More Russian bombs on Kharkiv, in north-eastern Ukraine. According to governor Oleh Syniehubov, at least 6 people died and 11 were injured in the latest raid by Russian planes that hit the city.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of a “Extremely brutal Russian attack on Kharkiv and Lyubotyn”. “According to preliminary information, Russia launched 15 missiles at the same time. Unfortunately there are victims. The emergency services have already arrived at the site of the attacks and all the injured will receive the necessary assistance,” he wrote on the social network Russian terrorists are taking advantage of Ukraine’s lack of sufficient air protection and reliable ability to destroy launchers at their exact locations, which are close to our borders. And this weakness is not ours, but the world’s, which from three years he has not dared to face terrorists as they deserve.”
“Terrorism must lose everywhere, in any conditions and on all continents. This is our shared responsibility, that of all those in the world who have the ability to protect lives from terrorism – added Zelensky – Ukraine is doing everything I am grateful to all those who are helping us. We need more determination, especially from world leaders.”
Kuleba: “We need 7 Patriot systems”
”Russia hit Kharkiv and Lyubotyn with numerous missiles, causing casualties and destruction. This heinous attack must remind everyone in the world that Ukraine still urgently needs seven ‘Patriot’ systems” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on ‘X’. ”We are very grateful to Germany for announcing an additional system. But getting six more as soon as possible remains critical not only for Ukraine’s survival, but for peace in Europe,” he added. ”Everyone should clearly understand what is at stake. Every day of delay and debate not only costs human lives, but also brings the possibility of a wider war in Europe closer”, underlines the Ukrainian minister. ”Putin’s dictatorship will undoubtedly further expand its aggression and claim more victims if it is not stopped now in Ukraine. Without naming names or shame, but I once again urge the countries that have ‘Patriot’ to speed up decisions and provide these systems to Ukraine,” he continued. ”I believe that seven ‘Patriot’ systems are not a high price to pay for long-term peace in Europe. But they are needed now, not tomorrow. Unfortunately, simple words of solidarity cannot intercept Russian missiles,” she concluded.
Russia threatens to strike targets in GB
The Russian Armed Forces will conduct attacks against British targets ”in the territory of Ukraine and beyond its borders” if the weapons that London supplies to Kiev are used to strike Russian territory. This was stated by the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. In recent weeks, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that Ukraine had the right to use weapons supplied by London to strike targets inside Russia.
Kiev drone over Tatarstan and Belgorod
A woman was killed after a drone was shot down over the village of Krasny Vostokin the Yakovlevsky district of the region of Belgorod, near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The unmanned aircraft fell on a residential building, causing an explosion, and debris also hit nearby homes, Russian news agency Kommersant reported.
Russian air defenses shot down a Ukrainian drone over the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, Moscow’s Defense Ministry said, while Russian Telegram channels shared videos showing a drone-like aerial vehicle over the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk and the smoke rising. Rustem Nuriev, mayor of the city of Yelabuga, said that a drone was shot down in the Yelabuga district. Yelabuga is located approximately 1,200 kilometers from the border between Russia and Ukraine. No casualties or damage were reported.
Nyt, Blinken pushes for Kiev to use US weapons against Russia
AND’ There is an ongoing debate at the White House on whether the Ukrainians should use American-supplied weapons against targets in Russia.. According to what the New York Times writes, citing American officials on condition of anonymity, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pushing to make this possible and therefore eliminate the taboo that US President Joe Biden had imposed at the beginning of the war . Blinken’s position strengthened after his latest visit to Kiev and after the Russians launched a new offensive in northeastern Ukraine towards Kharkiv, the second-largest Ukrainian city after the capital. ”Led by the State Department, there is a heated debate within the Administration about easing the ban to allow the Ukrainians to strike missile and artillery launch sites just across the Russian border,” says the New York Times. But ”it is not clear how many of Biden’s colleagues support” this hypothesis, say the sources cited by the newspaper.
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