Ukraine was the goal of Thursday to Friday of the most massive Russian drones attack against war, which at least 23 injured, the day after a telephone conversation without results between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
In total, 550 devices were launched in Ukraine, including 539 drones and missiles, including ballistics. The capital, kyiv, has been remarkably attacked, as well as the regions of Dnipro (center), Soumy (north), Kharkiv (northeast) and Tcheriguiv (north).
“A rough and insomnia night.” The capital was the main objective of this Russian attack, “said Volodymyr Zelensky in Telegram, informing at least 23 injured.
“All this clearly demonstrates that without truly massive pressure, Russia will not change its destructive and crazy behavior,” the Ukrainian president deplored.
According to the Ukranian army spokesman, Iuri Ignat was the “greatest number” of drones never used in a single attack by Russia since the beginning of his invasion in February 2022.
13 Kyiv affected locations
Ukraine claimed to have demolished 270 devices, while 208 were neutralized by electronic intermediation, of the 550 extracted by Russia. According to the authorities, dozens of fires were declared after these strikes, especially in kyiv.
The Ukrainian media 1+1 He detailed strikes in 13 kyiv locations, whose districts of Solomianskyi, Sviathyskyi, Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi and Shevchenkivskyi, located in the center, the east and west of the Ukrainian capital.
According to the same source, house buildings have been destroyed by strikes. A fire has also been declared in a warehouse, in a cars garage and in a service station. “A lot of civil infrastructure has also been damaged,” said our colleagues on the site.
On the Russian side, a person was killed during the night for an attack on Ukrainian drones in the Rostov (South) region, according to the regional governor. Kyiv said he had hit an optical and mechanical factory that manufactures components for the Russian army.
“There had never been so many explosions”
The AFP journalists in kyiv saw, as in the main previous attacks, the residents accumulated in the subway to take refuge there and spend the night there. They installed mattresses on the floor or sat in folding chairs and in the stone banks of the station.
Some people managed to fall asleep, others stayed on their phone. A man, visibly a young teacher, corrected copies that he had brought in a cardboard box. “We spend all our nights here, we know the staff and the people who come here,” explains Iulia Golovnina, 47, who emphasizes that “here is calmer” than on the surface.
Timour, a resident of kyiv, told AFP to descend in his winery with the rest of the residents of his building to protect himself from night bombardments.
“It was scary. It was very scary. I was afraid for my loved ones,” he said, adding that “people also cried, children.” “We had never seen anything like that before. There had never been so many explosions. It was the most violent attack since I live here,” he added.
Donald Trump’s diplomacy under control
The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Andriï Sybiga, said that this Russian attack shows the “total contempt for the United States” of Vladimir Putin. According to Kyiv, the attacks began “just after” the call with Donald Trump.
Vladimir Putin was firm on Thursday, during his sixth telephone conversation with Donald Trump. He said that Russia “will not give up its objectives” in Ukraine, while saying that they are open to perform negotiations with kyiv.
The American head of state once again expressed his frustration in the absence of progress towards the end of the war, which aspired to solve as quickly as possible. “No, I didn’t progress” during this conversation, said a posteriori on Thursday.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday with the hope of meeting with Donald Trump “tomorrow or in the next few days.” He had previously asked the US President to “change his” with Russia and impose new sanctions on him.
The Putin-Trump conversation intervened the day after Washington’s announcement of a break in the delivery of certain weapons to Ukraine, a decision that runs the risk of putting kyiv in a difficult position at a time when Russian troops continue to move in front.
Source: BFM TV
