Russian forces attacked on Tuesday night with Iranian-made “kamikaze drones” the city of Bila Tserkvaabout 80 kilometers south of the Ukrainian capital, causing at least one injury, the head of the regional military administration of Kiev, Oleksiy Kuleba, quoted by the news agency Ukrinform, reported Wednesday.
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Russia attacks a city near Kyiv with Iranian “kamikaze drones”
A man walks among the houses destroyed during the air strikes in the central Ukrainian city of Bila Tserkva. AFP photo.
Russian forces attacked Tuesday night with Iranian-made “kamikaze drones” the city of Bila Tserkva, about 80 kilometers south of the Ukrainian capital, caused at least one injury, the head of the regional military administration of Kiev, Oleksiy Kuleba, quoted today by the news agency Ukrinform, reported today.
According to the source, the attack with “kamikaze drones” of the Shahed-136 type was carried out in six waves and, in addition to one injured person, the explosions damaged the city infrastructure that Kuleba did not specify and several fires that are going out. out.
The EU accepts new sanctions against Russia after the annexation of four regions of Ukraine
The European Union (EU) has accepted a new round of sanctions against Russia after that country annexed four regions of Ukraine, the Czech presidency of the bloc announced Wednesday.
The new sanctions package has been agreed at ambassadorial level and will need to go through a final approval process before being released and going into effect on Thursday, the Czech Republic’s ambassador to the EU said on Twitter.
“We have reached a political agreement on new sanctions against Russia: a strong EU response to Putin’s illegal annexation of territories,” said Ambassador Edita Hrda.
This is the eighth EU sanctions package since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
Putin has taken the final step towards the annexation of four Ukrainian territories to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday enacted the annexation to Russia of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia, as formalized in the respective decrees published on that country’s official legal information portal.
In this way the leaders that Moscow had already established in those areas partially occupied by Russian troops were formally appointed. In addition, it has been established that the official language will become Russian, although the use of Ukrainian will be allowed, while the national currency will be the ruble.
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The EU accepts the Russian oil price cap in the new sanctions plan
EU ambassadors have reached general agreement on new sanctions on Russia that will include a cap on sales of Russian oil.
The sanctions package was proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last week after Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons and mobilized 300,000 reservists.
Ukrainian anti-aircraft guns shot down six Iranian kamikaze drones
In the early hours of Wednesday, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with Iranian-born Shahed-136 kamikaze drones. Six of them were destroyed by Ukrainian anti-aircraft guns.
Part of a Shahed-136 kamikaze drone. Pictures Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukraine destroyed Russian troops and equipment in the south
The “Southern” operational command of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian forces killed 31 Russian soldiers and destroyed more than 40 war units, including eight tanks, 26 armored vehicles and a Msta-B howitzer.
They also shot down Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters in the Kostromka and Bruskinskyi districts of Kherson Oblast.
Japan reopens its embassy in Kiev after seven months
Japan reopens its embassy in Kiev on Wednesday after seven months of closure due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as confirmed by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which said staff will be minimal for the time being.
The embassy will operate as an information office and with fewer staff than usual “to ensure security”, but consular work serving Japanese citizens in the area will continue to be carried out by Poland, as confirmed by the foreign ministry in a published statement. today.
Embassy staff had been transferred to a temporary liaison office set up in the historic Ukrainian city of Lviv last March, but as the war intensified they had to leave the country at the end of that month.
Russian kamikaze drones attack Ukraine
Kyiv Oblast Governor Oleksiy Kuleba reported that Russian forces attacked the city of Bila Tserkva with kamikaze drones in the early hours of Wednesday. Bila Tserkva is located 80 kilometers south of the capital.
According to the governor, a building caught fire and one person was injured after the attack. Rescue and fire-fighting operations continue. Kuleba urged residents to stay in shelters.
The new American aircraft carrier is preparing to train with NATO
The most advanced aircraft carrier in the United States Navy has set out on its first deployment to train with other NATO countries. The USS Gerald R. Ford sailed from Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia, along with destroyers and other ships that make up her strike group.
Ford will join ships from other countries, such as France, Germany and Sweden, to carry out various exercises, including military anti-submarine drills, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Clarin
