The latest wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine after promises of tanks from Washington and Berlin continues unabated. Again large parts of the country were shelled. At least eleven deaths have been counted since Thursday. In addition, several powerful explosions were reported near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
The International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA again called for a safety zone around the nuclear power plant. “Yesterday around 10 a.m. local time, eight strong explosions were heard and today there were more,” IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said in a statement. According to the state news agency TASS, Russia called Grossi’s statements unfounded and a provocation.
Also attacks with hypersonic missiles
According to sources in Kiev, Russia fired 55 missiles at Ukraine on Thursday. Of those, 85 percent were intercepted, Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valeriy Saluschnyi said on Telegram. The Russian army has also deployed two hypersonic missiles of the Kinzhal (German: Dolch) type, which cannot be intercepted by the anti-aircraft defenses. The Russian armed forces had already been attacked with drones on Thursday evening. According to the Ukrainian army, 24 drones were destroyed. Russia had unsuccessfully tried to attack regions in central Ukraine and Kiev in particular, the military command said.
On Wednesday, Germany and the United States announced the delivery of Leopard and Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine. Several European countries also agreed to supply the German-made Leopard tanks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his video address on Wednesday that he had also asked NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for long-range missiles and aircraft.
Moscow: “The more Western support, the bigger the operation”
The more support Ukraine receives from the West, the bigger the “special operation” will be, Russia’s chief negotiator at the OSCE military security and arms control talks in Vienna, Konstantin Gavrilov, told the TV channel on Thursday. , said the Russian news agency TASS Russia 24 with.
Source: Krone
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