Ukraine-Russia battle newest: Crimean bridge blown up in large explosion, say Kyiv’s particular forces | EUROtoday

Russia’s state Investigative Committee accused Ukraine on Tuesday of finishing up “acts of terrorism” by blowing up two railway bridges in Russia over the weekend.

The assaults have been deliberate to focus on a whole bunch of civilians, the committee mentioned on Telegram. It mentioned seven folks have been killed and 113 injured, together with kids, when two trains crashed in Russia’s Kursk and Bryansk areas because of the assaults.

President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced a shakeup in Ukraine’s army on Tuesday, together with the appointment to a brand new submit of a commander who tendered his resignation over a lethal Russian assault.

Zelensky, talking in his nightly video tackle, mentioned Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, who supplied to give up as commander of Ukraine’s land forces over an assault on a coaching space, would now function the brand new commander of joint forces.

Zelensky mentioned one other commander, whom he didn’t establish, would take cost of land forces.

He mentioned the appointment had additionally been accepted of Oleh Apostol as commander of paratroops and Robert Brovdi as commander of unmanned programs.

Britain has pledged to provide 100,000 drones to Ukraine by the tip of the present monetary 12 months in April 2026, marking a tenfold improve, after saying the unmanned aerial automobiles had reworked the best way wars are fought.

The authorities on Monday endorsed an independently-produced Strategic Defence Review, which requires a extra deadly, tech-driven military to counter rising threats, together with doable Russian aggression.

Britain, one in all Ukraine’s staunchest Western supporters, plans to be taught from Kyiv’s greater than three-year struggle in opposition to Russian invasion, throughout which drones have reworked the battlefield.

The £350m drone package deal is a part of a broader 4.5-billion-pound army help initiative for Ukraine, the federal government mentioned.

Defence Secretary John Healey will make the announcement at a 50-nation Ukraine Defence Contact Group assembly in Brussels, co-hosted with Germany.

“The UK is stepping up its support for Ukraine by delivering hundreds of thousands more drones this year and completing a major milestone in the delivery of critical artillery ammunition,” Healey mentioned in an announcement forward of the assembly.

In addition to the drone deliveries, Britain mentioned it has accomplished the cargo of 140,000 artillery shells to Ukraine since January and can spend an extra 247 million kilos this 12 months coaching Ukrainian troops.

A Russian artillery assault on Ukraine’s northeastern metropolis of Sumy on Tuesday killed three folks and injured 25, together with kids, the town council and the well being ministry mentioned.

A Reuters video confirmed rescuers and police assessing injury on a avenue suffering from particles. One physique, coated with a sheet, lay inclined close to automobiles peppered with splinters.

The nation’s well being ministry mentioned 25 folks sought medical consideration.

“Eight of the wounded are in serious condition, and three of them are children,” the ministry mentioned in an announcement.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioned at the least one rocket fired from a a number of rocket launcher had didn’t detonate and lodged itself in an condominium constructing.

Commenting on the assault, Zelenskiy mentioned on his Telegram channel: “That’s all one needs to know about the Russian wish to end this war.”

Russian forces took management of the village of Andriivka in Ukraine’s Sumy area, the Russian Defence Ministry mentioned on Tuesday.

Ukraine has not commented on the declare and it has not been independently verified.

Andriivka has seen a few of the most bitter combating of the battle, with Putin mentioned to have used “meat grinder” ways final 12 months.

Russia’s “savage” assault on Sumy reveals the necessity for additional sanctions on the Kremlin, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned.

“It is obvious: without global pressure – without decisive actions from the United States, Europe, and everyone in the world who has the power – Putin will not agree even to a ceasefire,” he mentioned.

“Not a single day goes by without Russia striking Ukrainian cities and villages. Every day, we lose our people to Russian terror. Every day, Russia gives new reasons for tougher sanctions and stronger support for our defence.

“I am grateful to everyone around the world who is promoting exactly this agenda: sanctions for aggression and the killing of people, and assistance in defending the lives of Ukrainians.”