2024-05-05 14:01:58
On the night of Easter, Ukraine“>Russia attacked the Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv and Dnieper, as well as the Black Sea port city of Odessa, BNR reported.
People were reported killed and injured. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, a Russian fighter jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine
During the attack on Kharkiv, two people were killed, a food factory was set on fire, damage was caused to other infrastructure, houses and commercial buildings, the regional governor Oleg Sinegubov announced. In Odessa in the south, the air force said air defenses shot down all 13 attack drones.
Oleg Kiper, chairman of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, said falling debris injured four people and caused a fire in an office building. Bulgarians in Odesa region number over 150,000 people according to the official census in Ukraine in 2001. About 50-60 thousand Bulgarians live in the city of Odesa itself.
In his traditional video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian air defenses shot down a Russian Su-25 fighter-bomber over the Donetsk region:
“During the past 24 hours, Russian terrorists have used 8 missiles of various types and almost 70 guided aerial bombs against our border settlements and frontline positions. Even at the height of Easter, the Russian evil’s desire to destroy does not diminish. I want to especially congratulate the 110th Mechanized Brigade for that he shot down another Russian Su-25 over the Donetsk region”.
The Reuters agency clarifies that more details are missing in the reported information, and the information has not been confirmed by another source. Donetsk Oblast is one of four parts of Ukraine that Russia has announced it has annexed.
Volodymyr Zelensky also said that next month’s peace conference dedicated to the Ukrainian Peace Formula will take place and should be successful. The forum, which will be hosted by Switzerland, is scheduled for June 15 and 16.