Ukraine: At least eleven civilians useless as a result of Russian assaults – Zelensky asks for Patriots | EUROtoday

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BAccording to authorities, at the least eleven civilians have been killed and quite a few others injured in Russian assaults within the Kharkiv area of jap Ukraine. According to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko on Sunday, at the least six folks died in gunfire on the outskirts of Kharkiv and 27 others had been injured. Five extra civilians had been killed and 9 others injured in rocket assaults on the villages of Novozynove and Kivsharivka, in keeping with provincial governor Oleh Synegubow.

According to police, the assault on the outskirts of Kharkiv adopted a sample that Russian troops are repeatedly accused of: the identical space was shelled once more 20 minutes after an preliminary assault. Such an method will increase the chance that rescue staff can even be hit. According to police, among the many injured had been a paramedic and a police officer who had come to the help of the victims of the primary assault.

In response to the incident, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “terrorizing” cities and villages and killing “ordinary people.” “Two Patriots for Kharkiv” may “fundamentally change the situation,” he defined, referring to the fashionable US air protection system.

Previously, in an interview with the AFP information company, Zelenskyj complained that his nation solely had 1 / 4 of the air protection programs it wanted for its protection.

Zelensky fears additional Russian assaults

Russia unexpectedly launched a floor offensive within the Kharkiv area on May tenth. According to the Ukrainian aspect, the Russian troops have to date superior round 5 to 10 kilometers. It is the biggest Russian acquire in territory within the conflict for the reason that finish of 2022. According to Zelensky, additional waves of assaults are to be feared.

While regional governor Synegubow stated the Russian advance towards the cities of Kharkiv and Kupiansk had stopped, the Russian Defense Ministry burdened on Sunday that its troops had been persevering with their advance “deep into the enemy's defense lines.”

Meanwhile, Russian authorities reported that 61 Ukrainian drones had been shot down over Russian territory, most of them over the southern Krasnodar area. Six of them fell onto the location of an oil refinery, the working firm defined. The operation of the plant in Slovyansk-on-Kuban was then stopped. The refinery is among the largest in southern Russia.