2024-04-30 11:52:41
One person died and nine were injured this Tuesday during Russian strikes against Kharkiv, announced the regional governor.
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KHARKIV
At least two people were killed and six others injured Tuesday during Russian strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, relentlessly targeted by Moscow’s forces, regional governor Oleg Synegoubov said.
“According to initial reports, two people were killed and six were injured in strikes against Kharkiv,” he wrote on Telegram, after announcing that Russian forces had attacked the northern city. eastern Ukraine with “guided aerial bombs”.
The city of Kharkiv, home to more than 1.4 million people before the war and located near the border with Russia, has been increasingly targeted by Moscow’s forces in recent weeks.
REPORTAGE
An LCI team was able to spend several hours with the soldiers operating behind the “vampire drones”. Every night, they invade the Ukrainian sky to strike the Russian army’s shelters.
BILAN A ODESSA
The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the southwestern Ukrainian port city of Odessa rose to five on Tuesday with one more death recorded in hospital, officials said .
“Unfortunately, the number of victims of yesterday’s Russian missile attack on Odessa rose to five people,” regional governor Oleg Kiper said on social media.
He added that the toll had risen after the death in hospital of a man born in 1960.
THE VERIFIERS
A video that has gone viral on TikTok claims to show a Russian strike against NATO troops. Moscow reportedly targeted a “military convoy” heading towards Ukraine this Friday. The video actually shows a fire in the West Bank.
BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, visited kyiv in Ukraine on Monday, London announced, marking the first visit by a member of the British royal family to the country since the Russian invasion.
“I have learned more about the situation in all its realities, which, of course, is sad. The human cost of war is very real and I know everyone here feels it acutely,” he said. she declared, during a reception at the residence of the British ambassador.
“It is true that women and girls pay the highest price in terms of human cost, in terms of how they are affected and how they can be used as weapons of war,” he said. she declared. “Rape is used to demean, degrade and destroy,” Sophie continued, referring to the numerous accusations of sexual violence targeting the Russian army in Ukraine.
UPDATE ON THE SITUATION
- On Monday, a missile attack on Odessa, this large Black Sea port vital for Ukrainian exports, left at least four dead and 32 injured, announced regional governor Oleg Kiper. According to preliminary data, this is the strike of a ballistic missile with submunitions. The attack hit one of the “most popular” areas of Odessa, “where people walk with their children, their dogs, play sports…”, he denounced. According to the governor, a four-year-old child is in “extremely serious” condition, six adults are in intensive care and a man died of a heart attack caused by the attack.
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the Ukrainian capital on Monday, where he met Volodymyr Zelensky. “Significant delays in support have serious consequences on the battlefield,” admitted Mr. Stoltenberg, an allusion to the considerable delay in American and European deliveries of military equipment. “But it is not too late for Ukraine to win,” he assured, stressing that “more aid is on the way” and that new aid announcements are expected “soon “.
- Volodymyr Zelensky urged the West to accelerate arms supplies to “fail” the new major offensive that Moscow is, according to kyiv, preparing. “Together, we must defeat the Russian offensive,” insisted Mr. Zelensky, noting that Russia is “trying to take advantage” of delays in Western aid. “Artillery, (shells of) 155 mm caliber, long-range weapons and anti-aircraft defense, mainly Patriot systems. This is what our partners have and what should now work here in Ukraine to destroy the ambitions terrorists from Russia,” said the Ukrainian head of state.
- In recent days, Moscow has claimed the conquest of several villages in eastern Ukraine. On Monday, the Russian army said it had taken Semenivka, northwest of Avdiivka, a fortress town taken by the Russians in February, and the day before it had claimed occupation of Novobakhmutivka.
- The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Oleksandr Syrsky, admitted that the situation on the front had “deteriorated”, with Russian troops, superior in number and weapons, having achieved “tactical successes” in several areas. Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov predicted last week that the situation would worsen around mid-May and early June, which will be a “difficult period” for Ukraine.
AND DIRECTLY
Welcome to this live broadcast devoted to the situation in Ukraine.
Ukraine needs weapons. The Secretary General of NATO, visiting Kiev, and the Ukrainian president insisted, Monday April 29, on the need to deliver more Western weapons to Ukraine, Russian soldiers taking advantage of failures in Western assistance to advance on the front. Since the failure of their counter-offensive in the summer of 2023, the Ukrainians have been on the defensive. Russia has taken the initiative and is gaining ground in the east, despite heavy losses since the start of the year, facing a Ukrainian army lacking men and ammunition.
At the same time, the Russian military carries out almost daily missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. To repel these attacks, kyiv asks the West more anti-aircraft defense means. On Monday, again, a missile attack on Odessa, a large Black Sea port vital for Ukrainian exports, left at least four dead and 28 injured, according to an updated report communicated on Telegram by regional governor Oleg Kiper. “Four injured are in serious condition, doctors are fighting for their lives,” he clarified, adding that “residential buildings and (other) civil infrastructure” had suffered damage during this attack.
It is in this difficult context that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg went to the Ukrainian capital, where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Significant delays in support have serious consequences on the battlefield,” he admitted, an allusion to the considerable delay in American and European deliveries of military equipment. “But it’s not too late for Ukraine to win.” he assured, emphasizing that “More help is on the way” and that new aid announcements are expected for “Soon”. Jens Stoltenberg therefore called on the allies to put in place “a major, multi-year financial commitment (…) to demonstrate that our support for Ukraine is not short-term”. Russia “must understand she can’t win”insisted the leader of the Atlantic Alliance.
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