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At the very least one particular person was killed and 15 wounded in a Russian missile strike on a clinic within the jap Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro on Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky has mentioned.
The Ukrainian president denounced the assault as against the law in opposition to humanity, because the Ukrainian Defence Ministry known as it a critical warfare crime underneath the Geneva Conventions, which set out how troopers and civilians ought to be handled in warfare.
Footage present a devastated constructing with smoke pouring out of it and rescue staff trying on. A lot of the higher ground of what gave the impression to be a three-storey constructing had been badly broken, as had automobiles parked close by.
“One other (Russian) missile assault, one other crime in opposition to humanity,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter.
“The buildings of a psychological clinic and a veterinary clinic within the metropolis of Dnipro have been destroyed. As of now, one particular person was killed and 15 have been wounded.”
Russia has denied repeated accusations that its troopers have dedicated warfare crimes in Ukraine.
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One killed, 15 wounded in Russian assault on Ukrainian clinic
At the very least one particular person was killed and 15 wounded in a Russian missile strike on a clinic within the jap Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned.
He denounced the assault as against the law in opposition to humanity, and the Ukrainian Defence Ministry known as it a critical warfare crime underneath the Geneva Conventions, which set out how troopers and civilians ought to be handled in warfare.
Video footage confirmed a devastated constructing with smoke pouring out of it and rescue staff trying on. A lot of the higher ground of what gave the impression to be a three-storey constructing had been badly broken, as had automobiles parked close by.
“One other (Russian) missile assault, one other crime in opposition to humanity,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter.
“The buildings of a psychological clinic and a veterinary clinic within the metropolis of Dnipro have been destroyed. As of now, one particular person was killed and 15 have been wounded.”
Russia has denied repeated accusations that its troopers have dedicated warfare crimes in Ukraine.
Ukrainian officers mentioned earlier on Friday that air defences had shot down 10 missiles and greater than 20 drones launched by Russia in in a single day assaults on the capital Kyiv, Dnipro and jap areas.
Reuters was unable to confirm the reviews.
Russia, which launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine 15 months in the past, didn’t instantly touch upon the reported air strikes however mentioned Ukraine had struck two areas in southern Russia with a rocket and a drone.
(by way of REUTERS)
Maryam Zakir-Hussain26 Could 2023 10:46
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The Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion have been fashioned in Ukraine within the wake of Moscow’s invasion. Now, the militias are taking the combat to the Kremlin – and aiming to topple the president. Kim Sengupta reviews
Maryam Zakir-Hussain26 Could 2023 11:32
One killed in Russian assault on clinic in Ukraine’s Dnipro- Zelensky
At the very least one particular person was killed and 15 wounded in a Russian missile strike on a clinic within the jap Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned.
In a web based submit underneath video footage of a badly broken constructing with smoke pouring out of it, he mentioned rescue efforts have been underneath manner.
“Russian terrorists as soon as once more verify their standing of fighters in opposition to every part humane and trustworthy,” Zelensky wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
“A rocket assault on a clinic within the metropolis of Dnipro. As of now, one particular person was killed and 15 have been wounded. The shelling aftermath is being eradicated and the victims are being rescued.”
Ukrainian officers mentioned earlier on Friday that air defences had shot down 10 missiles and greater than 20 drones launched by Russia in in a single day assaults on the capital Kyiv, Dnipro and jap areas.
Reuters was unable to confirm the reviews.
Russia, which launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine 15 months in the past, didn’t instantly touch upon the reported air strikes however mentioned Ukraine had struck two areas in southern Russia with a rocket and a drone.
Firefighters work at a facility of a transport firm broken by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro
(by way of REUTERS)
Maryam Zakir-Hussain26 Could 2023 10:11
Hospital in Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro hit in Russian assault – governor
A hospital within the jap Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro was hit on Friday in a Russian missile assault, regional governor Serhiy Lysak mentioned.
“Missile assault on Dnipro. ‘Rashist’ bastards attacked a medical facility. There are victims,” Lysak mentioned on the Telegram messaging app, utilizing a derogatory time period for Russians.
Maryam Zakir-Hussain26 Could 2023 09:35
China says it hopes Black Sea grain deal may be carried out in balanced, complete method
China hopes the Black Sea grain deal may be carried out in a balanced and complete method, and needs to cooperate on international meals safety, overseas ministry spokesperson Mao Ning mentioned on Friday.
Russia signaled on Thursday that if calls for to enhance its grain and fertilizer exports should not met then it is not going to lengthen the deal past July 17.
Maryam Zakir-Hussain26 Could 2023 09:10
Russia’s Medvedev warns West is underestimating dangers of nuclear escalation over Ukraine
A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the West was severely underestimating the chance of a nuclear warfare over Ukraine, cautioning that Russia would launch a pre-emptive strike if Ukraine will get nuclear weapons.
Russia‘s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has triggered the deadliest European battle since World Conflict Two and the largest confrontation between Moscow and the West for the reason that 1962 Cuban Missile Disaster.
Russia, which has extra nuclear weapons than every other state, has repeatedly mentioned the West is engaged in a proxy warfare with Russia over Ukraine that would escalate right into a a lot greater battle.
“There are irreversible legal guidelines of warfare. If it involves nuclear weapons, there should be a pre-emptive strike,” Russian Safety Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev was quoted as saying by Russian information companies.
Permitting Ukraine nuclear weapons, a step no Western state has publicly proposed, would imply “a missile with a nuclear cost coming to them,” Medvedev, who served as president from 2008 to 2012, was quoted as saying.
“The Anglo-Saxons don’t absolutely realise this and imagine that it’s going to not come to this,” Medvedev mentioned. “It’ll underneath sure circumstances.”
Medvedev, who as soon as forged himself as a liberal moderniser, now presents himself as a fiercely anti-Western Kremlin hawk. Diplomats say his views give a sign of considering on the prime ranges of the Kremlin elite.
The West says it needs to assist Ukraine defeat Russia however U.S. President Joe Biden has cautioned {that a} direct confrontation between the U.S.-backed NATO army alliance and Russia would end in World Conflict Three.
Russia says Washington would by no means enable Russia to arm a rustic bordering the US, and the Kremlin says the West is already basically preventing an undeclared warfare with Russia.
When Ukraine gained independence after the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, it hosted 1000’s of nuclear weapons. It handed these to Russia underneath the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in return for ensures of its safety and sovereignty from Russia, the US and Britain.
(AP)
Maryam Zakir-Hussain26 Could 2023 08:37
‘Dnipro has suffered,’ regional governor says
Russia attacked the town of Dnipro with missiles and drones in a single day.
“It was a really troublesome night time. It was loud – the enemy launched a mass assault on the area with missiles and drones,” Serhiy Lysak, the Dnipropetrovsk regional governor, mentioned on the Telegram messaging app. “Dnipro has suffered.”
Lysak mentioned a number of homes, automobiles, and personal firms, together with a transport firm and a fuel station, had been broken.
Officers in Kyiv mentioned the roof of a shopping center, a non-public home and a number of other automobiles had been broken. The governor of the Kharkiv area additionally reported harm to a number of non-public homes and industrial amenities.
Russia, which started its full-scale invasion 15 months in the past, has launched a whole lot of missile assaults since final October, in search of to destroy vital infrastructure and energy amenities.
It has shifted the main target of its missile strikes to attempt to disrupt preparation for a Ukrainian counterattack, army officers have mentioned.
A rescuer is seen at a compound of a petroleum station broken by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Dnipro
(by way of REUTERS)
Firefighters work at a facility of a transport firm broken by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Dnipro
(by way of REUTERS)
Maryam Zakir-Hussain26 Could 2023 08:10
Ukraine shoots down 10 missiles, over 20 drones in Russian assaults
Ukraine shot down 10 missiles and over 20 drones launched by Russia in in a single day assaults on the capital Kyiv, the town of Dnipro and jap areas, Ukrainian officers mentioned on Friday.
Russia has intensified missile and drone assaults on Ukraine this month, primarily attacking logistics and infrastructure amenities earlier than an anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive.
The Ukrainian air power mentioned it had shot down 10 missiles fired from the Caspian Sea, 23 Iranian-made Shahed drones and two reconnaissance drones.
It mentioned a complete of 17 missiles and 31 drones had been launched through the assaults, which began at round 10:00 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Thursday and continued till 5:00 a.m. on Friday.
A number of drones and a number of other missiles hit targets within the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk areas, officers mentioned.
There was no rapid phrase of any deaths.
A view reveals a residential home broken by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Dnipro
(by way of REUTERS)
Maryam Zakir-Hussain26 Could 2023 07:47
Russia’s Medvedev says pre-emptive strike wanted if Ukraine receives nuclear weapons
Russia should launch a pre-emptive strike if the West provides Ukraine nuclear weapons, Russian information companies quoted Russian Safety Council Deputy Chairman, former president Dmitry Medvedev, as saying on Friday.
“There are irreversible legal guidelines of warfare. If it involves nuclear weapons, there should be a pre-emptive strike,” Medvedev mentioned.
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev
(AFP by way of Getty Photos)
Maryam Zakir-Hussain26 Could 2023 07:20
The Russians out for revenge on Putin: ‘We’ll start to liberate Russia’
The fighters are exuberant after their cross-border mission, exhibiting off a captured BRT armoured automobile and machine weapons amongst their battle trophies, whereas vowing additional assaults in a protracted marketing campaign and predicting Vladimir Putin’s downfall.
They haven’t invaded Russia on Ukraine’s behalf, however began a warfare of liberation, declares Denis Kapustin, the top of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) at a camp in northeastern Ukraine. “We went again to our homeland. There have been no Ukrainian troopers with us; they won’t seem within the territory of the Russian Federation. That is our inner drawback,” he insists.
The Russians out for revenge on Putin
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Arpan Rai26 Could 2023 06:45