War in Ukraine: Reuters journalists injured, several dead in Russia, Trump support… an update on the situation

Every day, Midi Libre takes stock of the situation in Ukraine. This Sunday, August 25, 2024, discover the latest news about this conflict.

A Reuters journalist missing and two others injured after a shooting in Kramatorsk

A Reuters journalist on a team covering the war in Ukraine is missing and two colleagues are in hospital after a strike on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, Reuters said in a statement.

The six-person team was staying at the Sapphire Hotel, which was hit by “what appeared to be a missile strike,” the news agency said. “The other three colleagues are there. “We are urgently seeking more information and working with the authorities in Kramatorsk, while supporting our colleagues and their families,” Reuters added.

Ukraine on Sunday accused its neighbor Belarus, a close ally of Russia, of “massing” troops on their border and warned Minsk of possible “unfriendly acts”.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it had detected that Belarus "is massing a significant number of troops in the Gomel region, near Ukraine's northern border, under the cover of maneuvers". "We warn Belarusian officials not to make a tragic mistake under pressure from Moscow, and we urge its armed forces to stop with unfriendly actions", Ukrainian diplomacy added in a statement.

Ukrainian shelling kills five in Russia's Belgorod region

Five civilians were killed and 12 others injured in a Ukrainian shelling that targeted the town of Rakitnoye in Russia's Belgorod region, the region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Sunday. Three children were among the wounded, he said on Telegram.

Ukraine launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk region, which borders the Belgorod region, earlier this month, in the Ukrainian army's biggest breakthrough since the war began in February 2022.

Zelensky claims "advances" Ukrainians in Russia's Kursk region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday claimed "advances" in Russia's Kursk region and the capture of two villages, more than two weeks after launching an offensive.

“I just spoke to Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky, and there are advances of our troops in the Kursk region. From one to three kilometers. Two more villages have been taken control of, Zelensky said in his daily message, adding that fighting was underway in another village. .

One dead, 29 injured in Russian shelling

At least 29 people were injured in Russian missile and drone attacks targeting northern and eastern Ukraine overnight from Saturday to Sunday, local authorities and the military said on Sunday. Ukrainian.

A missile strike on the Sumy region killed one person and injured at least 16, local authorities said on Telegram. Oleh Sinehubov, governor of the Kharkiv region, said on Telegram that at least 13 people were injured by the Russian attacks.

The bombings targeted the border regions of Sumy, Donetsk, Chernihiv and Kharkiv, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram. “Most of the missiles did not reach their targets,”, the Air Force added, without specifying how many were destroyed.

Russia fired one Iskander-M ballistic missile, one Iskander-K cruise missile and six guided missiles, the Air Force detailed. The Ukrainian Air Force also said that Russia launched nine drones, eight of which were destroyed over the Mykolaiv region. Reuters could not independently verify the report.

Trump voices support for Ukraine

Former U.S. President Donald Trump voiced support for Ukraine in a conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky and said he wanted to stop the war with Russia, the Ukrainian president told Indian reporters in an interview posted on his social media account on Sunday.

Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate in the Nov. 5 election, has threatened U.S. allies with a NATO withdrawal and said Washington would not defend those who did not increase their defense budgets.