Ukrainian relief is still hard at work, Friday, April 29, in the Shevchenko district, located in the center of kyiv. It is this residential area that was targeted the day before by Russian strikes. In total, “five missiles” fell on the capital, reports President Volodymyr Zelensky. At least ten people were injured. Follow our live.
Antonio Guterres “shocked” but “safe”. The strikes that hit buildings in kyiv occurred while the UN secretary general was visiting the Ukrainian capital. “This says a lot about Russia’s true attitude towards international institutions, about Russian leaders’ efforts to humiliate the UN and everything the organization stands for.”said President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a video posted on his Telegram channel.
Joe Biden is asking Congress for a $33 billion budget extension to help Ukraine. This The money would be used to provide Ukraine with more weapons (tanks, artillery pieces, armored vehicles, anti-aircraft weapons…), but also food and medicine. It would also run schools and hospitals, pay pensions and help millions of refugees.
Russia continues its offensive. Lhe southern and eastern regions of Ukraine (where the Russian attacks are concentrated) are under heavy fire from bombs. “The enemy is stepping up its offensive. The occupiers are making strikes in practically all directions”, with particularly intense activity in the regions of Kharkiv and in the Donbass, underlined the Ukrainian General Staff. According to him, the Russian army is trying to prevent the transfer of Ukrainian forces from the north to the east.