German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock had to interrupt her visit to Odessa to seek refuge after air raid warning sirens sounded in the city. The alarm went off this evening at 9.48pm local time, 8.48pm in Italy.
«Italy will continue to support Ukraine in its efforts to defend itself as long as necessary and to provide assistance to Ukraine in maintaining its high-quality defense and military superiority under conditions of rapid political transformation and regional security , uncertain and complex”. It is one of the steps of the cooperation agreement in the field of security between Ukraine and Italy signed today in Kiev by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “In the event of a future armed attack by Russia on Ukraine, Rome and Kiev will consult within 24 hours to determine the measures and appropriate follow-up measures necessary to counter or contain the aggression,” the document adds.
The agreement provides that the two countries “will work together and with other partners of Ukraine to ensure the ability of Ukraine's security and defense forces to fully restore the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its recognized borders.” internationally and to increase Ukraine's resilience to be sufficient to deter and defend against future attacks and coercion.” Rome and Kiev “will cooperate in creating sustainable forces capable of defending Ukraine now and deterring Russian aggression in the future,” the agreement continues.
A woman was killed and five people were injured after a Russian raid hit the settlement of Bilozerka in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine. This was reported by the regional governor, Oleksandr Prokudin. “The occupants covered Bilozerka with fire,” Prokudin said. «The Russians killed a 61-year-old woman in Gulyai-Polye. She died in her backyard due to debris from enemy fire,” said the head of the regional state administration, Ivan Fedorov, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda, adding that “a 32-year-old man who was nearby was wounded in the arm.”
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