New Russian attack on Kiev before dawn. The defense says it has shot down more than 30 drones and cruise missiles fired by Russian forces, The Guardian reports. The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitsiko, says that the attack was in two waves. Since the beginning of last month, Moscow has resumed its attacks on the Ukrainian capital after a relatively calm period. Most of the time, anti-aircraft defenses, equipped more recently with Patriot missiles, manage to neutralize them. But sometimes the debris that falls on neighborhoods also causes damage and casualties. Yesterday, three people, including a nine-year-old child, were killed in a Russian raid on the city. President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his Thursday evening message that new solutions for the defense of Ukraine are being prepared. Meanwhile, anti-Putin partisans launched a new attack in Belgorod, injuring 12 people, the region’s governor announced.
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The US will support Ukraine to achieve a just and lasting peace
UPDATE 14:40 The United States is working with Kiev and other allies to build a consensus around the essential elements of a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday in Finland, Reuters and AFP reported.
At the same time, Washington will encourage initiatives by other countries to end the war in Ukraine, provided they respect the United Nations Charter and the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine. “We will support the efforts – whether they are made by Brazil, China or any other country – if they contribute to finding a way to a just and lasting peace,” Blinken emphasized.
According to him, the US will continue to support Ukraine militarily because the essential condition for relevant and effective diplomacy is that Kiev is able to deter and defend itself against any possible future aggression. “Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine is a strategic failure,” said the American official.
He insisted that the United States would help build a “Ukrainian military of the future,” meaning “a modern air force, integrated air and missile defense, modern tanks and armored vehicles, a national capability to produce ammunition, and support and training for to keep the forces and combat equipment ready”.
Two dead as a result of the attacks in Belgorod, the governor of the region announces
UPDATE 13:20 The governor of the Belgorod region, Viacheslav Gladkov, said on Friday that two people were killed and two others were wounded after Ukrainian forces bombed a road in the town of Maslova Pristan, near the border with Ukraine, The Guardian reports.
“Shell fragments hit the cars that were driving at the time, and two women died from their injuries,” Gladkov said.
His claims have not been independently verified by the cited source.
Russia announces that two drones attacked the energy infrastructure in Smolensk
UPDATE 11:20 Two long-range drones attacked the energy infrastructure in the Russian region of Smolensk on the night of Thursday to Friday, but there were no injuries or fires, the governor of the region announced, reports Reuters, according to Agerpres.
The Russian official said that the attacks hit the towns of Divasii and Peresna, located approximately 270 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, but without stating who is responsible for these actions.
The incident comes a day after the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, which also borders Ukraine, said the Ukrainian army bombed the border town of Shebekino, setting fire to a home and damaging an administrative building.
Kiev rejected the accusation that it was behind the attacks of the last few days on some targets on Russian territory.
Kiev shot down more than 30 missiles and drones on Friday morning
UPDATE 08:10 Air raid sirens sounded across most of Ukraine on Friday morning. Officials in Kiev said the defense had shot down more than 30 missiles and drones launched by the Russians, The Guardian reports.
Moscow has launched about 20 separate missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian cities since early May.
Military authorities in Kiev announced on the Telegram channel that Russia launched drones and cruise missiles at the same time. “According to preliminary information, more than 30 air targets of various types were detected and destroyed in the airspace above and around Kyiv by the air defense forces,” it said in a statement.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitsiko, who previously reported two separate waves of attacks, wrote on Telegram that there had been no calls for rescue services. Ukraine regularly says its defenses shoot down most of Russia’s missiles and drones.
Anti-Putin partisans bombed the Belgorod region again
UPDATE 07:50 Viacheslav Gladkov, the Russian governor of the Belgorod region, says 12 people were injured in the bombings. It is the second attack by partisans on Russian territory within two weeks, The Guardian reports.
Russian anti-Putin partisans said they were carrying out a raid in the town of Shebekino, which is just over six kilometers from the Ukrainian border in Belgorod province. The Russian volunteer corps, based in Ukraine, said it had bombed the local Russian administrative building, while dramatic images of a large block of flats with multiple fires on the roof were posted on a local Telegram messaging channel.
Gladkov said 12 Russians were wounded in the fighting, while 29 buildings, including a kindergarten, were damaged amid “numerous artillery bombardments” on Wednesday.
The Russian Volunteer Corps said it allowed Russian forces to retreat to the administration building before targeting it with Grad missiles. A spokesman for the group added: “Very soon we will see the outskirts of Shebekino.”
Zelensky: We are preparing new defense solutions for Ukraine
UPDATE 07:40 President Volodymyr Zelensky, who came to the Republic of Moldova on Thursday, where more than 40 European leaders were present at the summit of the European Political Community, spoke to his compatriots in the evening about the discussions held and told them that new solutions for the defense of Ukraine are being prepared , writes News.ro.
“We had very important discussions. With the President of the Republic of Moldova and the President of France, with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the President of the European Commission, with the President of Romania and the Prime Minister of Portugal, with the Prime Ministers of Albania and North Macedonia, with the Prime Minister of Italy, with the Prime Minister of Spain, with the President of Switzerland, the prime minister of the Czech Republic, the president of Azerbaijan and the chancellor of Germany”, Volodymyr Zelenski listed the leaders he met, in the video speech transmitted like every evening to his compatriots, a speech that seems to have been recorded in a room at Mimi Castle in Bulboaca , where the summit of the European Political Community took place.
“There was also an extended format with representatives from the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain, Poland and Belgium. And, of course, there were meetings on the sidelines of the summit and a joint meeting of all participants,” Zelenskiy continued.
“We are preparing new defense solutions for Ukraine – this is true for air defense, for aviation and for our advance on the ground,” Zelensky told compatriots.
“We are preparing a real political content for the NATO summit in Vilnius. We are preparing a package of security guarantees for our country on its way to the Alliance”, announced the president, this being one of the topics addressed in the discussions with the European leaders.
“We are doing everything to bring the EU’s political decision on Ukraine’s accession closer. We are preparing a summit for peace based on the Ukrainian peace formula,” added Zelensky, thanking for the support received.
He mentioned at the end of a day that he described as “long and difficult” and the unfortunate event in Kiev, where three people, including a child, died because the air shelter in which they wanted to take shelter during a Russian attack was closed. Zelenski again called on local authorities to protect people and ensure that shelters are accessible, warning that otherwise they risk being prosecuted. “A situation like last night in Kiev should never happen again, when people went to a shelter and the shelter was closed. It is the duty of local authorities, a very specific duty, to ensure that shelters are available and accessible around the clock. It is painful to see the neglect of this obligation. It is painful to see the losses. And if the duty is not fulfilled on the ground, it is the direct responsibility of law enforcement officers to bring to justice,” said Zelenski.
The Russians are bombing Kiev. Air raid alerts were issued across Ukraine
UPDATE 07:20 Kyiv Mayor Vitali Kliciko announced explosions in the Ukrainian capital, and air raid alerts were issued across Ukraine on Friday morning, according to CNN.
“There were explosions in the city. The anti-aircraft defense is working. Another wave of drones is heading towards Kiev,” Mayor Vitali Kliciko wrote on Telegram.
A day earlier, a little girl, her mother and another woman were killed during a Russian missile attack on Kiev after the air raid shelter they rushed into failed to open, according to eyewitnesses, which prompted local authorities to open an investigation, while the case in the capital prompted the mayor of Lviv to order inspections of all air shelters in the country’s largest city in the west.
The most important information from the previous day:
- The Russian Volunteer Corps claims the attacks in Belgorod, inside Russia
- Ukraine says it is not involved in the Belgorod attacks
- Russia announces that it has repelled a Ukrainian “invasion” in Belgorod with dozens of soldiers and tanks
- MEPs support the acceleration of arms deliveries to Ukraine and the consolidation of EU stocks
- Zelenski calls for a “coalition of Patriot systems”, at CPE: “Every doubt of ours is a trench that Russia will try to occupy”
- “We liberate all of Russia, from Belgorod to Vladivostok.” Russian anti-Kremlin insurgents announce two new incursions
- What Russians in Moscow are saying about the drone attack on their city
- What does Russia have to gain from the new plan proposed by the UN for the transit of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea
- Stoltenberg: “All NATO members agree that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance”
- Zelenski, received by Maia Sandu
- At least 5 wounded, following attacks on the Belgorod region
- Air raid sirens are sounding again in Kiev
- Three dead in an air attack in Kiev
- Ukrainians shot down all 10 missiles fired by Russia overnight, authorities say
- Russia evacuates children from border areas with bombed Ukraine
- Zelensky: Odesa region is one of the bases of security for our entire south and therefore for the country
- Drones over Moscow – The spokesman of the Russian embassy in France admits “breaches” in defense
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