This is what you need to know today about the Russian invasion of Ukraine:
As reported by the local media The Kyiv Independent, explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, kyiv, after the missile attack on different regions of the country by Russia in a new escalation of the conflict. “A loud explosion was heard in kyiv.” says the aforementioned news site.
Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenskyhe said in an interview with CNN who currently cannot imagine a possible meeting with the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin. “We do not have any circumstances to speak with the President of the Russian Federation because he doesn’t keep his word,” Zelensky said.
“We have no confidence in him,” he added and sentenced: “Russia should leave our territory. And after that, we are happy to join the diplomatic tools. To do that, we can find any format with our partners right after that.”
During a pre-recorded television interview with CNN which aired today, the president of Ukraine again insisted on sending F-16 aircraft by the United States. “We really need it and we appeal to the president [Joe Biden] so they can start training Ukrainian pilots,” he said. And he added: “I believe America will give us a chance to defend our skies.”.
So far explosions have been recorded or heard in at least 10 regions of Ukraine: Dnipro, Odesa, Kropyvnytskyi, Chernihiv, Vinnytsya, Cherkasy, Lviv, Ternopil, Uman, Kiev.
“It is 3 AM in Ukraine. Russia won’t let Ukrainians sleep easy tonight. Lots of drones and rockets fired in all possible directions in Ukraine… This is the terror that civilians have been living for more than a year,” reported a journalist from BBC.
As reported by the Ukrainian news agency, UKrinform, Oleg Sinegubovthe head of the Kharkiv OVA, reported that “the enemy carried out about 15 attacks on the city and the region. Critical infrastructure objects are again in the sights of the occupants”.
A private residential building in the Kharkiv region was attacked. For now, there is no clear information about the victims and the scale of the destruction.
Some local officials expressed themselves via Telegram about what happened and reported blackouts in some regions of Ukraine. The governor of the Odessa region, Maksym Marchenko, said that a massive missile attack it struck a power facility in the port city, causing power outages.
“As a result of a massive missile attack, an energy infrastructure site was attacked in the region, as well as residences,” he said in Telegram. The official also assured that the anti-aircraft units had shot down some missiles, but warned that there could be new attacks. “Fortunately, there are no victims. Electricity restrictions are in place, ”he added.
Meanwhile, Kharkiv region governor Oleh Synehubov said the city and region had been hit by some 15 attacks. “The enemy carried out about 15 attacks on the city and the region,” he said in Telegram. “Infrastructure was once again among the objectives. Information about casualties is being clarified.”
The Kharkiv regions of Ukraine in the east and Odessa in the south have been shelled, local authorities said on Thursday. ”The enemy launched about 15 bombardments against the city and the region. The occupiers once again attacked critical infrastructure,” Oleg Synegubov, governor of the Kharkiv region, said on social media.
In the Odessa region, Governor Maksym Marchneko said “missiles hit the region’s energy infrastructure and damaged residential buildings” following a “massive missile attack,” the AP reported.
He Kyiv Independent reported that explosions have been heard in various cities and regional communities, but there was no official confirmation yet.
Según ese media, they heard explosions in Kiev, Poltava, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Odesa, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk.
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