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Zelensky “grateful” for new US aid, it will save lives

The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky he said he was “grateful to the US House of Representatives, to both parties and personally to Speaker Mike Johnson” for the approval of the long-awaited new aid package. “The vital US relief bill passed by the House today will prevent the war from spreading, save thousands upon thousands of lives, and help both of our nations become stronger,” the Kiev leader stressed.

US House approves aid to Ukraine

The US House has approved the bill that allocates 60 billion dollars for Ukraine.

Zelensky, we will not give up, Putin is afraid of us

“Believe me, Putin is very afraid of us, I’m sure because he is an insecure person with a big army. Courageous people do not threaten civilization with nuclear weapons.” The Ukrainian president said this, Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with Brazilian media. “Ukraine will not retreat anywhere – Zelensky assured – we have the appropriate technologies, we are fighting for supplies from partners. Not everything is easy, there is no euphoria, but no one gives up”.

Russian raid on Odessa, three-year-old child among those injured

As a result of a missile attack by Russian troops in Odessa and the region, four adults and a three-year-old child were injured. This was reported by the head of the Odessa regional state administration Oleg Kiper on Telegram. Some residential buildings were hit.

Kiev, 545 minors killed since the start of the war

At least 1,843 minors have been killed or injured since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine reported. According to estimates, at least 545 were killed, and 1,298 suffered injuries of varying severity. Most of the casualties, 529 wounded and killed, were reported in Donetsk Oblast. Another 346 cases were confirmed in Kharkiv Oblast, 150 in Kherson Oblast, 135 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 130 in Kiev Oblast, 108 in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and 104 in Mykolaiv Oblast. Yesterday, an 8-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl were killed by a rocket attack in Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk oblast. A 6-year-old boy was hospitalized with serious injuries.

Media: “UK delays in distributing military aid to Kiev”

Only just over £400 million of the £900 million (€1.04 billion) military fund earmarked for Ukraine and managed by the Ministry of Defense in London has been used due to bureaucratic delays in awarding contracts: delays that have led critics to accuse the government of being slow in supplying weapons to the front. The British newspaper writes it Guardian. The International Fund for Ukraine, led by the United Kingdom, counts nine countries among its donors (GB, Denmark, Iceland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand). Of the £900 million donated by governments over the past two years, including £500 million from the UK, only £404 million has so far been pledged or spent, the paper points out

Moscow: “A pregnant woman killed in a Ukrainian bombing on Belgorod”

A pregnant woman was reportedly killed in a Ukrainian bombing of a village near the border with Russia. The governor of the Belgorod region reported it according to which “the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka in the Shebekinsky urban district was hit by Ukrainian fire. A woman and the child she was expecting are dead”

Russian attack in Vovchansk kills man, wounds woman

Russia attacked the city dthe Vovchansks, in Kharkiv oblast, killing a man and wounding a woman. This was reported by the regional governor Oleh Syniehubovadding that Moscow’s forces targeted a nine-story building and a house, in the city located about 50 kilometers northeast of Kharkiv and less than 10 kilometers from the Russia-Ukraine border

Local authorities: “Kharkiv under Russian attack”

A Russian attack is underway in the city of Kharkiv, in north-eastern Ukraine, where an air alert has been declared: the mayor announced this on Telegram Igor Terekhov and the head of the city’s Military Administration, Oleg Synegubovas reported RBC-Ukraine. “An explosion is heard in Kharkiv. Be careful,” Terekhov wrote, while Synegubov said the city was under Russian attack. “The occupiers are attacking. Stay in the shelters,” his message read

Izvestia journalist killed by Kiev drones

A war correspondent of the Russian newspaper Izvestiya was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia. The attack occurred on Friday while the journalist Semyon Eremin and his crew were returning from a report in the frontline village of Pryiutne, the newspaper said. “They were attacked simultaneously by several enemy drones. The first attack failed, but during the second the journalist was injured and died,” he said. Eremin, 42, had already worked from the front in the eastern Donetsk region and during the siege of Mariupol

Russian missiles on Odessa: infrastructure hit

Russian forces launched a missile attack on this morning Odessain southern Ukraine, hitting an unspecified “infrastructure”: this was announced by the Southern Ukrainian Defense Forces, as reported RBC-Ukraine. Ukrainian air defenses shot down two Kh-59/Kh-69 missiles over the waters of the Black Sea at dawn, the military said, adding that shortly after the city was hit with ballistic missiles from the Crimea attached. “An infrastructure was hit. Information on the extent of the damage is being clarified,” the army added. It is not yet clear whether there are any injuries or victims

Kiev: “Russian missiles on industrial infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia”

The Russians attacked industrial infrastructures during the night Zaporizhzhia with missiles. This is what the head of the regional military administration of Zaporizhzhia reports, Ivan Fedorovcited by UNIANadding that there were no victims

Today the vote in the US House on the 95 billion dollar Ukraine-Israel package

The US House is preparing to vote today, in a rare Saturday session, to approve a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as the humanitarian situation in Gaza and other allies of the United States. Congressional leaders are pushing aside opposition from right-wing conservatives to carry out a grueling, months-long effort to renew American support for Kiev to repel Russia’s invasion. The Speaker of the House, the Republican Mike Johnson, putting his office at risk, used Democratic support this week to set up a series of votes on three aid bills, as well as a fourth that contains several other foreign policy proposals. If the package passes the House, the US Senate will then have to approve it in votes scheduled for next week. The US president Joe Biden he promised that he would then sign the text immediately

US Intelligence: “China has increased the sale of weapons technologies to Russia”

According to a US assessment, China has increased sales to Russia of equipment, microelectronics and other technologies that Moscow in turn uses to produce missiles, tanks, planes and other armaments for use in the war against Ukraine. Two senior administration officials Biden, who preferred to remain anonymous, said that in 2023 about 90% of Russian microelectronics came from China, which Russia has used to produce missiles, tanks and planes. Nearly 70% of Russia’s roughly $900 million in equipment imports in the final quarter of 2023 came from China. China and Russia have also worked to jointly produce unmanned aerial vehicles within Russia, and Chinese companies are likely supplying Russia with nitrocellulose used in munitions production, officials said. Chinese companies Wuhan Global Sensor Technology Co., Wuhan Tongsheng Technology Co. Ltd. and Hikvision are supplying optical components for use in Russian tanks and armored vehicles.

Moscow hits Kiev airbase in Konotop

The Russian army struck the airbase and headquarters of the 58th motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Konotop. This was stated by military sources in Moscow quoted by the Ria Novosti agency. “Last night around 10 pm, the city of Konotop, in the Sumy region, was hit by at least two attacks” the sources said, “against the local air base”.

Ukraine: Russian missiles on Zaporizhzhia

Russian forces launched a missile attack this morning against the city of Zaporizhzhia, hitting industrial infrastructure: this was announced by the head of the Military Administration of the region of the same name, Ivan Fedorov, as reported by Rbc-Ukraine. No injuries or casualties were reported.

Moscow, 50 Ukrainian drones shot down during the night

During the night, Russian air defense shot down 50 Ukrainian drones over various regions of the country, including Moscow: this was announced by the Ministry of Defense, as reported by Tass. The ministry specified that 26 drones were destroyed in the Belgorod region, 10 in the Bryansk region, eight in the Kursk region, two in the Tula region and the remainder in the Smolensk, Ryazan, Kaluga and Moscow regions.

Ukrainian drone attack kills two people in Russia

A Ukrainian drone strike has killed two people in Russia’s Belgorod region. This is reported by local sources. “The village of Poroz, in the urban district of Graivoron, was attacked by the Ukrainian armed forces with drones. Following the launch of two explosive devices, a residential building caught fire and two civilians lost their lives”, writes Vyacheslav on Telegram Gladkov.