At least nine people were injured in a Russian attack overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.
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9 injured in Kharkiv
At least nine people were injured in a Russian strike overnight in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv from Tuesday to Wednesday, the regional governor announced, a day after 18 people were killed in bombings in the country.
“The attack left nine injured, including a child, a 4-year-old girl, who was treated at the scene,” Oleg Sinegobov, the Ukrainian head of the Nome region, lamented on Telegram, adding that “four people were hospitalized. Came: Two men and two women.
During the attack, according to the same source, houses and telecommunication installations were also damaged.
North Korean weapons
The “Guardian” recently published satellite images taken by British intelligence services. We saw three Russian ships collecting containers from a port in North Korea.
For several weeks, the West has accused Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Moscow to support its invasion of Ukraine.
NATO: Green light for Sweden
Western countries have welcomed Sweden’s new move towards NATO after a favorable vote by Turkey’s parliament. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán invited his Swedish counterpart to Budapest to try to clear the final hurdles for the Nordic country’s entry into NATO.
The overwhelming green light by Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday ends 20 months of negotiations that have tested the patience of Ankara’s Western allies, eager to forge a united front against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukraine’s president yesterday vowed a strong response after it was announced that at least 18 civilians had been killed and 130 wounded during overnight Russian airstrikes on Kiev and Kharkiv. “More than 200 different sites were hit, including 139 residential buildings (…) 130 people were injured, all are receiving the necessary help. Unfortunately 18 people died,” Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Telegram, indicating That toll may increase.
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The Kremlin confirmed on Tuesday that Europeans are starting to turn their backs on Ukraine. “Europeans realize they’ve thrown their money out the window”, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, revealed to Russian news agencies. The new dig from Moscow comes at a time when continued aid is fueling internal tensions between the EU and the United States.
In their eyes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is like this “In a very difficult position”. “He doesn’t get money anymore, there aren’t enough shells for him abroad and he has problems at home”In Ukraine, he added.
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The Kremlin has tried in recent weeks to present Western countries, Kiev’s main backers, as disaffected over the crackdown on Ukraine nearly two years after the Russian invasion. The tone in Moscow has been more optimistic since last year’s failed Ukrainian counter-offensive.
As it stands, the nearly 1,000km front in Ukraine has been frozen, to the benefit of the Russian military, which occupies about 20% of its neighbor’s territory and which has been able to strengthen its position in recent months. To provide him with the necessary ammunition to continue his offensive.
On Tuesday, Dmitry Peskov also welcomed divisions within the American political class, with Republicans still blocking vital aid intended for Kiev. “At one point, Biden said it was an investment in Americans.He told about aid to Ukraine. “If we stick to him (…), he’s bankrupt”, the spokesperson said. Ukraine, for its part, says it fears an erosion of Western support, after two years of conflict that has eroded public opinion and with the approach of important election deadlines in the European Union – European in June – and in the United States – presidential in November.
