​Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine early Sunday, a day after strikes attributed to Kiev forces killed 22 people in the Russian city of Belgorod. Last night, several Shahed drones targeted the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine. “After the night attack of Russian drones on Kharkiv, buildings in the city center were damaged. These are not military facilities, but cafes, residential buildings and offices,” said Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

Ukrainian trench on the Avdiyiv FrontPhoto: AA/ABACA / Abaca Press / Profimedia

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A brief summary of recent events:

  • Moscow on Saturday vowed to respond to a strike attributed to the Ukrainian military that killed 22 people and wounded 109 in Belgorod, the worst civilian death toll in Russia since the conflict began. Putin was “informed” about the terrorist attack in Belgorod, which was blamed on Ukraine, Dmytro Peskov said.
  • President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in his address to the nation on Saturday evening: “We will fight for our influence and justice for Ukraine, and I am grateful to all (world) leaders who help us, who were with us. from February 24, 2022, and who will be with us also in 2024.”
  • The world should follow Britain’s example and strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said on Saturday, just a day after pledging to supply Kiev with hundreds of British anti-aircraft missiles.
  • Ukraine said it exported 13 million tons of goods through the Black Sea Shipping Corridor, which has become very important to its trade, despite threats from Russia.
  • Poland says it has found no trace of the alleged missile that violated its airspace. Moscow demanded “concrete evidence” that the missile was Russian before giving an explanation.
  • An openly gay Russian journalist said on Saturday that he was beaten in a central Moscow park, an attack he linked to his sexual orientation.

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