War in Ukraine: deadly Russian attacks, acceleration of arms deliveries… update on the situation

Un missile russe qui a touché un immeuble dans la région de Dnipro. MAXPPP – Mykola Miakshykov

Every day, Midi Libre takes stock of the situation in Ukraine. This Saturday, June 29, 2024, discover the latest news around this conflict.

Russian attack leaves seven dead in the southeast

Russian forces attacked the town of Vilnyansk, outside Zaporizhia in southeastern Ukraine, on Saturday, killing seven people, including two children, and injuring at least ten others, the region's governor said.

"Today, the enemy carried out another terrible terrorist act against the civilian population", declared the governor of Zaporizhia, Ivan Fedorov, in a video published on the Telegram messenger.

The attack happened "in the middle of the day, on a non-working day, in the city center, where people were relaxing and where there were no military targets", said Ivan Fedorov. He added that infrastructure, a store and residential buildings were damaged during the attack.

Zelensky calls for "speed up" arms deliveries, after new deadly Russian strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called on his Western allies to "speed up" their arms deliveries to the forces of kyiv, after new deadly Russian strikes.

"The decisions we need must be accelerated. Any delay in decisions in this war means the loss of human lives", pleaded Zelensky, calling for the delivery of weapons for "destroy Russian missile launchers".

Five killed in drone attack near Ukrainian border

A Ukrainian drone attack killed five people, including two children, in a Russian village on the border between the two countries, the governor of the Russian region of Kursk announced on Saturday. "Five people were killed, including two children. Two other members of the family are in serious condition", Governor Alexei Smirnov said on Telegram.

The drone hit a house in the village of Gorodishche, a small village in Russia's Kursk region, a few meters from the border with Ukraine. The attack was carried out with a copter-type drone, the governor added, a small device that can carry grenades or other explosives to drop on targets.

Both belligerents have made extensive use of drones, including larger explosive devices with a range of hundreds of kilometers, since the start of the conflict in February 2022. Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russian territory this year, targeting both energy sites it says supply the Russian military, and towns and villages just across the way. of the border.

Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a major new ground offensive in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, with the aim, he said, of , to create a "buffer zone" and to push back Ukrainian forces so that they protect the Belgorod region, bordering Russia , against shell fire.

The Kursk region, where Saturday's attack took place, is further north, opposite the Ukrainian region of Sumy, controlled by kyiv.