DUkraine’s capital Kiev and other parts of the country came under renewed airstrikes on Thursday morning. Serhii Babko, head of Kyiv’s civil and military administration, said, “The unprecedented strength, intensity and variety of airstrikes on Kyiv continue. Chinese special envoy Li Hui is currently in Kyiv to explore the possibility of a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia.”
“This is the ninth consecutive airstrike on the capital since early May,” the Civil and Military Administration said. Accordingly, Russian bombers launched cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea region. Then spy planes flew over the capital. “All enemy targets in Kiev airspace have been detected and destroyed,” it said. There are no reports of casualties in the capital yet.
According to Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, the debris that fell at an enterprise in Darnytskyi district started the fire. No injuries were reported, he explained on the Telegram messenger service. One person was killed in an attack on an industrial site in the Black Sea port city of Odessa. Two others were injured, the regional military administration said. According to the military, there were also attacks by cruise missiles in the inland region of Vinnytsia. Local media reported the blasts about a hundred kilometers west of Khmelnytskyi.
Thanks to Zelenskyy support Europe
“The Council of Europe has made an important decision: the final resolution of the Iceland summit supports the Ukrainian peace formula,” Zelensky said. He thanked all the leaders and governments of Europe and all member states of the Council of Europe for their stand.
The Council of Europe is to document the damage caused by the nearly 15-month-long war of aggression, holding Russia accountable. Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, has agreed to join 40 of the 46 member states of the bloc, independent of the European Union, on the damage register or to do so in the future. Turkey, Hungary, Azerbaijan and Serbia do not want to participate for now. The registration is seen as the first step towards possible reparations to Ukraine.
Among other things, Zelenskyj’s peace formula includes a demand for the complete withdrawal of all Russian troops from the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea and other occupied parts of Ukraine. It also plans demands for reparations from Russia and an international tribunal to try politicians and the military responsible for the war.
UN Secretary-General on grain deal: “Good news for the world”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the extension of the grain deal between Russia and Ukraine as “good news for the world”. While some questions remain open, Guterres said in New York that representatives from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations are trying to find a solution. The agreement is important for global food security – and shows that “even in the darkest of times there is always a glimmer of hope and an opportunity to find solutions that help everyone”.
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