Two Russian missiles hit a hotel in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, on Wednesday night, injuring 11 people, including Turkish journalists, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi is on a tour of the Baltic states to discuss war aid and EU integration and NATO. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has announced a ban on entry into the country of some government officials and journalists from the Republic of Moldova.

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07:18The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia announced a ban on entry into the country of some government officials of the Republic of Moldova and some journalists due to “persecution of Russian and Russian-language mass media, as well as discrimination against Russian citizens,” according to the Moldovan publication NewsMaker. January 10.

Earlier, the Kremlin banned 11 Moldovan officials from entering Russia after Moldova restricted access to certain Russian news sites that it believed were spreading disinformation ahead of local elections.

07:10Two Russian missiles hit a hotel in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Wednesday evening, injuring 11 people, including Turkish journalists, the city’s mayor Igor Terezhov said, AFP writes.

One of the victims “is in a very serious condition,” Terekhov reported on Telegram.

“There are also Turkish journalists among the victims,” ​​he added, without specifying their number. The police reported the wounding of a journalist of a foreign publication.

Several other buildings, including two apartment buildings, and cars were also damaged in the attack, the mayor added.

According to Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, two Russian S-300 missiles hit a hotel located in the Kyiv district, where 30 civilians live, around 22:30 (20:30 GMT).

01:22Ukraine risks becoming a “forgotten war”, Pope Francis believes

Pope Francis is concerned that international attention is being diverted from Russia’s nearly two-year war against Ukraine, the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

00:31President Joe Biden met on Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, a former US Marine detained in Russia, the White House said.

The White House said that after a private meeting with Elizabeth Whelan “to discuss continuing the administration’s efforts to release Paul from Russia,” Biden called Paul Whelan’s parents, according to Reuters.

A brief summary of recent events:

• The United States and its allies condemned Russia’s use of North Korean missiles in Ukraine on Wednesday, calling it abhorrent, while Seoul said the country, which has been invaded since February 2022, is a test site for Pyongyang’s nuclear missiles. , informs Reuters.
• Politico: Trump reportedly said he would never help Europe if attacked
• NATO members have promised to continue providing significant military, economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine
• A young pilot, 23-year-old Vladyslav Zalistovsky, whose flight code was “Blue Helmet”, died during a combat mission while at the helm of a MiG-29 fighter, the Ukrainian press writes.
• The lack of prospects for an early end to the war with Russia forces the Ukrainian authorities to look for new soldiers among the population with the help of conscription measures, which are now hotly debated and which the new law, which is being discussed in the Kyiv parliament, is trying to clarify. , the EFE agency reported on Wednesday.
• NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Joane condemned the escalation of Russian air attacks on Ukraine, as well as Russia’s use of ballistic missiles from North Korea and drones from Iran.
• The port of Constanţa recorded its largest grain export in 2023 thanks to increased supplies from Ukraine and ongoing infrastructure projects funded by the European Union, the port’s authority told Reuters on Wednesday.

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