2023-05-04 05:42:47
18 drones, out of 24 sent by Russia, shot down by Ukrainian Air Force
As the Ukrainian Air Force reported this Thursday morning, following the airstrikes that hit the country, 18 drones were shot down over the capital, kyiv.
According to Kyiv IndependantRussian forces launched 24 such drones, model Shahed-136/131, from the Bryansk region and the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov in the early hours of the day.
No victims are to be deplored in kyiv. However, it is too early to obtain a human toll from the other cities affected by these strikes.
‘We will respond’: Russian ambassador to US reacts to drone attack on Kremlin
With the Russian state media TASS, Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador to the United States, returned to the drone attack which hit the Kremlin.
According to him, “Russia will respond to this insolent and presumptuous terrorist attack. We will respond when we deem it necessary.”
“How would Americans react if a drone hit the White House, the Capitol or the Pentagon? The answer is obvious for any politician as for an average citizen: the punishment will be harsh and inevitable”, further justifies the ambassador.
Several Ukrainian cities hit by airstrikes
As reported by BFMTV journalists present in Ukraine, several explosions were heard in kyiv, but also in Zaporijia, Odessa, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
In the capital, the anti-aircraft alarm sounded for more than three hours, and the city’s defenses repelled Russian drones and missiles. No casualties were reported.
As for the other cities, it is still too early to obtain an assessment of the damage and the potential victims.
Washington sends additional ammunition for Ukrainian artillery
The United States announced Wednesday a new shipment of military aid amounting to 300 million dollars to Ukraine, mainly ammunition for artillery.
The Ukrainian army will receive in particular rockets for the Himars, sophisticated mobile systems supplied by the United States, as well as anti-tank weapons, ammunition and trucks for transporting heavy equipment, specified the secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement.
This is the 37th aid tranche decided by President Joe Biden since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
What is Volodymyr Zelensky doing in the Netherlands?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday evening for an unexpected visit.
During this Dutch stage, the leader must notably visit the International Criminal Court (ICC), which last March issued an arrest warrant once morest Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Ukrainian president is expected to deliver a speech titled “No peace without justice for Ukraine” in the same city on the same day, according to state broadcaster NOS.
A meeting with Dutch MPs is planned as well as an interview with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the ANP reported, citing unnamed sources.
The fire in a Russian refinery following a controlled drone attack
A fire at an oil refinery in southern Russia caused by a drone attack has been extinguished, Russian news agency TASS reported on Thursday, citing emergency services.
According to this same source, the incident occurred in the Ilski refinery, located near the port of Novorossiysk, on the Black Sea.
The governor of the Krasnodar region, where the refinery is located, indicated on Telegram that tanks containing oil had caught fire, without revealing the causes of the fire. No casualties are to be counted.
Russia says it foiled Ukrainian drone attack on Kremlin
Russia claimed to have shot down two Ukrainian drones which targeted the Kremlin in Moscow, denouncing an assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin, an accusation immediately rejected by kyiv.
“We did not attack Putin,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a surprise trip to Finland. “We are defending our villages and our cities,” he added, when according to kyiv Russian strikes left 21 dead and 48 injured in the Kherson region.
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Ukrainian president’s surprise visit to the Netherlands
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday evening for an unexpected visit, during which he must notably visit the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to the Dutch press agency ANP.
Fire at a Russian refinery following a drone attack
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in southern Russia following a drone attack, Russian news agency TASS reported on Thursday, citing local emergency services.
According to TASS, the incident took place at the Ilski refinery, located near the port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea. The agency said, citing a source, that an oil tank had caught fire, without providing further details.
Explosions heard overnight in kyiv and other cities in Ukraine
Explosions were heard in the early hours of Thursday in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine, authorities and local media said.
“Air defenses are at work in the Kyiv region,” the regional military administration said on Telegram. Archyde.com witnesses at the scene said they heard at least one powerful explosion.
Explosions were also heard in Zaporizhia, southeastern Ukraine, state media Suspilne reported. The head of the regional military administration, Yuri Malachko, said on Telegram that the air defenses had been triggered.
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