A Russian drone barrage targets the center Kharkiv Officials said nine people were injured on Friday and a maternity hospital was damaged in the second largest city in Ukraine.
Mothers with newborns were being taken out for a separate medical facility, written by Kharkiv’s Mayor Ihor Terakhov on Telegram. He did not say whether anyone in the hospital was one of the injured.
Russia’s recent growth of long-range Shahd drone attacks over Ukrainian cities, often included ballistic and cruise missiles as well as powerful glide bombs, has renewed renewed to improve Ukraine’s aerial rescue. More than three years of war,
“Ukraine has no silence,” said Ukraine President Volodimir Zelanski after bombing. Ukrainian capital is Kyiv, Kive Frequent and acute drone attacks In recent weeks, as there are many other areas of the country, mostly at night.
The attack has brought New routine for ukrainiansDuring the day, with almost normal life and after dark hours of fear when Russian drones and missiles fall on residential areas.
The United Nations Human Rights Mission in Ukraine said on Thursday that 232 people died and 1,343 were injured. Russia launched 10 times more drones and missiles in June compared to this month last year.
At the same time, Russia’s big army Working hard Thousands of soldiers have died since the 1,000 km (620-mile) front line, where Kremlin ordered the invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February 2022.
Zelenskyyy urged the Western partners of Ukraine to make a help of help made on one quickly International meeting in Rome On Thursday.
Ukraine needs a strict need US-made Patriot Air Defense System To bring down to stop Russian missiles and more interceptor drones Russian manufactured ShahdHe said. Russia has allegedly accelerated drone production, and Zelansky said Moscow plans to manufacture 1,000 drones a day.
Ukraine asked foreign countries to supply with another 10 Patriot system and missiles, Zelanski said. Germany is ready to provide two systems and Norway agreed to supply one, he said.
US State Secretary Marco Rubio said on Friday that some American-made weapons seeking Ukraine were deployed with NATO allies in Europe. He said that those weapons could be transferred to Ukraine, with European countries buying replacement from the US, he said.
Rubio told reporters during a visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, “It is very fast to move some, for example, to order it from a (US) factory from Germany to Ukraine and to reach it there.”
US President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC on Thursday that he would make “a major statement” on Russia on Monday. He was not wide, but Zelancesi has long been requested for strict economic sanctions on Moscow.
Zelansky said on Thursday that the conversation with Trump has been “very creative”, even if the administration has given Conflicting signal About its readiness to provide more important military assistance. Zelansky said that he was minding to replace his ambassador with Defense Minister Rustom Umrov in Washington, Oksana Markarova.
A new bipartine US restriction package Its purpose is to force Russia to a conversation table, a vote in the Senate before August holiday, its Backers Republican Sen Lindsay Graham and Democratic Sen Richard Blutenal on Thursday told the Associated Press.
The bill asks countries for 500% tariff on goods that continue to buy Russian oil, gas, uranium and other exports. It takes aim in nations like China and India, which is about 70% of Russia’s energy trade and is a higher part of its war efforts.
After repeating Russian drones and missile onlogues in Kiev, authorities announced on Friday that they were setting up a comprehensive drone interception system under a project called “Clear Sky”.
The project includes an investment of 260 million-Hrvania ($ 6.2 million) in interceptor drones, operator training and new mobile response units, according to Timur Takchenko, head of Kiev military administration.
Zelansky appealed to foreign partners to help Ukraine accelerate the production of newly developed interceptor drones, which have proved to be successful against Shahd.
“We found a solution, as a country, scientists and engineers found a solution. This is important,” he said. “We need financing. And then, we will intercept.”