Kiev: 'Almost a thousand Russian drones against Ukraine in 24 hours. Downtown Lviv hit, damage to Unesco site'
The death toll of Russian attacks in Ukraine has risen to at least five after a massive overnight air raid hit several regions of the country
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Russia launched nearly 1,000 drones against Ukraine in 24 hours, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Tuesday, following a wave of unusually large-scale daylight attacks that left at least three people dead. Russia conducted "one of the most massive attacks against Ukraine" with "556 attack drones" launched Tuesday between 9am and 6pm local time, in addition to 392 drones and 34 missiles launched overnight, Ukrainian forces said.
The Russian forces hit the centre of Leopolis with drones, damaging a Unesco heritage site. This was reported by Rbc-Ukraine, citing the mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovy, and the head of the regional administration, Maksym Kozytsky. 'There was an attack in the central part of the city. According to initial information, a Unesco heritage site was damaged,' Kozytsky's statement read, adding that at least two people were seriously injured. Sadovy noted that as a result of the attack, at least two residential buildings were damaged.
Kiev, Russian attack toll rises to 5 dead since last night
The death toll of Russian attacks in Ukraine has risen to at least five after a massive overnight air raid hit several regions of the country. The BBC reports. A 61-year-old woman died this morning in Kharkiv when a drone hit an electric train, authorities reported, while other deaths were reported in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Poltava. According to the authorities, the attacks were among the worst in the last ten days. Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of an imminent 'massive attack' from Russia in his usual evening speech.
Moscow raid in broad daylight still ongoing in the west, casualties
A Russian drone raid in broad daylight in Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine. At least two people died and four others were injured, including a six-year-old child. Ivano-Frankivsk is hundreds of kilometres from the front line with Russia. Russian forces hit other civilian targets in central and western Ukraine today, in Lviv, Ternopil, Dnipro, Vinnytsia and other populated areas.
EU Commissioner: 'Ukraine's accession impossible in 2027'
"It is impossible for Ukraine to become a member of the EU on 1 January 2027, but I can also understand why President Zelensky has given this date: he knows that, in the near future, Ukraine will not be able to become a member of NATO, so he is looking for security guarantees. And this is what EU membership represents for Ukraine, as it does for any other candidate country'. This was stated by EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos in an interview at the Competitive summit organised by Politico. "So," she stressed, "the formula or the model that we particularly care about in the enlargement process is that, first of all, you need peace, that is important. Then you have to implement reforms'.
