By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
At least six ballistic missiles targeted Kyiv on Friday evening, according to the Ukrainian air force, while explosions were heard in the capital. Volodymyr Zelensky had warned that Russia was preparing a new attack on energy infrastructure, bridges and civilian facilities, reports Le Monde.
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6 NovRussia says it struck military cargo ship near Odesa
5 NovRussian strike on Ukrainian aid centre kills 42
5 NovRussian strike involving 128 drones and two missiles injures one near KyivRussia has struck power stations in Ukraine’s Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions, according to Reuters. The bombings are part of a new series of attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as the war continues on several fronts.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: The Citizen ·
The death toll from a Russian strike on an aid distribution centre in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, has reached 40, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced, while more than 30 people could still be under the rubble. According to TimesLIVE, rescue workers and four police officers are among the victims of the attack, which occurred on 2 November.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: TimesLIVE ·
The Russian military says it struck a transport vessel carrying military supplies in the Black Sea, south of Odesa, on Thursday, ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi. The attack is part of a series of exchanges of strikes between Russia and Ukraine, according to Africa News.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Africanews ·
A Russian strike on an aid centre in a former school building in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, killed at least 33 people and left about fifty others missing, according to Africanews. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as one of the deadliest of the war, and the UN mission in Ukraine believes it probably violated the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Egypt Independent ·
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