At least one person killed, nine injured in Russian attack on Kharkov the regional governor said on Tuesday. Russian shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city near the Russian border, has intensified in recent weeks. The Ukrainian railway company said the victim, 24, was one of its employees. “This is another targeted attack on civilian rail infrastructure by an enemy,” the company said in a statement.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) on Tuesday noted the deteriorating situation in Kharkiv.In northeastern Ukraine, residents are increasingly insecure as they are exposed to regular air raids. The city is now regularly experiencing “massive power outages, interruptions in water and heating supplies, and complete suspension of public transport trams,” the newspaper said. The IRC said recent attacks have caused “severe damage to civilian infrastructure and led to a sharp increase in casualties among local populations… air raid sirens have sounded day and night” and people have “experienced increased anxiety and distress.” “There is,” he said.
A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman escapes from Russian-occupied territory by walking 10 kilometers alone., wearing slippers and supported by a cane. After Lidia Stepanivna Lomikovska decided to leave her frontline town of Oceretine, she was separated from her family and continued her solitude. “Once I lost my balance and fell into the weeds. I fell asleep for a little bit… and kept walking. And the second time I fell again. But then I got back up and little by little I knew I had to keep walking,” Romikowska said. She was eventually picked up by Ukrainian soldiers and taken to safety.
Moscow-based authorities announce that Russian-occupied Crimea is under attack by Ukrainefrom what they described as Atacms missile supplied by the US. The Russian-backed head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, posted on Telegram a photo of what he said was an unexploded submunitions from the downed Atakumus missile. The photos and Russian explanation could not be verified.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs to ‘significantly accelerate’ arms deliveries. “We are very much looking forward to fast deliveries from the United States,” he said. “These supplies must disrupt the logistics of the occupiers and make them feel afraid to set up bases and demonstrate our strength anywhere in the occupied territory.”
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he is encouraging countries with Patriot missile systems to donate them to Ukraine., is calling for more air defense systems. “There are some countries that are patriots, so what we’re doing is continuing to engage with those countries,” Austin said at a Congressional hearing. “I myself have been speaking with leaders of several countries over the last two weeks and encouraging them to give up more capabilities or provide more capabilities,” he said, without naming the countries. said. Various European Union countries have this system, including Spain, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden. Zelenskiy has previously told NATO allies that their country needs a national security policy. at least seven additional Patriot or other high-end air defense systems;.
Poland will not ‘protect draft dodgers’ in their country to avoid military service in UkrainePoland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna told state television. Warsaw has not received a formal request from Ukraine, but said: “If Ukraine makes a request to Poland, we will act in accordance with Polish and European law.”
Norway accelerates military and civilian assistance to Ukraine This year, the amount will increase by SEK 7 billion, taking the total to SEK 22 billion (£1.6 billion/US$1.97 billion). Prime Minister Jonas Gare Stor said the 75 billion kroner pledged to Ukraine from 2023 to 2027 would be brought forward. Of the 7 billion kroner brought forward, 6 billion kroner will be earmarked for military aid, mainly for desperately needed air defenses and ammunition.
Shipping insurers “within the UK and G7” breach the oil price cap imposed by the G7 on RussiaThis was revealed at a UK parliamentary hearing on Tuesday. Tom Keatinge, director of Royal United Airlines, said: “These names should be added to the sanctions list and should be brought to the attention of the international community that doing business with that particular insurance company will be a big deal.” said. Services Institute Finance and Security Center. The name of the company was not disclosed.
The International P&I Club Group, a group of Western insurance companies, complained at the same hearing: Russia is avoiding oil price caps by using its own fleet or switching to shipping companies not influenced by Western countries.
Authorities in Kiev on Tuesday began removing a Soviet-era monument celebrating friendship with Russia. The series of stone carvings will be transferred to a museum in Kiev. Since the invasion began in 2022, authorities in Kiev had already removed two statues in the same location depicting Ukrainian and Russian workers. “It has to be done,” says Alyona Yabolevska, a 32-year-old psychologist living in Kiev. “I don’t understand why a monument like this is still here,” she said. But firefighter Oleksandr Severin, 32, said the removal was “inappropriate” and authorities should invest money in the military instead.
