War in Ukraine: Russian-American arrested, five dead in the north of the country, death of Maxim Kuzminov… update on the situation

Bombardements à Donetsk le 20 février 2024. (illustration) MAXPPP – VALERY MELNIKOV

Tous les jours, Midi Libre fait le point sur la situation en Ukraine. Ce mardi 21 février 2024, découvrez les dernières actualités autour de ce conflit.

Five people killed in Russian drone attack

Five people from one family were killed and an industrial facility was damaged by a Russian drone attack in the northern and central regions of Ukraine, reports announced this Tuesday by the Ukrainian authorities.

A Russian Lancet drone struck a residential building in the northern city of Sumy in the morning, killing a mother, her two sons and two other family members, indicated the regional military administration on Telegram messaging.

Earlier in the day, the Ukrainian military said Russia launched 23 Shahed drones overnight, which its air defenses destroyed, including over the central Poltava region.

However, an industrial facility caught fire following a drone attack in the Kremenchuk district, where an oil refinery is located, the head of the # 39;s regional military administration. He did not specify the type of drone used, or whether the fire was caused by falling debris.

Russian-American arrested for treason

Russia's intelligence services arrested a woman with dual Russian and American citizenship in the city of Yekaterinburg on suspicion of treason for raising funds for the Ukrainian armed forces, Russian news agency TASS reported this Tuesday.

The 33-year-old Los Angeles resident raised funds for a Ukrainian organization that ultimately benefited the Ukrainian army, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) said, according to TASS .

"The Federal Security Service in Yekaterinburg terminated the activities of a 33-year-old woman living in Los Angeles who has dual Russian citizenship and American", TASS reported citing the FSB. The woman's name has not been released.

Maxim Kuzminov, this Russian who went to Ukraine, was found dead in Spain

He made the headlines in the international media last summer, Maxim Kuzminov surrendered to the Ukrainian forces with his helicopter, reports the magazine Geo. The one who was perceived as "traitor" by Russia, was finally found dead, riddled with bullets,& ;nbsp;in an underground parking lot in Villajoyosa, in the province of Alicante, Spain, reports the Huffington Post.

The circumstances of his death are still to be clarified. "Ce que what we know is that he invited his ex-wife to join him and was later found shot to death", said  a Ukrainian spokesperson to Ukrayinska Pravda.

For its part, the Spanish press seems to have certain information. Two people are believed to be responsible for the death of Maxim Kuzminov. They would have waited for him before opening fire on him and killing him. A car was also found burned not far from the residence where the Russian deserter was killed.

If emotion is strong for some, for its part, Russia is firm. "< /em>In Russia, it is customary to speak well of the dead or to say nothing at all. Ce traitor and criminal became a moral corpse at the very moment he was planning his dirty and terrible crime", said&amp ;nbsp;the head of Russian foreign intelligence Sergei Naryshkin.