War in Ukraine: Deaths in Kharkiv, exchange between Macron and Zelensky, Ukrainian General Staff complete… update on the situation

Russian drone attack kills 7 in Kharkiv, including 3 children

Seven Ukrainian citizens, including a couple and their three children, were killed in a Russian drone attack overnight in Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv, the region’s governor, Oleh Sinehoubov, said on Saturday. The governor indicated on Friday evening that the Iranian-designed Shahed drone had targeted civilian infrastructure in and around Kharkiv.

At least fifteen houses were destroyed by fire in a district east of the city after a strike at a fuel depot, he said on Saturday. The victims are a prosecutor of the local jurisdiction, Olha Poutyatina, her husband and their children Oleksiy, 7 years old, Mykhailo, 3 years old (correctly: 3), and Pavlo, ten months old, refers to the regional prosecutor’s office.

Olha Potyatina, 35, was on maternity leave and had worked for the Kharkiv jurisdiction since June 2012, the office added on Telegram messaging. “The family was trapped by a fire in their house”It is indicated.

An elderly couple living on the same street was also killed and three others were injured. The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 23 of the 31 Shahed drones launched overnight against the Kharkiv and Odesa regions in the south of the country.

Exchange between Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky

This Saturday, February 10, 2024, Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron met to discuss the conflict situation, but also the needs in terms of weapons, reports Le Figaro.

The exchange between the head of state and his Ukrainian counterpart took place by telephone. In a publication on X, Volodymyr Zelensky first wanted to thank him “Unwavering Support” His allies and the French.

He then discussed the topics to be learned “Ukraine’s battlefield situation and defense needs, including drones, artillery and munitions, electronic warfare and man-portable to long-range air defense systems”He indicated.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy then spoke of a joint agreement on security based on the G7 Vilnius Declaration.

The Ukrainian president also highlighted the character “Very positive and focused” of the call, and the exchange fully conforms to the expectations and fulfills the requirements.

Volodymyr Zelensky completes the Ukrainian General Staff

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this Saturday announced the appointment of five officers to complete the revamped Joint Arms Staff of the Ukrainian military, after appointing General Oleksandr Sirsky as its head.

In his daily address, the Ukrainian president made it clear that veteran commanders will take on new tasks, as Ukraine enters the third year of its war against Russia on February 24. Colonel Vadym Soukharevsky will be deputy chief of staff for unmanned aerial vehicles, and is tasked with developing the use of drones for military use.

Colonel Andriy Lebedenko will be Deputy Chief of Staff for Combat Systems and Technological Innovation. Also promoted: Brigadier Generals Volodymyr Horbatyuk (operations and administration), Oleksiy Chevchenko (logistics), and Mykhailo Drapty (training).

General Oleksandr Sirsky, until now the army’s chief of staff, was appointed commander-in-chief of the 800,000-strong Ukrainian army on Thursday.