09:27: Doss – Ukrainian drone strike injures three civilians
According to Russian sources, Ukrainian forces used so-called kamikaze drones to attack the Russian-occupied town of Nova Khakovka over a destroyed dam in southern Kherson region. Three civilians were injured, the TASS news agency reported, citing local officials deployed by Russia.
07:56: Ukrainian air defense intercepts 28 Russian drones
According to Ukrainian reports, Russia again launched massive attacks on Kiev and other Ukrainian cities overnight. “New massive airstrikes in the capital,” Kyiv’s civil and military administration said on the online service Telegram on Tuesday. It said there were no reports of injuries or damage so far. According to reports, the city was attacked in several waves from different directions by combat drones. The wind warning lasted three hours. In the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Russian drones struck “critical infrastructure,” local administrator Maksym Kositsky said. No one was injured, Koskij explained in a telegram.
Ukrainian civil servants confirmed that 28 out of 30 Russian drones were intercepted overnight by Ukrainian air defense forces inside the country.
7.23 am: DOSB sports director Tabor – Ukraine war cannot override European Games
DOSB competition sports director Olaf Tabor does not expect the European Games in Krakow and other Polish cities to be affected by the proximity of the war in neighboring Ukraine. “But I don’t think the war will affect the sporting side of the European Games,” the 52-year-old was quoted by the German Press Agency as saying before the start of the multi-sport event on Wednesday.
“You know where you’re going. The war in Ukraine is in the media and nobody can avoid it,” he said. “But at the same time you go to an important sporting event where you have a mission and a sporting claim.” It’s not an event like any other, that’s right, but one that you absolutely want to compete in successfully: “The title will definitely play a small role and remain in the minds of the athletes.”
Excluding Russians and Belarusians from the European Games because of their war of aggression against Ukraine, against the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee, is “exactly the position the DOSB represents and many European countries support”. “This ensures that the feared conflict situations cannot arise,” Tabor asserted. “It’s definitely easier on site if you don’t have to worry about it.”
6:43 am: World Council of Churches wants to strengthen ties with Russia and Ukraine
With the initiative of mediation, the World Council of Churches (WCC) wants to strengthen the relations between the churches in Russia and Ukraine. Church Round Table discussions are not primarily politically motivated, said Heinrich Bedford-Ström, head of the world churches, in an interview with the KNA special service “Ecumenical Information” (Tuesday). It is important to use the common ground of faith in Jesus Christ as a starting point. The bishop added: “This is also an important sign for politics. But the political question is not the beginning.”
In the past few weeks, senior representatives of the WCC have explored the possibilities of a “round table” in Geneva in talks with churches in Kiev and Moscow. “Moscow Patriarch Kirill I. is fundamentally open to this initiative, although there is no firm commitment yet, even if various things still need to be clarified,” said the Bavarian evangelical bishop. The current dispute over monasteries and churches still stands in the way of two Orthodox churches in Ukraine.
4:53 am .: Mayor – Explosions rock Livy
The western Ukrainian city of Lviv has been targeted by Russian airstrikes, Mayor Andriy Sadovyj said. The city and the surrounding area were rocked by the explosions, Sadowicz said on the news app Telegram. It was not immediately clear whether the explosions were missiles repelled by air defense systems or impacts.
4:12 am: Ukraine accuses Hungary of ignoring requests for contact with transferred POWs
Ukraine accuses Hungary of blocking communication with prisoners of war transferred from Russia. “All attempts by Ukrainian diplomats to establish direct contact with Ukrainian citizens over the past few days have failed,” Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko wrote on his Facebook page. “This, together with information we have received from relatives of some of them, suggests that the assurances given by the Hungarian authorities about the free status of Ukrainian defenders in Hungary are not true.” The Hungarian Foreign Ministry did not initially respond to Reuters requests for comment.
3:05 am: Attacks on Kiev overnight
According to Ukrainian sources, the Ukrainian capital Kiev and its surrounding areas have again been targeted by Russian drone strikes during the night. The military administration announced on Telegram that air defense systems were deployed and foiled the attack.
2:58 am: EU plans aid package for Ukraine
According to a report, the European Union (EU) is preparing an aid package of around 50 billion euros for Ukraine. Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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