2023-12-31 15:33:57
Russia reassesses Belgorod bombing death toll at 18
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry puts the death toll from the Belgorod attack, which it blames on Ukraine, at 18 dead and 111 injured, following a previous toll of 14 dead and 108 injured. This strike came the day following intense bombing in Ukraine, which authorities said killed 39 people. kyiv has not yet reacted to Moscow’s accusations, but the Russian Defense Ministry has already assured that the attack will not remain «impunity».
The UN Security Council is meeting this Saturday at 10 p.m. (Paris time), at Russia’s request, to discuss the strike, according to the Russian mission to the United Nations and three members of the council.
In addition, one person was killed, and ten others injured, in a bombing of Donetsk, a large eastern Ukrainian city under the control of Moscow, declared the head of the Russian occupation of the region, Denis Pouchiline, sur Telegram.
On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky are both due to deliver expected New Year’s speeches, following a year 2023 marked by a failure of Kiev’s counter-offensive and the near-total freeze of the front line.
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