Russia fires missiles and drones into Ukraine after Kyiv secures tanks, 11 dead |
Kyiv26 january (Reuters) – Kyiv A day after the West promised battle tanks on the battlefield, Russian rocket and drone fire across the country killed at least 11 people, according to officials. Ukraine citizens raced to hide on Thursday. The occupation of Moscow.
Germany and America’s statements that they will send dozens of tanks angered Russia, Russia in the past of Ukraine massive to the obvious successes weather responded with strikes and millions of people were left without electricity, heat and water.
The Kremlin promised the supply of Western tanks USA and what he saw as evidence of Europe’s growing “direct involvement” in the 11-month war, which both denied.
Ukraine It said it shot down all 24 drones sent by Russia overnight, including 15 around the capital, and 47 of 55 Russian missiles, some of which were fired from Tu-95 strategic bombers in the Russian Arctic.
The spokesman of the State Emergency Service said that 11 people were killed and 11 injured as a result of the drone and rocket strikes that covered 11 regions and damaged 35 buildings.
When people go to work of Ukraine everywhere weather attack signals sounded. In the capital, the crowd took refuge in the underground metro stations for a while.
“I was left with nothing… Not one room was left intact, everything was hit,” said Halyna Panosyan, 67, as she surveyed the twisted sheets of corrugated metal, crushed masonry and a large rocket crater outside her ruined home in Hlevakha. Kyiv.
“At first I heard a roar. Then there was an extremely strong blow that made me jump. I was in the bedroom… The fact that the bedroom was on the other side of the house saved me.”
ENERGY FACILITIES ARE ON HOLIDAYS
The 70-year-old woman, who gave her name only as Valentina, said she managed to survive by running over broken glass from her damaged home. “Everything was in ruins,” he said.
Prime Minister Denis Shmihal said that Russia as it continues to target energy facilities, power substations have been hit.
of Ukraine DTEK, the largest private power producer, said it was carrying out pre-emptive emergency shutdowns in Kyiv, the surrounding region and the Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
Black Sea port in Odessa on Wednesday UNUNESCO’s cultural agency designated it as a “World Heritage in Danger” site, Russia missiles damaged energy facilities, officials said as French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonnade arrived.
“The new attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine that we are seeing today are not war, but war crimes,” he said.
Column with his Ukrainian colleague Dmitry Kuleba humanitarian and military aid and France in providing Ukraine with battle tanks NATO was to meet to discuss whether to join its allies, in which case its own Leclerc model.
Both Moscow and Kiev, which have so far relied on Soviet-era T-72 tanks, are expected to launch new ground offensives in the spring.
‘SPEED IS THE KEY’
Ukraine It wants hundreds of modern tanks, hoping to use them to break through Russian defense lines and retake occupied territories in the south and east.
President Vladimir Zelensky “Now the main issue is speed and volume in tank support… (ten) numbers,” he said in a video address on Wednesday night.
The United States was wary of deploying the hard-to-maintain M1 Abrams tanks, but eventually 31 tanks were promised to persuade Germany to surrender its easier-to-maneuver German-made Leopards.
Germany will initially send 14 tanks and allies Europe will confirm shipments by their states, with the ultimate goal of equipping two battalions— 100 in the tank region.
He said that Leopards should be put into service within three to four months. Britain on Thursday, he said that he expects the 14 “Challenger” tanks he sent to be in Ukraine in two months.
Continuing the urgency, Canada said it would then send four Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and its armed forces to train Ukrainian soldiers to operate the equipment.
Two diplomatic sources said France and Italy to Ukraine SAMP/T weather are close to finalizing the technical details for the defense system supply, but it is unclear how soon a final decision will be made.
On the diplomatic front USA Russian private on Thursday military The company “Wagner Group” is officially transnational crime organization and for helping the Russian army in the Ukrainian war USA has frozen its assets.
The Russian invasion killed thousands of civilians, uprooted millions and devastated cities, while also destroying Sweden and Russia’s neighbor Finland. NATOencouraged to apply for membership.
Reuters bureaus report; Writing by Cynthia Osterman, Himani Sarkar Kevin Liffey and William Maclean; Edited by Grant McCool, Robert Birsel, Timothy Heritage, Tomasz Janowski, and Andrew Heavens
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2023-01-26 23:25:43
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