VIDEO. Lviv attack report, Russian civilians killed… one minute to be up to date on the war in Ukraine

Every morning on Midilibre.fr, discover “News from kyiv”, a minute of video to keep up to date with the latest events in the war that has been raging in Ukraine, on the outskirts of Europe, since February 2022. Here are the highlights of Thursday, September 5.

Resignation of the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Dmitro Kouleba, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has resigned, as part of the largest government reshuffle since the start of the war in February 2022. Zelensky said the reshuffle is necessary to achieve the results Ukraine requires. Further departures and appointments are expected in the coming days after five ministers resigned on Tuesday, September 3.

Three Russian civilians killed

Three Russian civilians were killed by Ukrainian shelling in the village of Novaya Tavoljanka, near the border with Ukraine. The village has been the target of several shelling raids by the Ukrainian army.

Lviv attack, the toll

The Russian attack launched Wednesday against Lviv, near the Polish border, killed seven people, including three children. Moscow says its attacks target military and energy infrastructure in Ukraine. The minister did not provide further details on the extent of the recent damage to the energy grid, which has been targeted by Russian airstrikes several times since the start of the war. The Ukrainian Air Force said it had shot down seven out of 13 missiles and 22 out of 29 drones across the country.

Military progress and claims

Russia has claimed control of Karlivka, a strategic village in eastern Ukraine that is a key logistics hub for Ukrainian forces that have been retreating from the area for months in the face of attacks Russians. "Units of the military grouping ” Center+ have completely liberated the village" of Karlivka, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.