At least one dead and dozens injured after a new night of bombing in Ukraine

New night of attacks on Ukraine. The Russian forces have bombarded this morning the cities of kyiv and dniproleaving at least one dead and dozens injured, say the Ukrainian authorities.

According to the local administration of the capital, the air defense systems managed to destroy a large part of the attacks. In this sense, four of the six cruise missiles and three of the five Shahed drones Iranian-made missiles launched by Russia were shot down before hitting their target.

As the witnesses point out, they have been heard throughout the night numerous explosions. In addition, the anti-aircraft alarm sounded for about three hours, reports efe.

[Prigozhin dice que “los juegos peligrosos” del Kremlin pueden “destruir el Estado ruso”]

“Once again Russia has shown itself to be a terrorist state,” the Ukrainian president clarified tonight Volodomir Zelensky. Hours later, kyiv released a video of a destroyed house where rescue teams search for victims and survivors. The attacks caused damage to at least ten private homes, a car and a gas supply line.

“The Russians will have to answer for everything they have done to our country and our people,” Zelensky said. From Russia they deny that their objectives are spaces where civilians reside, however, since the invasion began, Putin’s army has repeatedly hit residential areas.

In relation to the counteroffensive that Ukraine is presumed to carry out during the summer months, the president has remarked that his country is “prepared for success.” “I think we are ready for them. We believe in success, I don’t know how long we will need,” the president said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

Evacuations in Belgorod

The Governor of the Russian region of Belgorod, Viacheslav Gladkovcalled this Sunday to leave their homes to all residents in the border towns with Ukraine that are attacked by enemy artillery.

“Listen to the authorities and provisionally leave your homes to preserve what is most important, which is your life and that of your loved ones,” Gladkov said on his Telegram channel. The official explained that his appeal does not concern only the Shebékino district, the hardest hit by the attacks in recent days, but all the districts that are being bombarded.

He specified that during the night there were attacks by Ukrainian artillery against that district and also that of Volokonovski, where numerous damages were recorded, but no fatalities, according to preliminary data. He estimated that more than 4,000 people are now in reception centers, mostly schools and university dormitories.