War in Ukraine: Russian drones intercepted, thousands of children evacuated, bombings in Donetsk… update on the situation

Dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi 30 mars, les bombardements russes ont tué au moins deux personnes et fait un blessé dans la région de Donetsk. ILLUSTRATION MAXPPP – Dmytro Smolienko

Tous les jours, Midi Libre fait le point sur la situation en Ukraine. Ce samedi 30 mars 2024, découvrez les dernières actualités autour de ce conflit.

Ukrainian air defense destroyed 9 of 12 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight from Friday to Saturday, the Army reported. Ukrainian tune. The drones were intercepted over the oblasts of Kherson, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava, it is specified in a message published on Telegram.

Russian bombings killed at least two people and injured one in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, authorities also said Ukrainians.

Power cuts in at least four regions

Furthermore, new emergency power cuts in at least four regions of the country, the day after a wave of massive Russian bombings damaged the country's energy infrastructure.

The Ukrainian energy supplier DTEK indicated in separate statements that these cuts, carried out on the orders of the Ukrainian distributor Ukrenergo, concerned the regions of Dnipropetrovsk (central-south) and Donetsk (east) . DTEK does not specify the number of users affected by these restrictions.

5 000 children evacuated from Belgorod

Nearly 5,000 children were evacuated from the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine, after weeks of bombing carried out by Kiev, announced the governor of the region, reports l’AFP cited by Ouest France.

Regional authorities announced last week that 9,000 minors would be transferred to other regions after a series of cross-border bombings and drone strikes killed more than a dozen civilians.

Children who remain in the region and live in municipalities near the border, including Belgorod, the regional capital, will receive distance learning next month, Governor Vyacheslav said Gladkov.