Night of bombings in Nikolaev. This city in the south of Ukraine probably suffered a massive hit “strongest” since the start of the war on February 24, according to its mayor Oleksandr Senkiewicz.
Twice during the night from Saturday to Sunday, “ powerful explosions » It caused the death of 74-year-old Oleksiy Vadatursky, the owner of the main Ukrainian grain logistics company, and his wife Raisa Vadatursky. “It is intentional murder.”Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the President of Ukraine, responded on Telegram. “ There is no doubt that the rocket hit the bedroom of their house. the target was Vadatursky.»“Heroes of Ukraine”. Oleksiy Vadatursky was on the 24the The richest Ukrainians in the magazine list Forbes: in 2021.
Other strikes hit Kharkiv (east) and Sumy (north-east) regions, killing one person and wounding two others. In the words of the governor of Sumi region. “Over 50 Keystrokes”Within 24 hours, he targeted the province. According to his colleague, the governor of the Donetsk region, where Moscow is concentrating most of its attacks, three civilians were killed and eight were injured as a result of the bombings.
On Saturday night, President Volodymyr Zelensky called for people to evacuate the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine for safety. Russian Terror”.“ “Hundreds of thousands of people and children are still in the areas of fierce fighting in the Donetsk region (…) The more people leave (…) now, the less the Russian army will kill.”, he announced. Russian attacks on the cities of this region cause casualties among the civilian population almost every day.
Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk earlier announced the mandatory evacuation of the entire population of Donetsk, one of the two administrative regions of the Donbass industrial basin, where Russia occupies a large place. He explained this decision by the breakdown of gas networks and the lack of heating in the following winter.
Russia claimed on Sunday that an explosive drone attack wounded six people at the headquarters of its Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol, in annexed Crimea. However, Kiev authorities have denied being behind this unprecedented attack.
According to the Governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvojaev, the drone landed in the yard of the Russian Navy personnel. “ Ukrainian nationalists have decided to spoil the day of the Russian Navy for us., which is celebrated on Sunday in Russia, he published in his Telegram. All the festivities associated with this day “Cancelled for security reasons” stated Mikhail Razvojaev, asking the residents of Sevastopol not to leave their homes. ” If possible “.
A new hypersonic missile
The statement for the authorities of Ukraine a “The so-called Ukrainian attack on the headquarters of the Russian fleet in Sevastopol” is “deliberate provocation”. said Sergey Brachuk, the spokesman of the Odesa regional administration. “The liberation of the occupied Ukrainian Crimea will take place in another, much more effective way.” , he added. During a speech dedicated to this day of the Russian Navy in St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin, for his part, announced that his Navy will acquire: “In the coming months”the new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, which “Knows no obstacles”and is “can give a lightning answer to all those who decide to undermine our sovereignty and freedom”..
A small ray of hope. The first ship exporting Ukrainian wheat could leave the country’s ports on Monday, said a spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been negotiating a deal between the two warring nations to that end.
Source: Le Figaro
