one dead in a Russian strike, a Ukrainian journalist killed

2023-04-27 11:36:11

► A Russian missile kills a city in southern Ukraine

A Russian missile killed one person and injured more than a dozen in the early hours of Thursday (April 27th) in Mykolaiv, a city in southern Ukraine, authorities said.

“Residents of Mykolaiv heard four loud explosions,” said the mayor of the city, Oleksandr Senkevich, on Telegram. “We already know that one of the missiles hit a tall building. Another hit a detached house. » He added that some homes in the city were without power. Mykolaiv is located on the Black Sea, about 170 kilometers from Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014.

► A Ukrainian journalist employed by “La Repubblica” killed in Ukraine

A Ukrainian journalist employed as a fixer by the Italian daily The Republic was killed by sniper fire in southern Ukraine, while his Italian colleague was injured, the newspaper said on Wednesday.

“Our correspondent Corrado Zunino and his fixer Bogdan Bitik were ambushed by Russian snipers today in the suburbs of Kherson in southern Ukraine,” said the daily. “Bodgan Bitik unfortunately did not survive: he leaves a wife and a son. Corrado, wounded in the shoulder, is hospitalized in Kherson”, he added. The two journalists were near the main Kherson bridge.

► Moscow sees “no progress” to extend Ukrainian grain deal

Russia does not see “no progress” in lifting obstacles to its fertilizer exports, a condition for Moscow to extend the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, which expires in mid-May.

“So far, we don’t see any progress,” said Wednesday the Russian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Gennady Gatilov, former deputy foreign minister, during a press conference.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has made a proposal to Russian President Vladimir Putin – the details of which are unknown – to allow the extension of the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, which has helped to alleviate the serious food crisis global crisis affecting hundreds of millions of people around the world. This agreement expires on May 18.

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