disregard the law and destroy culture, evil returns,” Zelenskyy said. Therefore, Ukraine defends its people, its cities and its museums against Russia. On Sunday and Monday, the world commemorates the victory over National Socialism in World War II. But the Russian approach shows “that it is impossible to defeat evil once and for all”. (dpa/AFP/frs)
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