(Kyiv) At least two people were killed and ten others were injured in Russian strikes on several regions of southern and northeastern Ukraine, local authorities announced Wednesday.
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Dmytro Kouleba, urged Western allies to send more Patriot air defense systems in order to “save thousands of lives”.
The governor of the Kherson region (south) explained that a 61-year-old woman had lost her life in her house during a drone attack on the village of Mykhaïlivka, located on one of the banks of the Dnieper, the river which demarcates the front line in this area.
A second person was killed by artillery fire in the southeastern town of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region governor Serguii Lyssak said on Telegram.
The governor of the southern region of Mykolaiv stressed that six people were injured, one seriously, in a ballistic missile attack.
He did not specify whether these victims had been recorded in the city of Mykolaiv itself or in its region, but its mayor reported an attack against the city.
Earlier, Kharkiv region governor Oleg Synegubov reported that three people, aged 55, 56 and 64, were injured in Russian night shelling.
Another, aged 62, was injured following a drone attack, the official said on Telegram.
The Kharkiv region, which includes the eponymous city – the second largest in Ukraine – borders the northern border with Russia and regularly finds itself under fire from the Russian army.
190 missiles in one week
Ukraine is asking its Western allies to send it more aid, and faster. But, in Brussels as in Washington, political divisions have hampered the delivery of arms and funds in recent months.
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy stressed on Wednesday that a solid anti-aircraft defense would make it possible to “save thousands of lives”, reduce the damage inflicted on infrastructure in Ukraine and help soldiers on the front.
In this regard, Mr. Kouleba called on countries with Patriot systems to transfer them to Ukraine, according to a press release from his ministry.
He assured that Russia had recently intensified its air attacks, with, according to him, the firing of 190 missiles and the sending of 700 guided aerial bombs between March 18 and 24.
“Current Russian attacks are characterized by the intensive use of ballistic missiles, which can reach their target very quickly, leaving little time for civilians to take cover,” Kouleba said.
The Russians have increased massive bombings on Ukraine, particularly since last week, presenting them as retaliation.
Ukraine said it had intercepted 10 of 13 drones launched by Moscow’s army overnight, while Russia claimed to have destroyed Ukrainian projectiles fired by rocket launcher systems in the Belgorod border region.
According to the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, a man was injured “by shrapnel” in this area, the target of numerous attacks.
reference: www.lapresse.ca