The Russian military fired rockets into the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Monday night, killing at least five people and injuring more than 30, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service and local officials said.
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Three women and two men were killed in the attack.
Among the injured are two children – a five-year-old girl with a bruised chest and a 16-year-old teenager with moderate injuries, Oleh Kiper, the head of the state administration of Odesa region, informed.
The mayor of Odesa, Henadiy Trukhanov, said that most of the victims were walking along the Black Sea coast during the attack.
Of the more than 30 injured, 23 are in hospitals. Four of those hospitalized are in a very serious condition.
The strike caused damage to residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. The Student Palace of the Odessa Law Academy was hit, which residents refer to as “Harry Potter’s Palace” due to the unusual shape of the building.
The strike is believed to have been carried out by a ballistic missile equipped with cluster munitions.
Firefighters gather at the site where a building burned down after a missile struck in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 29, 2024.
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Two killed in Russian strikes on Kharkiv
Two people were killed and six wounded in the strikes carried out by the Russian armed forces on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday, Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the Kharkiv District War Administration, announced.
The strikes, which used guided aerial bombs, were aimed at civilian infrastructure.
Ukraine: Russian casualties reach 468,720
It is reported that the losses of Russian troops in Ukraine reached 468,720 soldiers by Tuesday morning, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army. According to the data of the general staff, 1250 invaders were destroyed during the day.
Since the beginning of the re-invasion on February 24, 2022, Russia has lost 7,307 tanks, 14,046 armored personnel carriers, 12,011 cannons and mortars, 1,053 rocket launchers, 779 anti-aircraft artillery, 348 aircraft, 325 helicopters, 9,531 drones, 212 6 cruise missiles, 26 ships and speedboats, one submarine, 16,142 cars and tankers, as well as 1,977 units of specialized equipment.
The extent of Russia’s losses is being clarified, as the acquisition of information is hindered by hostilities.
A representative of the British royal house is visiting Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of the great war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky inspects new fortifications for Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, April 9, 2024.
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Sofia, Duchess of Edinburgh, has come to Ukraine for a visit, becoming the first representative of the British royal family to visit Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Sofia met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelensky and gave them a message from King Charles III.
Among the topics of the talks was support for victims of conflict-related sexual violence and women working for the reconstruction of Ukraine, the British Foreign Office said.
The Duchess visited Ukraine at the Ministry’s request to show solidarity with women, men and children affected by the war.
Sofia met with victims of sexual violence and torture in the conflict, spoke with children who have returned to Ukraine after being separated from their families and deported to Russia, the ministry said.
UN experts confirm that a North Korean missile exploded in Kharkiv
Local residents look at the damage at the site of a Russian missile strike during Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 30, 2024.
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UN experts have sent a report to the UN Security Council confirming that a North Korean-made ballistic missile was used against Ukraine, reports the Reuters news agency, which has read the text of the report. The “Hwasong-11” missile was used in Kharkiv, which exploded there on January 2 this year, according to the report.
UN experts say they have not been able to get confirmation from independent sources about where exactly the missile was fired from and who did it. True, the Ukrainian authorities have given their testimony to the experts that the missile was launched from Russia.
If the sending of missiles from North Korea to Russia is approved, it will mean that the sanctions imposed on Pyongyang by the UN Security Council in 2006 for the development of a nuclear program and the production of ballistic missiles have been violated, according to experts.
In March, Russia vetoed in the UN Security Council the extension of the mandate of the group of experts that monitored compliance with the sanctions imposed on North Korea. This will lead to the suspension of the work of this expert group, although the sanctions regime has not been formally lifted.
Washington was the first to report that North Korean missiles were used in Russia’s strikes on Kharkiv. About 50 cases of Russia firing North Korean missiles at Ukraine have been registered in Ukraine, Oleksandr Filchakov, head of the Kharkiv District Prosecutor’s Office, announced in March.
Stoltenberg: It is not too late for Ukraine to win the war
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that it is “not too late” for Ukraine to win the war, agreeing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Kyiv needs more weapons.
Stoltenberg pointed out that Ukraine has been forced to use ammunition rationally and sparingly for months. “But it is not too late for Ukraine to gain the upper hand,” the NATO Secretary General emphasized at a joint press conference with Zelensky.
Stoltenberg acknowledged that the long delay in US military aid had “serious consequences on the battlefield” but stressed that help was on the way. “Our allies are considering what else can be done, and I expect further announcements soon. That is why we are working hard to meet Ukraine’s urgent needs,” he promised.
Zelensky also urged allies to speed up supplies to bolster the front line. “The Russian army is trying to take advantage of the situation while we are waiting for supplies from our partner. (..) Therefore, the operativeness of supply literally means the stabilization of the front line,” he added.
“We must stop the Russian attack together,” the president added.
Speaking about the long-awaited aid, Zelensky said “some things have started to arrive” but declined to “go into details”.
US President Joe Biden last week gave final approval to the aid, which had been blocked by Congress for months, and promised that shipments would begin immediately.
On Sunday, Ukraine announced that the situation in eastern Donetsk region was deteriorating.
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