Drone and missile barrage over Ukraine, 14 dead. Kiev attempts to break through the borders of Belgorod

2024-08-27 06:48:00

War, Kiev tried to break through the borders of Belgorod

Ukrainian troops are trying to cross the border and enter Belgorod. The governor of the Russian border region indicated this on Telegram, Vyacheslav GladkovNote that “there is information that the enemy is trying to cross the border.” According to other Telegram accounts, around 500 Ukrainian soldiers attacked two checkpoints Nekhoteevka e Shebekino. The Belgorod region is at the border of Kursk, the site of a ground attack by Ukrainian forces in early August.

The latest attack of Russian drones and missiles on Ukraine, 9 died

For the second consecutive day, the Russia launched a massive attack weapons e drones on the area of Ukraine. After the attack between Sunday and Monday, which terrorized Ukrainian citizens between Sunday and Monday and also targeted Kiev, Moscow launched missiles in the early hours of this morning, causing an air alert throughout the country. , according to the news agency ‘Union’.

Hotel in the city of Zelensky beat

At least two people were killed in a missile attack that hit a hotel in Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of the Ukrainian president, a few hours ago. Volodymyr Zelensky. The head of the military administration of the city confirmed the interim budget, Oleksandr Vilkulas reported The Kyiv republic.

Five other people were injured, the governor of Dnipropetrovsk region said. And from the area of ZaporizhzhiaGovernor Ivan Fedorov condemned the killing of three people and the injury of five others in a drone attack. The victims, he clarified, were all civilians.

Explosions were reported in the Khmelnytsky region. In addition to the ballistic missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, three Kinzhal impersonal missile they launched on the western regions. Air Force reported drones in flight on Kherson, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Poltava, Chernihiv and Zhytomyr regions. At 7:57 am, the Air Force reported UAVs in the southern region of Sumy flying in a northeast direction. There are also drones on the border between Cherkasy and Kiev regions. “Drones” in the south and north of Chernihiv region moving west. At 7:11 am, the military district Kiev reported that the capital is defending against a combined missile and drone attack.

Biden: “Russia will not succeed.”

“This morning Russia launched wave of missiles and drones against Ukrainian civil and energy infrastructure. Ukrainian officials report that this massive offensive resulted in the deaths of Ukrainian citizens and more than two dozen major power points. I condemn, in the strongest terms, the war that Russia continues Ukraine and his attempts to put the people of Ukraine in the dark. I want to make it clear: Russia will not succeed in Ukraine and the spirit of the Ukrainian people will not be broken.” Therefore, through a note published on the White House website, US President Joe Biden recalled how “US support to Ukraine cannot be shaken.”

“The United States will continue to lead a coalition of more than 50 countries in support of Ukraine military equipment you need, with air defense systems and interceptors – US President continued in the note – As I announced vertex Nato In July, the United States and our allies provided Ukraine with equipment for five strategic air defense systems, and I rescheduled US air defense exports to go to Ukraine first.

The United States is still delivering power tool to Ukraine to repair its system and strengthen the resilience of the Ukrainian power network”, underlines Biden again who concludes: “As I said in the President Zelensky on August 23, US support for Ukraine is unwavering. Since February 2022, Ukrainians have bravely defended themselves against the Russian invasion, capturing more than half of the territory that Russian forces conquered in the first days of the war. Ukraine remains a free, sovereign, and independent country, and the Ukrainian military fights every day to protect their homeland and their freedom. America will stand with the Ukrainian people until they win. “

Ukraine is preparing a military response

Already after yesterday’s attack Ukraine start preparing a military response after that Russia bombarded the country with a large barrage of missiles, cruise missiles and drones in what officials say is one of the heaviest airstrikes in two and a half years of war. Fifteen of Ukraine’s 24 regions were hit by the attack, which targeted the country’s energy sector, the Ukrainian Prime Minister said on Telegram on Monday. Denis Shmyhal. According to the authorities, the cost is seven dead and 47 injured across the country.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said he had discussed Ukraine’s response to the attack with the president at the helm Oleksandr Syrskyi. “We are preparing it, using F-16s and ongoing operations in the Kursk region. We continue our actions in areas that are important for Ukraine,” Zelensky said in his evening speech.

More than 120 missiles and more than 100 drones in Ukraine. He called for the elimination of restrictions on the use of long-range weapons provided by Western partners, which currently prevent Ukraine from striking deep into Russian territory.

Blackouts were reported across Ukraine yesterday after Russia attacked the country’s power infrastructure, Dtek, Ukraine’s largest private power company, said there were emergency power cuts across the country. Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko he said there were power cuts in “several areas” of the capital and there were problems with water supply on the city’s Right Bank.

“The energy sector is under attack,” said Ukraine’s Energy Minister. German Galushchenkoin details reported by local media. “The enemy is once again unleashing a barrage of missiles on all of Ukraine,” he said. “The enemy has no plans to leave Ukraine without fire.”