04/06/2024
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 03:31 Two dead in attack on Kharkiv +++
Two people were killed in a Russian attack on the second-largest Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, according to the region’s governor. At least seven people were injured, Oleh Synjehubow said on the short message service Telegram. A high-rise residential building was damaged and a shop burst into flames, according to state television station Suspilne.
+++ 02:31 Zelenskyj appreciates the turnaround in Chernihiv +++
Two years after the recapture of the Chernihiv region in northern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the region. “Thanks to the resistance of the people, we managed to turn this war around, stop the invaders and drive them out of our homeland,” said the head of state in the regional capital Chernihiv. But the region on the border with Russia and Belarus continues to suffer from artillery fire. About 15,000 people lived directly on the border; Russia shelled them with 15,000 grenades last year, writes Zelenskyj on the X portal.
+++ 01:26 Attack on Zaporizhia: The number of victims rises to four +++
According to the local prosecutor’s office, the number of dead in the Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia has risen to at least four. Twenty others were injured, four of whom are in critical condition in hospital. Two of the wounded were journalists who wanted to report on the Russian missile strikes. “What characterizes today’s attacks: First there were two rocket hits, and then, about 40 minutes later, there were more hits in the same place – just as rescue workers and police were starting their work,” Ivan Fedorov, the region’s governor, said in the state television. At least three apartment blocks, ten private houses, shops and an unspecified industrial facility were damaged.
+++ 00:23 Union and FDP for Stoltenberg Plan +++
The Union and the FDP pledge support for the 100 billion euro package proposed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for Ukraine, which has been invaded by Russia. “In view of the considerable follow-up costs that a Russian victory in Ukraine would mean, this is a small effort that would have a major impact thanks to the multiplication by our NATO allies,” says the defense policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Florian Hahn, the editorial network Germany (RND). He also sees this as a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin: “If Russian aggression is not stopped immediately, support for Ukraine will continue to increase.”
+++ 22:59 Belarus wants to terminate the arms control treaty +++
After Russia, Belarus also wants to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, which was once an important building block of the European security architecture. The authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko announced that his country would suspend participation in the agreement. To this end, he introduced a law in Parliament, which is entirely under his control, that provides for this. The treaty, signed in 1990, sets limits on tanks, combat vehicles, fighter aircraft and heavy artillery that can be used in Europe. It aimed to create a military balance between the West and the former Warsaw Pact countries.
+++ 21:57 Zelensky inspects new fortifications north of Kiev +++
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits several fortifications against a possible Russian attack in the Chernihiv region. The region is located north of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, close to the Belarusian and Russian borders. In a video published by President Zelensky on X, expanded bunkers, trenches and anti-tank barriers can be seen.
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