Missile and drone strikes on Ukraine do not stop. Podoliak: "No chance for negotiations"
Russia has attacked Ukraine with Ukrainian drones, again. Moscow has launched new attacks on Ukraine - 106 missiles and 59 air strikes in the past 24 hours. Zaporozhye was targeted by 17 strikes, mainly on energy structures, explosions have been reported in Melitopol, and Kiev was under drone attack alert. The Russians also shelled Snake Island overnight, according to the Ukrainian military. These attacks are taking place in parallel with the Russian offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine. Meanwhile, presidential adviser Mikhail Podoliak claims Moscow will not admit its crimes, so there is no chance for negotiations.
Russia has again launched a large-scale missile and drone attack in Ukraine, targeting several cities, including the capital Kiev. Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galuschenko says power installations in six regions have been damaged, causing blackouts in most parts of the country. In Kharkiv alone, almost 150,000 homes have lost power.
"In our area since yesterday the electricity was cut off, somewhere around 19:30. And after it went off, we had to leave."
"At our place the power went off at about 10:30. However, we had heat and water."
"Some people have already been here to check on the situation. The phone line is also damaged," people say.
The Zatoka bridge near Odessa, which is the main road to Moldova and Romania, was rocked by an explosion. The most likely attack was by a surface marine drone. Video footage emerging online shows an object approaching the water's surface and exploding around midnight.
In the meantime, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down 20 Shahed kamikaze attack drones on Friday night. The drones were launched from the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov and targeted Ukraine's critical infrastructure, according to a Ukrainian military statement. The total number of drones launched in Ukraine was not specified.
Following Volodymyr Zelenski's visits to London, Paris and Brussels, where he met with leaders of the 27 EU countries, he assured Ukrainians that he had secured important agreements and had positive signals on new defence options for Ukraine.
"It was a busy meeting. In detail the situation on the frontline was discussed, especially in the Donetsk - Bahmut region and other hot spots. Hard areas. We reviewed the situation with arms supplies, the general situation with the defence of the country's territories at the meeting of the General Staff. We are preparing for the new "Ramstein" and in particular about the new defence options we should open for Ukraine together with our partners," said Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski.
Russia carried out four airstrikes on Snake Island overnight. Two Russian planes dropped bombs on the island, considered a strategically important point in the Black Sea. Ukrainian armed forces have killed more than 1,100 other Russian occupiers and destroyed nine tanks and 19 artillery systems in the past 24 hours, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
