Russian artillery kills civilians in Kherson

Created: 12/07/2022 10:33 am

By: Helena Gries, Sandra Kathe, Caspar Felix Hoffmann, Sebastian Richter, Nadja Austel, Vincent Büssow, Stefan Krieger, Andreas Apetz

Peace currently seems a long way off in Ukraine.

Russia is again attacking important infrastructure.

The situation in the news ticker.

• Air alert:

  Massive rocket attacks from Russia hit Ukrainian infrastructure.

• Attack:

  Russian troops are apparently using banned chemical weapons against Ukraine.

• Editor's note:

  Read the latest developments in the Ukraine conflict in our news ticker.

  The information on the Ukraine war processed here comes partly from the warring parties in Russia and Ukraine.

  They can therefore not be independently checked in part.

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According to the military administration of Kherson, a total of 51 attacks by the Russian army on the region have been carried out in the past 24 hours.

Two civilians were killed and another injured.

“The Russian occupiers shelled the territory of the Kherson region 51 times.

The Russians shelled the peaceful settlements of the region with artillery, MLRS, tanks and mortars," Yaroslav Yanushevich, head of the military administration of the Kherson region, said in a telegram.

According to him, Russian shelling also damaged civilian infrastructure and residential buildings.

Destruction after attacks by the Russian army in the Cherson region.

© Bernat Armangue/dpa

News about the Ukraine war: Iran is said to deliver more drones to Russia

Update from Wednesday, December 7, 6:38 a.m .:

According to diplomats, Russia is said to have ordered hundreds of drones and missiles from Iran again.

"We know that Iran is planning to significantly increase its deliveries of unmanned missiles and missiles to Russia," circles at the United Nations in New York told the German Press Agency.

Moscow wants to counteract the acute shortage of military supplies.

"I don't think they've shipped yet, but they're definitely on the order books," a source in New York said.

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News about the Ukraine war: air alert in many areas

+++ 10:28 p.m .:

There is currently an air alarm in the oblasts of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Poltava, Mykolaiv and Odessa in eastern Ukraine.

This is reported by

, citing local media reports.

There were explosions in particular in the city of Dnipro.

The Ukrainian air defenses are currently fighting Russian drone attacks in the areas.

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News on the Ukraine war: Russia signals willingness to negotiate

+++ 9:07 p.m .:

According to a report by the

news agency, which is close to the Kremlin , the Russian government is said to have signaled its readiness for a dialogue on security guarantees for Russia.

Accordingly, Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, said: "If we hear that the West is really interested in this, we will come back to the topic."

However, it will not be pursued and no inquiries will be made.

"If they confirm that they are ready for a reasonable and balanced dialogue, then we will not stop the course of events."

Russia attacks infrastructure in Ukraine again - One civilian killed in Kherson

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Russian troops attacked an infrastructure facility in the liberated southern city of Kherson, killing at least one person, the deputy head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko reported via Telegram.

The rescue workers are on site, the official said.

Since the liberation of Cherson on November 11, the city has been regularly shelled by Russian troops.

According to local authorities, 19 civilians have been killed by Russian attacks in the last two weeks alone.

According to a report by

, a building belonging to the local water company and residential buildings in Kherson were affected.

Accordingly, several floors in the company's administrative building and in the surrounding residential buildings hit.

A 43-year-old employee of the waterworks was killed.

A fire broke out during the shelling, and the fire brigade is currently fighting the fire.

Harsh winter feared in Ukraine: United Nations sound the alarm

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In view of the numerous attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure and a harsh winter, the United Nations are sounding the alarm.

"Attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, including power and heating plants, have left millions without access to heat, electricity and water," UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday.

This adds another dimension to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war.

The attacks on health facilities should also be emphasized.

The World Health Organization has counted 715 attacks on hospitals and similar buildings since Russian troops began invading in February, according to Griffiths.

"These attacks in Ukraine account for more than 70 percent of all attacks on healthcare infrastructure worldwide," Griffiths said.

The German UN Ambassador Antje Leendertse, meanwhile, emphasized that these were deliberate attacks by Russia and called them "shocking" and "barbaric": "Hospitals, schools, water supply stations, residential buildings and so on are clearly not military targets, but serve exclusively civilian purposes purposes.” Moscow must stop these atrocities immediately, she demanded.

Ukraine-News: Hungary blocks EU financial aid worth billions

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Hungary blocks planned EU financial aid to Ukraine.

The country's representative voted against the release of up to 18 billion euros at a meeting of EU finance ministers on Tuesday, according to the

news agency .

Such grants must be approved unanimously.

"Our goal remains to start disbursing aid to Ukraine at the beginning of January," said Czech Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura.

The Czech Republic will hold the presidency of the EU countries until the end of the year.

The other 26 member countries are looking for an alternative solution - but this is considered complicated.

According to EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn, Brussels will “do the best it can” to provide the 18 billion euros for Ukraine.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised Ukraine the funds for 2023.

News in the Ukraine war: Kyiv celebrates defense against Russian missiles

Update from Tuesday, December 6, 6:25 a.m .:

The latest wave of Russian attacks has again killed several people in Ukraine and in some places caused the power and water supply to collapse.

In the major attack on targets in Ukraine on Monday (November 5), the Russian military used almost 70 cruise missiles, according to the Ukrainian air defense.

News about the Ukraine war: Bloody animal eyes sent

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In twelve countries, the diplomatic missions of Ukraine were the target of suspicious mail.

This was announced by Oleh Nikolenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

There have been a total of 21 such incidents in the past few weeks.

In Spain, the police have already confiscated three suspicious envelopes at the post office.

Packages with bloody animal eyes had been received by several Ukrainian diplomatic missions.

A letter bomb exploded in Madrid last week, injuring an employee.

Update from Monday, December 5, 5:10 a.m .:

Several Russian rockets hit the city of Zaporizhia on Monday night.

The target of the attacks were industrial buildings and energy infrastructure objects, reported the state agency Unian.

No information was given about possible victims or the extent of the damage.

News on the Ukraine war: Biden has no plans for talks with Putin

First report from Friday, December 2nd:

Kiev – Since the beginning of the Russian war against Ukraine in February, 7.5 billion Swiss francs (about 7.6 billion euros) in Russian assets have been frozen in Switzerland.

In addition, 15 properties were blocked, the government announced on Thursday (December 1) in Bern.

According to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, a total of 116 companies and more than 1,200 individuals are affected.

As part of the sanctions, Swiss banks are prohibited from accepting large sums of money from Russian nationals and from persons or companies based in Russia.

Ukraine-News: Ukraine is looking for transformers for the power grid

Ukraine is urgently looking for transformers - new or used - to repair its power grid damaged by Russian attacks.

The country is also hoping for help from companies and communities in Germany, said former member of parliament Viktoria Wojzizka of the German Press Agency.

Wojzizka works in Warsaw for a center that supports the government in Kyiv in organizing foreign aid.

(Talk to agencies)