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Russia launched drone attacks overnight on Kyiv and southern Ukraine, injuring at least one civilian and damaging a gas pipeline and residential buildings in the river and sea port of Mykolaiv, Ukraine’s military said on Sunday.
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Ukraine’s southern military command said on Telegram that its air defence systems were engaged for more than five hours and destroyed 26 Russia-launched Shahed drones over several southern regions, chiefly over the Mykolaiv region near the Black Sea.
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At least one civilian was injured in the southern Ukraine attack, the military said.
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In Kyiv all the drones were downed on their approach and there were no casualties nor destruction in or near the capital.
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A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, killed seven people, including three children, Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov reported Saturday. A Ukrainian prosecutor, her husband, and their three small children were among the seven killed after the strike hit an oil depot, triggering blazes that burned half a street to the ground, officials said. An elderly couple living in the same street were also killed in the attack that mayor Ihor Terekhov said injured 57 people and razed 15 homes.
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address on Saturday that “Russian terrorists” would be held accountable for the Kharkiv attack: “It should be noted that in history, the perpetrators of such murders did not go unpunished,” he said.
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Zelenskiy also announced five senior military appointments, filling out a rebooted team after he named Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi as the new armed forces chief. Zelenskiy said he spent the day meeting his military leadership and government and that experienced “combat commanders of this war” would be taking on new duties. The country is closing in on two years of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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NATO Secretary General calls on Europe to increase weapons production to support Ukraine In an interview published by German media on Saturday, he said he aimed to prevent a “potential decades-long conflict” with Moscow. Speaking ahead of the main meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Jens Stoltenberg said: “In order to increase deliveries to Ukraine and replenish domestic stocks, we need to rebuild and expand our industrial base faster. “There is,” he claimed.
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The White House rejected former President Donald Trump’s remarks on Saturday. He called the failure to protect NATO allies from a possible Russian invasion “an act of appalling haphazardness.” President Trump made the remarks Saturday at a campaign rally in Conway, South Carolina, ahead of the Feb. 24 Republican presidential primary.
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Russia announced on Saturday that it had repelled an attempted Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian “civilian transport ship.” Friday night in the southwestern region of the Black Sea, a main artery for grain and oil exports from both countries. Civilian ships in the Black Sea have not typically been targeted since the Russian government ordered the deployment of troops to Ukraine in February 2022, but in July last year, both sides flagged ships bound for the other’s ports as potential military cargo. The company announced that it will start treating the company as a transport company.
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Russia closes candidate registration for March presidential election, TASS reported on Sunday that the list included President Vladimir Putin and three politicians who support Russia’s war in Ukraine. The list did not include Russian anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin, after the Central Election Commission banned him from running on Thursday. Nadezhdin said on Thursday that he would challenge the CEC’s decision in Russia’s Supreme Court.
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Alexander Stubbe of the center-right National Union Party is the frontrunner in Finland’s presidential election run-off. Sunday, according to the poll. Mr Stubb, a former prime minister, won in the first round of the election over Pekka Haavisto of the liberal Green Party. Both candidates are pro-Europeans and strong supporters of Ukraine, which has taken a tough stance against Russia in its campaign since Finland joined NATO last April.
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In case you missed the previous story, the White House called Donald Trump’s comments about not protecting NATO allies from possible Russian aggression “astounding and disorderly.” rejected as.
On Saturday, President Trump claimed to have told fellow heads of state during an unspecified North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting that the United States under his leadership would not protect “delinquent” countries.
“One of the presidents of a great power stood up and said, ‘So if we don’t pay and the Russians attack us, will you protect us?'” Trump said. ” he added. Are you in arrears even though you haven’t paid? ”
“No, I won’t protect you. In fact, I’d encourage them to do whatever they want to do. You have to pay. You have to pay the bills.”
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More on the overnight drone strikes on Kiev and southern Ukraine, but Ukrainian authorities say falling debris and blast waves from the downed drone caused damage to gas pipelines and residential buildings in the river and port of Mykolaiv. announced.
According to Reuters, Ukraine’s Southern Command said in a telegram that the country’s air defense systems were engaged for more than five hours and destroyed 26 Russian-launched Shahid drones over several regions in the south, mainly the Mykolaiv region near the Black Sea. It was announced that.
At least one civilian was injured, the military said.
“The enemy’s priorities remained coastal infrastructure and agricultural and industrial facilities,” the military said.
In Kiev, Ukraine’s air force announced on the messaging app Telegram that its air defense systems had destroyed 40 of the 45 Russian-launched Shahed attack drones overnight.
“The air vigil over the capital lasted for almost two hours,” Kiev Military Administration Chief Serhiy Popko said on Telegram.
He added that all the drones in the airspace over Kiev were shot down during their approach and there were no casualties.
Clear skies were declared over Kiev just before 4 a.m. (2 p.m. Japan time).
Reuters could not independently verify the report.
Both Russia and Ukraine have increased their airstrikes in recent months away from the front lines, targeting each other’s critical energy, military and transportation infrastructure.
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Ukraine’s military said Sunday that Russia launched overnight drone attacks on Kiev and southern Ukraine, wounding at least one civilian and damaging gas pipelines and residential buildings in the river and port of Mykolaiv. did.
Ukraine’s Southern Command said in a Telegram message that the country’s air defense systems were engaged for more than five hours and destroyed 26 Russian-launched Shahid drones over several regions in the south, mainly the Mykolaiv region near the Black Sea.
At least one civilian was injured in an attack in southern Ukraine, the military said.
In Kiev, all drones were shot down on approach, with no casualties or destruction in or near the capital.
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Seven people, including three children, were killed in a Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city. Kharkiv region governor Ole Sinyevov reported on Saturday. Officials said a Ukrainian prosecutor, her husband and three young children were among the seven people killed in the attack on an oil depot and a fire that gutted half the road. An elderly couple who lived on the same street were also killed in the attack, and Mayor Ihor Terekhov said 57 people were injured and 15 homes were destroyed.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address Saturday night that “Russian terrorists” would be held accountable. Regarding the Kharkiv attack, he said, “It should be noted that throughout history, the perpetrators of such murders have not gone unpunished.”
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Zelenskiy also announced the appointment of five senior military officials., replenishing the reactivated team after appointing Colonel Oleksandr Shirsky as the new military commander. Zelenskiy said he would spend the day meeting with military leaders and the government, and that experienced “combatant commanders of this war” would take up new roles. The country is coming to the end of two years of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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NATO Secretary General calls on Europe to increase weapons production to support Ukraine In an interview published by German media on Saturday, he said he aimed to prevent a “potential decades-long conflict” with Moscow. Speaking ahead of the main meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Jens Stoltenberg said: “In order to increase deliveries to Ukraine and replenish domestic stocks, we need to rebuild and expand our industrial base faster. “There is,” he claimed.
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The White House on Saturday rejected former US President Donald Trump’s remarks. He called the failure to protect NATO allies from a possible Russian invasion “an act of appalling haphazardness.” President Trump made the remarks Saturday at a campaign rally in Conway, South Carolina, ahead of the Feb. 24 Republican presidential primary.
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Russia announced on Saturday that it had repelled an attempted Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian “civilian transport ship.” Friday night in the southwestern region of the Black Sea, a main artery for grain and oil exports from both countries. Civilian ships in the Black Sea have not typically been targeted since the Russian government ordered the deployment of troops to Ukraine in February 2022, but in July last year, both sides flagged ships bound for the other’s ports as potential military cargo. The company announced that it will start treating the company as a transport company.
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Russia closes candidate registration for March presidential election, TASS reported on Sunday that the list included President Vladimir Putin and three politicians who support Russia’s war in Ukraine. The list did not include Russian anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin, after the Central Election Commission banned him from running on Thursday. Nadezhdin said on Thursday that he would challenge the CEC’s decision in Russia’s Supreme Court.
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Alexander Stubbe of the center-right National Union Party is the frontrunner in Finland’s presidential election run-off. Sunday, according to the poll. Mr Stubb, a former prime minister, won in the first round of the election over Pekka Haavisto of the liberal Green Party. Both candidates are pro-Europeans and strong supporters of Ukraine, which has taken a tough stance against Russia in its campaign since Finland joined NATO last April.
