Zelensky to International Criminal Court, Ukraine claims to have shot down 18 out of 24 drones sent by Russia, set fire to Russian oil refinery.
The day before, Russia accused Kiev of wanting to assassinate Putin...
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Zelensky in The Hague
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in The Hague in the Netherlands on Thursday to meet with the leaders of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is investigating alleged war crimes by the Russian army in Ukraine and issued a warrant. judgment against Vladimir Putin.
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“
We are in The Hague, we are going to meet the leaders of the International Criminal Court there
,” Serguiï Nykyforov told AFP.
Spokesman for the President of Ukraine.
Ukraine claims to have shot down 18 Russian drones
Ukraine said on Thursday it shot down 18 out of 24 drones sent by Russia overnight, a day after Moscow accused Kiev of launching a drone attack on the Kremlin.
“
The encapsulators launched 24 Shahed 136/131 drones.
The Ukrainian Air Force, in cooperation with the other air defense units, shot down 18 drones
,” it said in a statement on Telegram.
Two drone attacks on Russian refineries
Two drones hit oil refineries in southwestern Russia near Ukraine, local media and authorities said.
Firefighters fighting a fire at a fuel depot in the village of Volna in the Temryuksky district on May 3, 2023. Handout / TELEGRAM / @kondratyevvi / AFP
A first fire, now extinguished, broke out in a tank of an oil installation in Ilsky, in the Krasnodar region, after an attack carried out by an unidentified "
drone
", according to emergency services quoted by the agencies. TASS and Ria Novosti.
The local governor, Véniamine Kondratiev, indicated on Telegram that the fire had been contained in an area of 400 square meters, then quickly extinguished by the firefighters around 5:00 local time (04:00 Paris time).
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About an hour later, Vasily Golubiev, the governor of the Rostov region bordering Ukraine, told him that a drone had fallen on a local refinery near the village of Kisselevka.
According to this source, the drone caused an explosion and a fire which was "
immediately
" extinguished by factory personnel.
"
No victims, the damage to the facilities is insignificant
," said Vassili Goloubiev.
Russia accuses kyiv of wanting to assassinate Putin
The day before, Moscow denounced an “
attempted planned terrorist act
”.
The Russian president's press service claimed that Ukraine attempted to strike the Kremlin overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday.
The Russian army and special services reportedly shot down two attacking drones, according to the Russian news agency Tass.
The Ukrainian attack caused no casualties and the head of state was not present at the scene, Tass said.
Ukraine, for its part, assured that it had "
nothing to do with the drone attacks on the Kremlin
".
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