Ukrainians awoke to a fresh wave of Russian missile attacks on Thursday morning with sirens heard in many parts of the country. At least four people were killed while energy facilities have been among the key targets, Ukrainian officials said.
(Bloomberg) — Ukrainians awoke to a fresh wave of Russian missile attacks on Thursday morning with sirens heard in many parts of the country. At least four people were killed while energy facilities have been among the key targets, Ukrainian officials said.
Russia is likely to downgrade its ambitions in Ukraine for the time being to hanging on to territory seized after the start of its invasion, US intelligence chiefs told a Senate committee.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the possible fall of the city of Bakhmut “in the coming days” wouldn’t indicate a turning point in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Ukraine continues to defend Bakhmut, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said.
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Russian Missile Kills Four People in Lviv Region (7:27 a.m.)
At least four people were killed in their homes near Lviv in western Ukraine as a Russian missile fell in a residential area, regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said on Telegram.
Recovery work was underway, and more people may remain buried under the debris. The fire destroyed three houses, he said.
Russian Kinzhal Missile Hit Kyiv, Authorities Say (7:07 a.m.)
Russia launched Shahed drones and practically all available missiles against Ukraine, Kyiv’s city military administration said on Telegram.
During the seven-hour-long air raid alarm, the capital’s air defenses downed all Russian single-attack drones and cruise missiles.
However, one Kinzhal hypersonic missile hit infrastructure in the capital, according to the statement. Missile debris wounded two people as well as damaged cars in western Kyiv.
Kyiv Mayor Says at Least Two People Wounded (6:26 a.m.)
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least two people were wounded by a Russian missile attack in the west of the capital.
Emergency cutoffs were applied to the energy grid, affecting power supply to about 15% of Kyiv’s households, Klitschko said on Telegram.
Cities Come Under Fresh Missile Attacks (5:25 a.m.)
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, and the surrounding region were hit by at least 15 strikes on critical infrastructure and private homes, local governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram.
The railroad company Ukrzaliznytsia said about 15 trains out of more than 90 were running with delays early Thursday because of Russian attacks on energy facilities. A number of railroad areas across the country are out of power, the company said on Telegram.
Zelenskiy Praises Protesters in Georgia’s Capital (9:16 p.m.)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, who held Ukrainian flags and sang his country’s national anthem.
“We want to be in the European Union — and we will,” he said. “We want Georgia to be in the European Union, and I am sure it will be. We want Moldova to be in the European Union, and I am sure it will be. All the free peoples of Europe deserve this.”
The US and the European Union have condemned Georgia’s government for pressing ahead with a draft law targeting “foreign agents” that sparked violent clashes between police and protesters.
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