Russia launches lethal drone assault on Kyiv forward of ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia
Whats up and welcome to our dwell protection of the warfare in Ukraine.
A minimum of three folks had been killed, together with a five-year-old baby, after Russia launched an in a single day drone assault on Kyiv, in accordance with Ukrainian officers.
Ukraine’s Kyiv metropolis navy administration gave the casualty figures and mentioned not less than 10 different folks had been injured, with the drones inflicting a number of fires all through the town.
Two residential buildings within the district of Dnipro caught hearth resulting from falling drone particles, whereas a hearth broke out on the highest flooring of a 9-storey constructing within the capital, killing one girl, officers mentioned.
“Today, the Russians are once again demonstrating their ‘desire for peace,’” Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv metropolis navy administration, mentioned.
“In reality, terrorists are simply launching deadly weapons at residential buildings.”
The assault got here forward of scheduled ceasefire talks between US and Ukrainian officers in Saudi Arabia later right now, that are to be led by Andrew Peek of the nationwide safety council and Michael Anton of the state division.
After US officers meet the Ukrainians this night, they’ll meet Russian officers in Saudi Arabia on Monday, Reuters reviews. Ukrainian officers are anticipated to be on the talks involving US and Russian officers however wouldn’t be in the identical room because the Russians.
On the talks, the Ukrainian delegation is predicted to produce an inventory of vitality infrastructure that will be off-limits for strikes by the Russian navy.
Russian and US consultants will even talk about methods to make sure the security of delivery within the Black Sea, the Kremlin has mentioned.
Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy have already agreed to a partial ceasefire masking vitality and civilian infrastructure – however each Moscow and Kyiv have accused the opposite of violating the settlement.
Key occasions
Russian forces seize settlement in jap Ukraine – report
Russian troops seized the small village of Sribne in Ukraine’s jap Donetsk area, Interfax information company reported on Sunday, citing the defence ministry.
Sribne is situated southwest of Pokrovsk, the economic metropolis which, if taken by Russia, will deprive the Ukrainian navy of an important provide and transport hub.
Russian shelling kills three folks in Pokrovsk – governor
Russian shelling killed three folks on Saturday within the jap Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the regional governor confirmed in a Telegram publish this morning.
Pokrovsk has been below assault for months as the previous mining metropolis within the jap Donetsk area is seen as a strategically necessary logistics hub.
However Ukraine’s navy has reported success in current weeks in holding again Russian forces within the space.
On Saturday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Ukraine’s Donetsk area, the place he met commanders of drone items close to Pokrovsk.
“I visited the command post of the Tactical Group Pokrovsk and met with the commanders of the Drone Line, which united the finest unmanned systems units of the armed forces of Ukraine,” the Ukrainian chief wrote on X.
“I received a report on the defense of the Pokrovsk direction, the operational situation, and the progress of the missions. I honored our warriors with state awards.”
Listed below are a few of the newest pictures popping out of the Kyiv following the lethal Russian drone assaults launched in a single day:
Russia’s ministry of defence mentioned earlier right now it had shot down 59 Ukrainian drones throughout a lot of areas within the south, and in Crimea, which is internationally recognised as a part of Ukraine, regardless of Russia’s unlawful annexation of it in 2014.
Russian forces launched 147 drones in a single day throughout Ukraine and the nation’s air defence shot down 97 drones, Ukraine’s air pressure has reported. The day gone by, the air defence shot down 100 drones launched by Moscow, and 114 drones the day earlier than that.
The Kremlin mentioned final week it had agreed to a US-proposed partial ceasefire, with Vladimir Putin agreeing to halt strikes on Ukrainian vitality targets for 30 days, after a prolonged telephone name with US President Donald Trump.
Regardless of the announcement, which was made as officers work in the direction of a extra complete deal, Russian missile and drone assaults in opposition to Ukraine have continued.
My colleague Pjotr Sauer has written this handy explainer on when the ceasefire is predicted to take impact and what occurs if Russia or Ukraine breaks their phrase.
Russia launches lethal drone assault on Kyiv forward of ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia
Whats up and welcome to our dwell protection of the warfare in Ukraine.
A minimum of three folks had been killed, together with a five-year-old baby, after Russia launched an in a single day drone assault on Kyiv, in accordance with Ukrainian officers.
Ukraine’s Kyiv metropolis navy administration gave the casualty figures and mentioned not less than 10 different folks had been injured, with the drones inflicting a number of fires all through the town.
Two residential buildings within the district of Dnipro caught hearth resulting from falling drone particles, whereas a hearth broke out on the highest flooring of a 9-storey constructing within the capital, killing one girl, officers mentioned.
“Today, the Russians are once again demonstrating their ‘desire for peace,’” Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv metropolis navy administration, mentioned.
“In reality, terrorists are simply launching deadly weapons at residential buildings.”
The assault got here forward of scheduled ceasefire talks between US and Ukrainian officers in Saudi Arabia later right now, that are to be led by Andrew Peek of the nationwide safety council and Michael Anton of the state division.
After US officers meet the Ukrainians this night, they’ll meet Russian officers in Saudi Arabia on Monday, Reuters reviews. Ukrainian officers are anticipated to be on the talks involving US and Russian officers however wouldn’t be in the identical room because the Russians.
On the talks, the Ukrainian delegation is predicted to produce an inventory of vitality infrastructure that will be off-limits for strikes by the Russian navy.
Russian and US consultants will even talk about methods to make sure the security of delivery within the Black Sea, the Kremlin has mentioned.
Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy have already agreed to a partial ceasefire masking vitality and civilian infrastructure – however each Moscow and Kyiv have accused the opposite of violating the settlement.
