Drone "
attack
" on a Russian airfield, Zelensky near the front, at least six dead in a bombardment in Donetsk...
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Drone “attack” on an airfield in a Russian region bordering Ukraine
A drone attacked an airfield located in the Russian region of Kursk, on the border with Ukraine, its governor announced on Tuesday, the day after attacks against two bases located deep in Russian territory.
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Due to a “
drone attack in the Kursk airfield area, an oil storage tank caught fire.
There are no casualties
,” Governor Roman Starovoit said on social media.
He did not specify where the drone came from, but the Kursk region is located near the border with Ukraine, where Russian forces have been carrying out a military offensive since February.
In recent months, several military bases, as well as Russian fuel or ammunition depots, have been targeted by drone attacks attributed by Moscow to Ukrainian forces.
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Cold-weather Ukraine repairs energy facilities
Ukraine is working on Tuesday to repair its energy facilities, damaged by a new salvo of Russian missiles, and to resupply Ukrainians deprived of power and water as freezing temperatures hit the country.
Of the more than 70 missiles launched Monday by Moscow, "
most
" were shot down, however, assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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But the new salvo was deliberate "
to make Ukrainians suffer as much as possible
", while an icy cold hits the country, said the boss of Ukrenergo, the Ukrainian electricity operator.
"
A peak of cold
" is expected on Wednesday, warned Volodymyr Kydrytsky on television.
"
The timing that the Russians have chosen for this attack is linked to their desire to inflict (...) maximum damage to our energy system,
" he said.
Nearly half of energy facilities have been damaged after months of systematic attacks, plunging Ukrainians into darkness and cold.
Read alsoUkraine: power cuts in all regions after Russian strikes
Ukrainian President Zelensky visited the Donbass, near the front
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Sloviansk in Ukraine's Donbass on Tuesday, about 40 kilometers from Bakhmout, the region's main battlefield, the presidency said on social media.
Read alsoWar in Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky went to the Donbass, near the front
In a video by Volodymyr Zelensky, filmed in front of the entrance to the city of Sloviansk, the Ukrainian head of state greeted from "the
bottom of (his) heart
" the soldiers of his country on the occasion of the Day of the Armed Forces , celebrated on Tuesday.
"
We always start by remembering our fallen heroes, all those who gave their lives to Ukraine
," he said, standing in front of the city's name carved in concrete and painted in yellow and Ukrainian blue.
Unlike Russian President Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky has been to the front lines many times since Russia invaded his country on February 24.
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At least six dead in bombing in Donetsk
At least six people were killed Tuesday in a bombardment on the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, said an official appointed by Moscow in this region which Russia annexed in late September.
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According to preliminary data, six civilians were killed today as a result of shelling in Donetsk ," the city's "
mayor
" Alexey Kulemzin
said on Telegram .
"
The number of injured is being assessed
," he added.
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Russian court orders arrest of two Ukrainian ministers
A Russian court on Tuesday ordered the arrest in absentia of two Ukrainian ministers, at the request of the security services (FSB), the two officials being accused, according to Russian media, of having violated the territorial integrity of Russia.
“
The request (issued by the FSB) has been approved
,” Anastassia Romanova, a spokeswoman for the Lefortovo court in Moscow, told AFP.
This request concerns the Minister for the Reintegration of Territories not under the control of Ukraine, Irina Vereshchuk, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emine Djaparova.
The court would not specify the reason given by the FSB, but according to the state news agency TASS, the two ministers are accused of violating the territorial integrity of Russia.
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