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Russia It launched more than 150 missiles and drones against several cities this Friday Ukraine And the most significant airstrike in “a long time” caused at least 30 deaths and over 160 injuries. Poland, a NATO member, said a Russian missile had entered Ukraine's territory and left its airspace.
“We haven't seen so much red on our screens in a long time” Approved Yuri IgnatSpokesperson of the Air Force of Ukraine said It was the “biggest missile attack ever”. Except for those that occurred in the first days of the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022.
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According to the latest death toll, Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko announced. At least 30 people were killed and more than 160 injured.
According to Ukrainian civil servants, Russia fired nearly 160 devices. Including Shaheed cruise missiles and drones. Anti-aircraft defense managed to intercept 88 Missiles y 27 Drones.
“Russia used all kinds of weapons in its arsenal”The President of Ukraine promised. Volodymyr ZelenskyOn social network X.
The Russian Defense Ministry limited itself to communicating that “they have achieved all their objectives”. There was “a great explosion”. Between December 23 and 29 against military infrastructure, ammunition depots and bases of Ukrainian soldiers and foreign mercenaries.
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The attack came three days after Moscow conceded A bouquet of flowers “Novocherkassk” damaged by Ukrainian bombing on Tuesday FeodosiaIn the attached peninsula Crimea.
This week was marked by the announcement that the Ukrainian army would withdraw to the suburbs ParagraphA city in the eastern part of the country that the Russian army claims to have captured.
The United Kingdom announced this Friday that it is sending nearly 200 anti-aircraft missiles to the former Soviet republic to bolster its defense capabilities.
The delivery of the missiles “sends a clear message of confronting Russian barbarism. United Kingdom British Defense Secretary Grant Shabbs said in a statement that it was “committed to supporting Ukraine.”
The US also announced on Wednesday that it would provide $250 million in military aid to Ukraine. The last package of support the government received without congressional approval.
President of the United States, Joe BidenOn Friday, it called for “action without further delay” to overcome congressional divisions and approve sending aid.
“We are doing everything we can to strengthen our air armour“But the world needs to see that we need more help and means to stop this terrorism,” he said. Andriy YermakHead of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration, on Telegram.
Zelensky Visited on Friday AvdivkaA city on the Eastern Front that has been repeatedly attacked by Russian forces for months.
He said it was “one of the most difficult areas on the front line”.
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Early Friday morning, the mayors of Lviv (west) and Kharkiv (northeast) announced nighttime bombings against their cities.
AFP reporters also heard loud explosions early in the morning in Kyiv.
In an area north of the Ukrainian capital, a 3,000m2 hangar caught fire and caused “numerous injuries”, said Sergei Babko, head of the capital's military administration.
According to Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko, seven people are “currently hospitalized” and a metro station used as a bomb shelter was damaged.
According to local authorities, the explosions also affected the cities of Dnipro (east) and Odessa (south).
The health ministry said a maternity hospital was “badly damaged” in Dnipro, where the mayor reported deaths and injuries.
In Odessa, a building caught fire after debris from a downed drone crashed into it.
Lviv, 70 kilometers from the Polish border, is far from the frontline and local officials have noted that attacks have been rare in recent months.
Poland said it had detected a flying object “from the border with Ukraine” in the Polish city of Zamosk, in the eastern part of the NATO member state.
Starting in June, the Ukrainian counteroffensive failed and the Kiev army made no territorial advances throughout 2023, when there were no significant changes on the front.
