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Among the wounded is an 11-year-old girl who was taken to a hospital, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor said on the Telegram messaging app, Reuters reported.
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About 34 flats in 19 apartment buildings were damaged, as well as three dozen cars in the city of Belgorod, the region’s administrative centre, Gladkov added.
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Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 15 rockets launched from the RM-70 Vampir system, and one drone over the region, Russia’s defence ministry said.
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Three drones were also downed over Russia’s Kursk region and two over the Bryansk region, the ministry said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. All regions border Ukraine.
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Reuters could not independently verify the reports. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Kyiv has said often that destroying military, energy and transport infrastructure inside Russia undermines Moscow’s overall war efforts.
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Hello and welcome to the Ukraine live blog. We start with news that Russia is today marking the former Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.
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It comes as relations with the West spiral deeper into crisis over the advance of Russian troops against Ukraine’s Western-backed forces.
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Vladimir Putin, who rose to power just eight years after the Soviet Union broke up, will speak at the Victory Day parade on Red Square though there will be less military hardware on display than in parades before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reports.
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Putin now casts the war as part of a holy struggle with the West, which he says has forgotten the role played by the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany and the lesson that neither Napoleon Bonaparte nor Adolf Hitler could defeat Russia.
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“I want to bow to our heroes, the participants of the special military operation, to all those who are fighting for the Fatherland,” Putin said as he was sworn in for a new term as president on Tuesday.
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The EU has reached a deal to arm Ukraine using seized profits from Russia’s frozen assets. EU senior diplomats meeting on Wednesday agreed on using the €4.4bn windfall profits, smoothing over a dispute about taxation and management costs in Belgium where most of the frozen assets are held.
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A Ukrainian drone attack started a fire and damaged an oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region, the area’s crisis administration said on Thursday. Several oil tanks were damaged at the refinery near the village of Yurovka, the administration said.
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Ukraine’s air defences destroyed 17 out of 20 attack drones that Russia launched targeting the Odesa region into Thursday morning, the Ukrainian air force said.
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Officials from Belgorod, close to the border inside Russia, said there were eight people injured including a girl, 11, after what was variously described on Telegram channels as a missile attack or shelling by Ukrainian forces. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region, said on Telegram that apartments and vehicles were damaged. Ukraine has previously targeted Belgorod which has served as a base of operations and staging post for Russia’s military and security forces.
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Rajeev Syal writes that an “undeclared” Russian military intelligence officer, named as Col Maxim Elovik, will be expelled from the UK. James Cleverly, the British home secretary, also announced the closure of several Russian diplomatic premises in retaliation for “malign activity” across Britain and Europe. The Russian properties that have had diplomatic status removed include Seacox Heath in Ticehurst, East Sussex, and the Russian embassy’s trade and defence section in Highgate, north London.
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The measures come after a suspected arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked business in east London which authorities suspect was organised by the Kremlin, and over which charges have been laid. Russia has denied involvement. In a separate case, six Bulgarian nationals have been charged with conspiring to commit espionage on behalf of Russia in the UK.
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Russian missiles and drones struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities on Wednesday, causing serious damage at three thermal power plants and blackouts in multiple regions, officials said. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 drones. Two people were injured in the Kyiv region and one was hurt in the Kirovohrad region, said the interior minister, Ihor Klymenko. National power grid operator Ukrenergo said it was forced to introduce electricity cuts in nine regions and expanded them nationwide for businesses during the peak evening hours of Wednesday.
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy noted the attacks were launched on the day Ukraine marks the end of the second world war. Ukraine’s president singled out what he said was the west’s limited progress in curbing energy revenue to Vladimir Putin’s regime. Fighting nazism back then, he said, was “when humanity unites, opposes Hitler, instead of buying his oil and coming to his inauguration”.
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Ukraine’s prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, estimated that more than 800 heating facilities had been damaged and up to 8GW of power generation lost so far, adding the government needed $1bn to fund repair work.
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Ukraine said it was producing the same number of deep strike drones as Russia, claiming to have reached parity on a key type of weapon.
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Russian forces have taken over the village of Kyslivka in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region and the village of Novokalynove in the Donetsk region, Russia’s defence ministry said.
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Ukraine’s parliament has passed a bill allowing mobilisation of some categories of convicts but not those convicted of premeditated murder, rape, sexual violence, and crimes against national security.
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Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, stressed Berlin’s support for a Ukraine peace summit to be held in Switzerland in mid-June during a phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian president, a government spokesperson in Berlin said. “They agreed to work towards the broadest possible global participation,” Reuters reported from a statement.
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Meanwhile, Ukraine’s parliament has voted to dismiss Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov, a key government figure who oversaw wartime reconstruction efforts and championed efforts to establish the vital Black Sea route. Jaroslav Zhelezniak said on Telegram.
The 41-year-old’s sacking comes amid plans to split his powerful ministry into two separate government portfolios.
It was not immediately clear who would replace him, Reuters reported.
Today we present some images of Victory Day celebrations across Russia in the backdrop of the invasion of Ukraine.
8 people injured in Ukraine’s Belgorod air raid, governor announces
Eight people were injured and numerous homes and vehicles were damaged in a Ukrainian military air raid on Russia’s Belgorod region, the governor of the region bordering Ukraine announced on Thursday.
According to Reuters, the governor said on the messaging app Telegram that an 11-year-old girl who was taken to the hospital was among the injured.
In the city of Belgorod, the administrative center of the region, around 34 units in 19 apartment buildings were damaged, as well as 30 cars, Gladkov added.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian air defense systems destroyed 15 rockets and one drone fired from the RM-70 Vampir system over the region.
Three drones were also shot down over Russia’s Kursk region and two drones were shot down over the Bryansk region, the ministry said in a statement on the messaging app Telegram. All regions border Ukraine.
Reuters could not independently verify the report. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Kiev has frequently stated that the destruction of Russia’s domestic military, energy and transportation infrastructure would undermine Moscow’s overall war effort.
Russia marks Victory Day in World War II as relations with the West fall into crisis
Hello. Welcome to Ukraine’s live blog.Let’s start with the news Russia today commemorates the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II..
This comes amid a crisis in Ukraine’s relations with the West over the advance of Russian forces against Western-backed forces.
President Vladimir Putin, who came to power just eight years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, is scheduled to speak at a Victory Day parade on Red Square, but the military equipment on display will be from before Russia invades Ukraine in 2022. Reuters reports that it is smaller than the parade.
President Putin now positions the war as part of a sacred struggle with the West, highlighting the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazi Germany and the fact that neither Napoleon Bonaparte nor Adolf Hitler could defeat Russia. They claim that they have forgotten the lesson that they learned.
“I want to bow to our heroes, participants in special military operations and all those fighting for the Motherland,” Putin said at the swearing-in ceremony of the new president on Tuesday.
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The EU has reached an agreement to arm Ukraine using profits seized from Russia’s frozen assets. A meeting of senior EU diplomats on Wednesday agreed to use a 4.4 billion euro windfall to smooth over a dispute over taxation and administrative costs in Belgium, where most of the frozen assets are held.
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Ukraine drone attack caused a fire and damaged the building Refinery in Krasnodar region, RussiaThe region’s emergency management agency announced Thursday. According to the government, several oil tanks were damaged at a refinery near the village of Yurovka.
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Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 17 out of 20 attacks Drone launched by Russia targeting Odessa region The Ukrainian Air Force announced the arrival on Thursday morning.
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Related parties Belgorod is close to the Russian border. It said eight people were injured, including an 11-year-old girl, after the incident variously described on its Telegram channel. Missile attack or shelling by the Ukrainian military. Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram that apartments and vehicles were damaged. Ukraine has previously targeted Belgorod, which has served as an operational base and transit hub for Russian military and security forces.
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Rajeev Shall writes: an “undeclared” Russian military intelligence officer named Colonel Maxim Elovik; He would be expelled from England. British Home Secretary James Cleverley also announced the closure of several diplomatic facilities in Russia in retaliation for “malicious activity” in the UK and across Europe. Russian property deprived of diplomatic status includes: Seacocks Heath, TicehurstEast Sussex, and Trade and Defense Department of the Russian Embassy in Highgate, North London.
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Measures will be taken after Suspected arson at Ukraine-related business in east London Authorities suspect the attack was orchestrated by the Kremlin, and charges have been laid. Russia denies involvement. In a separate case, six Bulgarians have been charged with crimes. Conspiring to carry out espionage on behalf of Russia in the UK.
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Russian missiles and drones attack About 12 energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine Three thermal power plants suffered severe damage on Wednesday, causing power outages in several areas, officials said.The Ukrainian Air Force announced Shoot down 39 out of 55 missiles and 20 out of 21 unmanned aircraft.. Interior Minister Ihor Klimenko said two people were injured in the Kyiv region and one in the Kirovohrad region. Ukrenergo, the state-run power grid operator, said it had been forced to introduce power outages in nine regions and extended the blackout to businesses nationwide during peak hours on Wednesday evening.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the attack was launched on the day Ukraine commemorated the end of World War II.. Ukraine’s president noted that Western countries have made limited progress in curbing energy revenues against Vladimir Putin’s government. The fight against Nazism at the time was defined as “humanity uniting against Hitler, Instead of buying oil and coming to the inauguration”.
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Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal estimated that more than 800 heating facilities had been damaged and up to 8GW of electricity generation had been lost. The government needed $1 billion to fund the restoration work..
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Ukraine has announced it is producing as many deep attack drones as Russia. claim to have parity reached About the main types of weapons.
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occupied by Russian troops Kryslivka village in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine and the village Novokalinove, Donetsk regionannounced the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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parliament of ukraine passed a bill allowing Mobilization of some categories of prisoners but Not have been convicted of premeditated murder, rape, sexual assault, or crimes against national security..
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized Berlin’s support for the Ukraine peace summit to be held in Switzerland. A government spokesperson in Berlin said this during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in mid-June. “Both sides agreed to work towards global participation to the extent possible,” Reuters reported in a statement.
