Putin’s missiles kill 10-year-old girl in Zelensky’s hometown

Jump to content Sign up to our newsletters Subscribe News Sport Voices Culture Lifestyle Travel Premium News World Europe Arpan Rai , Andy Gregory Tuesday 01 August 2023 05:54 Comments Close Russian missiles hit apartment block and Ukrainian security service building in Dnipro A 10-year-old girl and her mother were among at least six people killed after two Russian ballistic missiles struck an apartment complex and a university building in president Volodymyr Zelensky ‘s hometown yesterday. Officials said 75 others were injured as the blasts trapped residents beneath rubble a day after Mr Zelensky warned Russian president Vladimir Putin that ‘war is returning’ to Moscow . One of the two missiles that hit the central city of Kryvyi Rih destroyed part of an apartment building between the fourth and ninth floors, interior minister Ihor Klymenko said. On Sunday, Mr Zelensky warned of more attacks inside Russia , stating that ‘gradually the war is returning to the territory of Russia’. It was not clear whether the missile strikes were in retaliation for his comments. Russia accused Kyiv of a terrorist attack early today after its anti-aircraft units downed drones headed for Moscow, out of which one was sent out of control by anti-aircraft activity, hitting the same high-rise tower it struck earlier in the week, officials said. 1690863856 Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine’s military needs enough long-range weapons after he accused Russian forces of firing two ballistic missiles from occupied Crimean territory. ‘According to preliminary data from our military, these two missiles were fired at Kryvyi Rih from the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea, from the area of Dzhankoy. And this proves again and again that for the safety of our cities, for the protection of the normal life of Ukrainians and our children, our military must have enough long-range weapons, enough means to defeat terrorists,’ he said in his nightly address. He also called for a ‘significant increase’ in world’s sanctions pressure against Russia. ‘…And we must respond with determination – determination to supply Ukraine with the necessary modern weapons, including long-range missiles, so that we can remove this terrorist threat that Russia is creating against our people, against our children,’ Mr Zelensky said after an attack in central Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih, which is his hometown, killed six. Arpan Rai 1 August 2023 05:24 1690862400 With Moscow facing a flurry of drone attacks in recent weeks – the latest over the weekend – Ukraine ‘s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the war in Ukraine is ‘returning to Russia ‘. While Kyiv is always very cagey about claiming direct responsibility for attacks on Russian soil, the number of incidents has coincided with the Ukrainian counteroffensive to retake territory occupied by Moscow’s forces. All while the Kremlin is still dealing with the fallout from a mutiny last month by the battle-hardened mercenaries of the Wagner Group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin. Askold Krushelnycky speaks to Ukranian officials about the ongoing counteroffensive and how Kyiv is seeking to exploit the extended fallout of Wagner’s short-lived mutiny: Askold Krushelnycky speaks to Ukranian officials about the ongoing counteroffensive and how Kyiv is seeking to exploit the extended fallout of Wagner’s short-lived mutiny Eleanor Noyce 1 August 2023 05:00 1690861209 Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said his Wagner Group is not currently recruiting fighters. In an audio message published on a Telegram channel associated with the Wagner chief, Mr Prigozhin said the company had suspended recruitment as there is currently ‘no shortage of personnel.’ He had previously agreed with Western estimates that he lost more than 20,000 men in the long battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Last month, Mr Prigozhin led a short-lived mutiny against Moscow, demanding a leadership change in the Russian military. In an attempt to control him, Russian authorities insisted that Wagner fighters can only return to Ukraine if they join Russia’s regular army. Arpan Rai 1 August 2023 04:40 1690859888 The $3.9bn worth humanitarian appeal for war-torn Ukraine is less than 30 per cent funded as the country starts preparing for a second winter with more residential buildings damaged and destroyed and thousands of people homeless following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam, the country’s UN humanitarian coordinator said. Denise Brown told a virtual news conference from Kyiv that 17 million Ukrainians need aid and the UN is targeting between 11 million and 12 million – but funding is becoming a serious issue. Read the full story here: The $3.9 billion humanitarian appeal for war-torn Ukraine is less than 30% funded as the country starts preparing for a second winter with more residential buildings damaged and destroyed and thousands of people homeless following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam Arpan Rai 1 August 2023 04:18 1690858977 Russia has accused Kyiv of terrorist attack in early hours today after its anti-aircraft units downed drones headed for Moscow, out of which one was sent out of control by anti-aircraft activity, hitting the same high-rise tower hit earlier in the week, officials said. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its forces had ‘thwarted an a terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime’ and downed two drones in the suburbs west of the city centre. ‘Yet another (drone) was hit by radio-electronic equipment and, having run out of control, crashed on the territory of the complex of non-residential buildings at Moskva Citi,’ the ministry said, referring to a business centre in the capital. Mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, earlier had claimed that one of the drones targeting the capital had flown into the same tower at Moskva Citi that had been struck earlier in the week. ‘One flew into the same tower at the Moskva City complex hit previously. The facade has been damaged on the 21st floor. Glazing was destroyed over 150 square metres,’ he said but added that no injuries have been reported so far. Arpan Rai 1 August 2023 04:02 1690858800 Ukraine is believed to be pushing hard to punch through heavily fortified Russian defences in the country’s southeast – with even President Vladimir Putin admitting that ‘hostilities have intensified significantly’. Kyiv is seeking to move towards the coast of the Sea of Azov – to break through the land corridor between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014. The aim would be to split Russian forces into two and cut supply lines to units farther west. Ukraine’s military has said that Russia was launching intense artillery and aerial bombardments to try and slow down Kyiv’s troops. Ukrainian officials are cautious over the fresh push in their counteroffensive but say steady progress is being made in the south and east, writes Askold Krushelnycky from Kyiv: Ukrainian officials are cautious over the fresh push in their counteroffensive but say steady progress is being made in the south and east, writes Askold Krushelnycky from Kyiv Eleanor Noyce 1 August 2023 04:00 1690857767 At least two Russian ballistic missiles struck an apartment complex and a university building in president Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown yesterday, killing six people and wounding 75 others as the blasts trapped residents beneath rubble, Ukrainian officials said. The dead included a 10-year-old girl and her mother, Mr Zelensky said, adding that more than 350 people were involved in the rescue operation. One of the two missiles that hit the central city of Kryvyi Rih destroyed part of an apartment building between the fourth and ninth floors, interior minister Ihor Klymenko said. Video showed black smoke billowing from corner units and burned out or damaged cars on a tree-lined street. The morning attack also destroyed part of a four-story university building. The attack in central Ukraine’s industrial town where Mr Zelensky grew up came just a day after the Ukrainian president warned of more attacks inside Russia, stating that ‘gradually the war is returning to the territory of Russia’. It was not clear whether the missile strikes were in retaliation for his comments. Arpan Rai 1 August 2023 03:42 1690855200 Ukraine has reported regaining further ground from invading Russian forces along the eastern and southern fronts in July as its counteroffensive continues, following on from the liberation of a number of frontline villages in June. Speaking during his latest nightly address on Thursday 27 July, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky claimed the recapture of another village, declaring: ‘I thank everyone who is fighting for Ukraine! Thank you for the liberation of Staromaiorske. Congratulations again, guys!’ That came after even his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was forced to admit the Ukrainians were making advances and that the fighting had escalated in recent days. Resistance appears to have won back a number of villages and made progress to the east and south in the opening skirmishes of its long-trailed counteroffensive Eleanor Noyce 1 August 2023 03:00 1690851600 Billionaire Elon Musk reportedly restricted his Starlink internet access multiple times in Ukraine, which has affected Kyiv’s battlefield strategy. The world’s richest man denied the Ukrainian military’s request to turn on Starlink near Crimea, the Russian-controlled territory, during the ongoing war with Russia, the New York Times reported, citing people familiar with the situation. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar has the full story: Musk denied Ukrainian miliatry access to turn on Starlink in Crimea, report says Eleanor Noyce 1 August 2023 02:00 1690848000 Ukraine has fought back courageously against Mr Putin’s warped bid to restore territory lost to Moscow with the collapse of the Soviet Union and has continued to defy the odds by defending itself against Russian onslaughts with the help of Western military aid. Thomas Kingsley and Joe Sommerlad report: Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation Eleanor Noyce 1 August 2023 01:00 Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in