2023-07-31 18:47:56
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The fact of the day
A Russian strike ripped through an apartment building in Kryvyi Rig, the birthplace of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, early in the morning. One of the missiles destroyed an entire section of a building, killing six, including a 10-year-old girl and her mother, and injuring 75, according to an updated report from the head of the military administration of this city, Oleksandr Vilkoul .
The majority of the injured are treated at home, but around twenty others “remain in hospital”, two of whom are “seriously affected”, he said. The other missile hit the building of an educational institution. “They hit residential buildings, a university building, a crossroads. Unfortunately, there are dead and injured, ”denounced President Zelensky on Facebook, deriding “Russian terrorism”.
sentence of the day
Let us not stop praying for the martyred Ukraine where the war is destroying everything, including wheat, and this represents a grave offense to God, because wheat is his gift to feed humanity and the cry of millions of brothers and sisters who suffer from hunger go up to heaven »
Pope Francis once again sent his thoughts to Ukraine, Sunday after the Angelus prayer, in front of thousands of pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter’s Square. The pontiff called on the Russian authorities on Sunday to return to the agreement which allowed Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea despite the war, citing the millions of people suffering from hunger. “I appeal to my brothers, the authorities of the Russian Federation, so that the Black Sea Initiative is restored and that the wheat can be transported in safety”, concluded the Argentine pope.
The solution of the day
Since the end of the agreement on the export of cereals, it has been difficult to get Ukrainian cargo ships to take the Black Sea. Wheat and corn, however, could find a new route out of the country, as many poor countries depend on exports from kyiv. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has indeed indicated that he has reached an agreement with his Croatian counterpart to use Croatia’s ports on the Danube and the Adriatic Sea.
The river materializes the border between Croatia and Serbia, before flowing into the Black Sea at the border between Ukraine and Romania. River cargo ships could thus travel up the Danube through Romania and Serbia, then see their cargo crossing Croatia to the coast to be loaded onto ships. It remains to be seen whether the other countries involved in the traffic on the river will give their consent, while the export of Ukrainian wheat by truck had provoked an outcry in Eastern Europe.
The trend of the day
The Kremlin ruled on Monday that the drones launched against Moscow the day before were an “act of desperation” by Ukraine, whose counter-offensive would be a failure. “It is obvious that the counter-offensive is not successful,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, describing the situation as “very difficult” for the Ukrainian forces, who, according to him, have no “no success”. “And in an act of desperation, the Kiev regime is resorting to such terrorist strikes,” he said.
For his part, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that the intensity of strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure had “skyrocketed” in response to attacks targeting Russian territory. “Given the evolving situation, additional steps have been taken to improve defenses against air and sea attacks,” he said. He too assures that the Ukrainian counter-offensive, started in early June after months of preparation, is “unsuccessful” and that “the Western weapons provided do not lead to success but only prolong the conflict”.
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