It is day 325 of the war in Ukraine. Follow the latest news about the war and all its aftermath in this live blog.
Dnipropetrovsk region governor: ten injured by Russian missile attack on apartment building
15:52 | The governor of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region says at least ten people were injured in a Russian missile attack on an apartment building in the city of Dnipro, including two children.
The Ukrainian presidential official says 15 people were rescued from the rubble of the apartment building.
Local Ukrainian officials: Russian missiles hit critical infrastructure
15:37 | Russian missiles struck critical infrastructure in Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Lviv regions in the east and west of the country on Saturday, local officials said.
Meanwhile, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kiev said explosions could be heard in the city and air defenses were attacking targets.
Ukraine: apartment building in Dnipro badly damaged by Russian missile attack
3:15 pm | An apartment building in the central-eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro was badly damaged on Saturday by a Russian rocket attack and people were trapped under the rubble, said Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president’s office.
“They (Russians) are just inhuman people. At least one stairwell is missing. Among the rubble are people who were home for the holidays,” she said.
Sunak to Zelensky: UK has ambitions to send tanks to Ukraine
12:35 | Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in a telephone conversation with Zelenskiy on Saturday, outlined Britain’s ambition to send some of its main battle tanks to Ukraine along with additional artillery support, Sunak’s office said.
Missile attack on infrastructure in Kiev
10:13 am | Kiev was hit on Saturday morning by a Russian missile attack that appeared to target mainly important infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital. According to the mayor of Kiev, there were no casualties and rockets fell in areas where no one lives. The Dniprovski district, among others, was allegedly affected.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko calls on residents of Kiev to stay in bomb shelters. “The details of the attack are being investigated,” an aide to President Zelensky said.
Witnesses told Reuters news agency that several explosions were heard before the siren of the air raid in Kiev sounded. More details about the attack are not yet known, according to the authorities.
Kiev has been a regular target of Russian missile attacks since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Since October, Russian attacks have increasingly targeted key infrastructure, such as energy companies.
Two governors in Ukraine think Russia will carry out more airstrikes on Saturday. According to Vitali Kim, governor of the Mikolaiv region, 17 Russian bombers took off. The governor of the Cherkasi region, Igor Taburets, suspects that Russia will also carry out more rocket attacks. He urges people to stay in bomb shelters.
Russia deploys ten ships from the Black Sea
08:02 | According to the British MoD, the deployment of ten Russian vessels, located in the Black Sea, could be related to a specific threat to the Russian base in Novorossiysk.
In its most recent intelligence update, the ministry said it was “unlikely” that the ships’ deployment was a precursor to sea-borne cruise missile launches, which is unusual for Russia.
According to the British, the Russian ships remain in place mainly due to “threats from Ukraine” and the priority is to protect troops rather than offensives or patrols.
IAEA increases presence of Ukrainian nuclear power plants
07:00 | The United Nations Nuclear Observatory announced yesterday that the presence of IAEA personnel in Ukraine has been increased to prevent the risk of a nuclear accident. The AFP reports it.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has said there is a near-permanent presence at all of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, including Chernobyl, which has been shut down since the 1986 disaster.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi will visit the facilities next week to help jump-start the operation, a statement said. “We must do everything possible to avoid the danger of a nuclear disaster,” he said.
If the IAEA goes ahead with the plan, there would be an exponential increase in IAEA activity in Ukraine. Currently, the watchdog has only one permanent base at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is owned by the Russians. A total of 12 new employees are expected to be flown in.
Source: BNR
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