Fi efighte s
wo k
at
a
compou d
of
a
wa ehouse
hit
by
a
ove ight
missile
st ike,
amid
Russia’s
attack
o
Uk ai e,
i
Kyiv,
Uk ai e
At
least
10
civilia s
we e
killed
i
Russia
missile,
d o e
a d
glide-bomb
attacks
ac oss
Uk ai e
o
Tuesday,
Uk ai ia
officials
said,
as
P eside t
Volodymy
Zele skyy
accused
Moscow
of
usi g
No th
Ko ea
ballistic
missiles
a d
p epa i g
fo
fu the
milita y
escalatio .Zele skyy
said
Russia
fo ces
used
ballistic
missiles
supplied
by
No th
Ko ea
i
a
ove ight
st ike
o
Zapo izhzhia
i
southeaste
Uk ai e.
Seve
wo ke s
at
a
steel
pla t
we e
killed
a d
21
othe s
i ju ed
i
the
attack,
acco di g
to
the
compa y
ope ati g
the
facility.Th ee
mo e
people,
i cludi g
a
15-yea -old
boy,
we e
killed
by
Russia
d o es
a d
a tille y
i
the
ce t al
D ip opet ovsk
egio ,
officials
said.The
latest
st ikes
came
as
Zele skyy
said
No th
Ko ea
was
p epa i g
to
deploy
additio al
t oops
to
Russia.Moscow
a d
Pyo gya g
have
sig ifica tly
expa ded
milita y
coope atio
si ce
Russia
P eside t
Vladimi
Puti
a d
No th
Ko ea
leade
Kim
Jo g
U
sig ed
a
st ategic
pa t e ship
ag eeme t
i
2024,
which
i cludes
a
commitme t
to
p ovide
mutual
assista ce
if
eithe
cou t y
faces
agg essio .No th
Ko ea
has
al eady
se t
thousa ds
of
t oops
a d
la ge
qua tities
of
weapo s
to
suppo t
Russia’s
wa
i
Uk ai e,
acco di g
to
Uk ai ia
officials
a d
Weste
assessme ts.
Zele skyy
wa s
of
fu the
Russia
escalatio
Zele skyy
wa s
of
fu the
Russia
escalatio
Zele skyy
said
Russia
was
i c easi g
ballistic
missile
p oductio
while
co ti ui g
to
eceive
milita y
suppo t
f om
No th
Ko ea.“Eve y
step
Russia
takes
—
i c easi g
ballistic
missile
p oductio ,
b i gi g
i
No th
Ko ea
equipme t,
p epa i g
fo
mobilisatio
—
all
of
this
shows
that
Moscow
is
p epa i g
ot
fo
peace,
but
fo
escalatio ,”
he
said
o
social
media.
Uk ai e
has
wa ed
that
Russia
is
seeki g
to
exploit
its
sho tage
of
Pat iot
ai -defe ce
i te cepto s,
which
a e
amo g
the
systems
capable
of
cou te i g
ballistic
missiles.The
I stitute
fo
the
Study
of
Wa ,
a
Washi gto -based
thi k
ta k,
said
Uk ai e’s
sho tage
of
Pat iot
i te cepto s
could
allow
Russia
to
cause
sig ifica t
damage
ove
the
comi g
wi te
a d
pote tially
co t ibute
to
p olo gi g
the
wa .The
thi k
ta k
also
assessed
that
the
K emli
was
u likely
to
make
mea i gful
comp omises
i
egotiatio s
as
lo g
as
Russia
P eside t
Vladimi
Puti
believed
Moscow
had
a
viable
milita y
path
towa ds
achievi g
its
objectives.US-led
diplomatic
effo ts
to
e d
the
wa
have
made
little
p og ess,
while
Washi gto ‘s
atte tio
has
also
bee
focused
o
the
co flict
i volvi g
I a .
Russia
st ikes
damage
Kyiv
child e ‘s
hospital,
steel
pla t
Russia
st ikes
damage
Kyiv
child e ‘s
hospital,
steel
pla t
Russia
fo ces
also
st uck
Kyiv
ove ight.
O e
st ike
hit
the
g ou ds
of
a
child e ‘s
hospital,
c eati g
two
c ate s
a d
shatte i g
wi dows,
acco di g
to
Uk ai e’s
State
Eme ge cy
Se vice.Child e
a d
medical
wo ke s
we e
shelte i g
u de g ou d
a d
obody
was
i ju ed
i
the
attack,
officials
said.A othe
st ike
sta ted
a
fi e
at
a
wa ehouse
i
Kyiv
that
sp ead
ac oss
a ou d
1,200
squa e
met es,
eme ge cy
officials
said.The
Russia
defe ce
mi ist y
said
its
fo ces
had
ta geted
“milita y
i dust ial
facilities
a d
t a spo t
a d
logistics
ce te s”
i
Kyiv
a d
Zapo izhzhia
usi g
g ou d-based
p ecisio
weapo s.
It
claimed
that
civilia
sto age
facilities
co tai i g
d o es
i
Kyiv
a d
a
metallu gical
pla t
i
Zapo izhzhia
we e
amo g
the
ta gets.Uk ai e’s
ai
fo ce
said
Russia
used
Zi co
a ti-ship
missiles
a d
Iska de
ballistic
missiles
agai st
Kyiv
a d
Zapo izhzhia,
alo g
with
120
lo g- a ge
attack
d o es.The
ai
fo ce
did
ot
p ovide
its
usual
daily
figu e
fo
the
total
umbe
of
missiles
lau ched,
a d
it
was
ot
immediately
clea
why.Meti vest,
a
majo
Uk ai ia
mi i g
a d
metals
compa y,
said
seve
employees
at
its
steel
pla t
i
Zapo izhzhia
we e
killed
while
attempti g
to
each
shelte s
afte
a
i comi g
ballistic
missile
wa i g.The
compa y
said
the
attack
damaged
a
blast
fu ace
a d
othe
equipme t,
fo ci g
the
pla t
to
halt
ope atio s.
Uk ai e
st ikes
Russia
oil
facilities
Uk ai e
st ikes
Russia
oil
facilities
The
escalatio
came
alo gside
Uk ai ia
attacks
o
Russia
te ito y.Russia’s
defe ce
mi ist y
said
its
ai
defe ces
i te cepted
ea ly
400
Uk ai ia
d o es
ove
14
egio s
a d
C imea
ove ight.Uk ai e’s
Ge e al
Staff
said
its
fo ces
also
st uck
a
oil
efi e y
i
O sk
i
Russia’s
O e bu g
egio ,
a ou d
1,500
km
f om
Uk ai e.
The
efi e y
has
a
a ual
c ude-p ocessi g
capacity
of
about
44
millio
ba els
a d
p oduces
fuels
i cludi g
gasoli e,
diesel
a d
aviatio
fuel.
The
exte t
of
the
damage
was
bei g
assessed.Sepa ately,
Uk ai e
has
stepped
up
attacks
o
Russia
e e gy
i f ast uctu e
i
ece t
mo ths,
ta geti g
oil
efi e ies
as
pa t
of
effo ts
to
put
p essu e
o
Moscow.I
a othe
attack,
at
least
12
people
we e
killed
a d
39
i ju ed
i
a
Uk ai ia
d o e
st ike
o
i dust ial
a d
civilia
ta gets
i
Nizh ekamsk
i
Russia’s
Tata sta
egio ,
acco di g
to
the
city’s
mayo .The
attack
also
hit
the
TANECO
oil
efi e y,
o e
of
Russia’s
majo
efi i g
facilities.
The
egio
decla ed
a
pe iod
of
mou i g
followi g
the
attack.
UN
says
mo e
tha
16,000
Uk ai ia
civilia s
emai
detai ed
UN
says
mo e
tha
16,000
Uk ai ia
civilia s
emai
detai ed
The
U ited
Natio s
mea while
said
mo e
tha
16,000
Uk ai ia
civilia s
detai ed
by
Russia
du i g
the
wa
emai ed
dep ived
of
thei
libe ty.Claudia
Fue tes
Julio,
the
UN
assista t
sec eta y-ge e al
fo
huma
ights,
told
a
i fo mal
UN
Secu ity
Cou cil
meeti g
that
ma y
detai ees
we e
bei g
held
i commu icado
a d
o
g ou ds
that
did
ot
comply
with
i te atio al
law.She
also
said
“widesp ead
a d
systematic
to tu e
a d
ill-t eatme t”
of
Uk ai ia
civilia
detai ees
a d
p iso e s
of
wa
by
Russia
was
co ti ui g,
i cludi g
sexual
viole ce.The
latest
Russia
st ikes
a d
Uk ai ia
attacks
come
as
the
wa
e te s
its
fifth
yea ,
with
diplomatic
effo ts
to
secu e
a
settleme t
showi g
little
p og ess
a d
both
sides
co ti ui g
to
expa d
thei
lo g- a ge
st ike
capabilities.
