Five people died and 27 were injured – including six children – by a Russian missile attack on an apartment building in the city of Dnipro in central-eastern Ukraine, said regional governor Valentyn Reznyshenko, in an account of the victims of the attack.
“They (the Russians) are simply inhumane. At least one stairwell has been damaged. Under the rubble are people who were in their homes,” he said.
“Twenty-seven people were injured. Among them are six children. Everyone is hospitalized,” he said.
Kirylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Ukrainian president’s office, said 15 people had been rescued from the rubble so far.
Russian missiles hit critical infrastructure in Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Lviv provinces in the eastern and western parts of the country respectively, local officials said.
The mayor of Kyiv said that explosions could be heard in the capital and that air defenses were in operation.
Sirens are sounding across Ukraine
Air raid sirens are sounding across most of Ukraine and officials are urging residents to take shelter from possible Russian airstrikes.
Mykolayiv regional governor Vitaly Kim said Russian missiles had already been spotted flying in southern Ukraine and that air defense systems were operational.
We have Soledar, say the Ukrainians
The small town of Solentar in eastern Ukraine, the center of a fierce battle between Ukrainian and Russian forces that Moscow claims it has captured, is still “under Ukrainian control”, the governor of Donetsk region, Pavlo Kirilenko, said today.
“Solentar is under the control of the Ukrainian authorities, our forces are in control of it,” he said, adding that this location and the nearby town of Bakhmut are the “hottest” spots on the front.
Tanks and from London to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today welcomed Britain’s decision to supply heavy tanks to his country, arguing that London is “sending the right message” as Kyiv increases its requests for military equipment.
“During a conversation with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, I thanked him for taking decisions that not only strengthen us on the battlefield, but also send the right message to our partners,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter.
Downing Street’s statement on the phone call between the two leaders said the British prime minister stated Britain’s desire to send British army tanks to Ukraine along with additional artillery support.
The military aid of Poland and Lithuania to Ukraine can be an “example” for other countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had said days earlier.
Source: News Beast
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