Drones hit Russian military bases; Ukraine will be able to invade the Urals and the Arctic. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
On the night of April 5, several Russian military airfields were attacked by drones. So, at the Morozovsk airfield in the Rostov region, according to media reports, at least six aircraft were destroyed and eight more received significant damage. The Security Service of Ukraine and military personnel from the Defense Forces are said to be behind this attack. In addition, at the Engels-2 airfield, three Tu-95MS strategic bombers were probably damaged, and seven military personnel were killed. The airport in the city of Yeysk was also hit. According to preliminary data, two Su-25s were completely destroyed there and four Russian servicemen were killed. In addition, drones attacked a military airport in the city of Kursk. But the results have not yet been reported. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced an attack of more than 50 drones, most of which were said to have been shot down.
Ukraine will soon use long-range drones attacking Russian targets in the Urals and the Arctic. This was reported by Bild, citing its own sources. It is said that this year Ukraine will be able to use drones with a range of up to 2000 km or more. They will compensate for the lack of medium- and long-range missiles. In addition, the Kiev design bureau Luch previously developed the Sokol-3000 drone, which can fly up to 3,300 kilometers. According to journalists’ calculations, the new Ukrainian weapon can attack targets in the Murmansk region of the Russian Federation, where there are about 80 military bases. Among them is the Olenya airfield, where strategic bombers are based, which regularly launch missile attacks on Ukraine.
A special tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression will probably be created before the end of 2024. European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said this. According to him, two main options for the tribunal are now being considered: an international tribunal based on a multilateral agreement or a simplified solution based on a bilateral agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe. He believes that the creation of the tribunal is in its final stages.
Over the course of two hours, Russian troops launched five missile attacks on civilian infrastructure in Zaporozhye, killing three people. First, two missile strikes were carried out, and forty minutes later there were repeated strikes in the same areas, after rescuers, police and journalists arrived there. Two journalists were injured. At least three multi-storey buildings and 10 private houses were also damaged.
Russian missile attacks have knocked out 6 gigawatts of Ukraine’s energy capacity in the past few weeks. 80% of thermal power plants and thermal power plants were destroyed, said Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal.
Emergency power outages are used in the Kharkov region. The reason was a technological accident in the regional electricity grids. Emergency restoration work continues, Ukrenergo reported. It was noted that nearly 550 thousand consumers are without power in the region. Electric transport operations were partially suspended.
Lithuania will buy about 3 thousand Lithuanian FPV drones for Ukraine for 2 million euros. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonyte. Lithuania also allocated 35 million euros for the purchase of artillery shells at the Czech initiative. In addition, according to Simonyte, Lithuania is starting a rehabilitation program for wounded Ukrainian military personnel, and will also contribute to the development of relevant infrastructure in Lviv, Zhytomyr and Dnieper. About 15 million euros will be allocated for these needs.
Oil prices continued to rise on fears of increased tensions in the Middle East and for the first time in six months surpassed the psychological level of $90 per barrel. Thus, the price of June futures for Brent on the London ICE Futures exchange reached $90.91 per barrel, which is $0.26 (0.29%) higher than the closing of the previous trade. On Thursday, these contracts rose $1.3 (1.5%) to $90.65 per barrel.
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Source: korrespondent
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