direct. War in Ukraine: Controversial law on military mobilization partially adopted by Ukrainian parliament

The controversial draft law on military mobilization was adopted in the first reading in Ukraine

Ukraine’s parliament has voted on first reading for a controversial bill on military mobilization to allow the army to replenish its ranks after two years of war with Russia, MPs announced. A total of 243 elected officials voted against the requirement of at least 226 in favor of this document, some parliamentarians wrote on social networks. To be adopted, however, the text must still be subject to parliamentary debate, a vote on proposed amendments and a second reading, a process that can take weeks.

44 missiles and 20 explosive drones have been fired at Ukraine

In total, Russia launched 44 missiles and 20 explosive drones over Ukraine, Ukrainian Army Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzny said on Telegram. According to him, it includes 36 cruise projectiles of different types, three ballistic missiles and 5 S-300 missiles. Out of this total of 64 devices, Ukrainian forces intercepted 29 cruise missiles and 15 drones, the same source added.

Russian missile attack kills at least 5

At least five people were killed in Ukraine this morning, including four in a residential building in the capital, after a new “massive” airstrike by Russia. Three deaths were reported earlier. Several waves of missiles and drones hit the country, killing at least three people in Kyiv and another in Mykolaiv in the south, according to relevant officials.

In the capital, the alert was launched before 6 a.m. local time (5 p.m. Paris time) and lasted for three hours. According to AFP reporters at the site, several series of loud explosions rang out in the city. In Kyiv, debris from a downed missile hit an 18-story residential building in Golosivsky district (south), causing a major fire, killing four people and injuring at least 32 others, according to the town hall. The fire truck used a large crane to extinguish the fire with water jets. On several upper floors, smoke billowed from windows and blackened walls. On the eastern bank of the Dnieper River, high-voltage lines were damaged, leaving 19,000 customers without electricity in the Dnipro and Desniansky districts, the Energy Ministry said in a press release.

In Mykolayiv, one person died of serious injuries after the attack that destroyed the roofs of about 20 houses and damaged gas and water pipes, Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevich said. Kharkiv, the country’s second city in the east, came under fire from S-300 missiles, regional governor Oleg Sinegobov announced. A woman was slightly injured and infrastructure was damaged, he said. In the Lviv region (west), a missile hit an industrial site in the town of Drogobych, about fifty kilometers from the Polish border, causing no casualties, regional governor Maksim Kozytsky said on Telegram. However, according to the same source, another missile was able to be shot down in the area.

The attack took place during a visit by European diplomatic chief Josep Borrell. An AFP reporter noted that, present in Kiev since the previous day, he had to take refuge in an air raid shelter.

At least three were killed after the Russian attack, Zelensky announced

According to the Ukrainian president, six regions of the country suffered “new major airstrikes from Russia” this morning. “In Mykolayiv, dozens of houses were destroyed and one person died. In Kyiv, more than ten people were injured and two were declared dead at this time. It is possible that people are under the rubble,” he said in a post. X .

“Some communications, including high-voltage cables, were damaged in the capital. Work is currently underway to repair everything as soon as possible,” continued Volodymyr Zelenskyi. According to him, two people have also been injured in Kharkiv.

Russian attack kills one and injures dozens

A Russian missile attack in Ukraine killed one person in Mykolaiv in the south and injured at least 13 people in Kiev, which was partially without electricity, according to the mayors of the two cities. The Air Force said that early today, Russia launched a cruise missile attack targeting Kiev and other areas. AFP reporters heard loud explosions in Kiev.

One person died of serious injuries after the attack that tore off the roofs of 20 houses and damaged gas and water pipes in the port city, according to Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevich. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced that 13 people were injured in the capital. An 18-story residential building was engulfed in flames in the city’s south, where ten people were hospitalized, he said. Three other people were injured in the district on the east bank of the Dnieper River where two high-voltage lines were damaged, he added. The neighborhood was partially without power and work was to begin after the warning passed, the operator said.

Kiev without electricity after Russian missile attack

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced this morning that part of the city was without electricity after a Russian missile attack damaged power lines. “Following an enemy attack, two high-voltage lines were damaged by missile fragments in the capital. Some users on the left bank are currently without electricity,” the councilor wrote on Telegram.