A salvo of missiles. Ukraine was the target, Thursday, January 26, of new large-scale Russian bombardments, which left at least eleven dead and eleven injured and caused power outages, the day after the decision of the West to deliver heavy tanks to the Ukrainian army. The town of Bakhmout has become the epicenter of clashes in eastern Ukraine and in recent days more and more residents have left. The fighting was fierce, especially on the east bank of the Bakmutka River, which cuts the city in two. Follow our live.
Eleven dead and eleven injured. In the immediate future, “eleven people were injured and, unfortunately, eleven others died”, said Ukrainian relief spokesman Oleksandre Khorounejy, who said that the greatest damage was in the kyiv region. A previous local toll reported one dead and two injured in the capital, according to its mayor, Vitali Klitschko.
Electricity restrictions. Thursday evening, in his daily address on the internet, the Ukrainian president admitted that there were “electricity restrictions in most of our regions”, but assured that everything was being done to repair the network as soon as possible. possible. In Odessa, despite “difficulties”the current is restored in “hospitals” and “the city’s other critical infrastructure,” the private power company DTEK said.
Canada will deliver 4 Leopard tanks to Ukraine. The Canadian Minister of Defense announced it Thursday evening, the day after a similar announcement by several Western countries after weeks of procrastination. “These four tanks are ready for combat and will be deployed in the coming weeks.”said Anita Anand, at a press conference stating that the number of tanks delivered could “increase” in the future.