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Towards a change of gear in Ukraine? Supporters from kyiv will “adapt and adjust” their arms deliveries to guarantee success, declared American Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, May 29, in the face of calls to let the Ukrainian army strike Russia with Western weapons. “As conditions have changed, as the battlefield has changed (…), we have adapted and adjusted and I am confident that we will continue to do so”he told the press during a visit to Moldova, a country bordering Ukraine.
New deadly Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine. At least six people were killed Wednesday by Russian shooting and shelling in several Ukrainian regions, local authorities announced. In detail, three people were killed and at least 12 injured in several bombings by the Russian army in the Donetsk region, regional governor Vadim Filachkine said on Telegram. The regions of Sumy, Nikopol and Kherson were also targeted.
The death toll from the Russian strike which targeted a Kharkiv hypermarket on Saturday is increasing. The number of people killed in the Russian strike which targeted a DIY hypermarket in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on Saturday rose to 19 dead on Wednesday. This new report was communicated after the death in hospital of a store employee who was treated in particular for multiple burns, according to the attorney general.
Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Sweden for its military aid. Sweden pledged 1.16 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine on Wednesday. The kingdom “supports Ukraine with sixteenth aid package, its largest”, said the country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ebba Busch, during a press conference. This new military aid will “save lives”reacted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the social network X. This promise comes as kyiv is suffering from delays in the delivery of Western equipment to Russia.
What about the use of Western weapons on Russian territory? The question concerns Ukraine’s allies. White House doesn’t want Ukraine to use US weapons to strike “on Russian soil”, said a spokesperson. Emmanuel Macron, for his part, considered that kyiv should be allowed to “neutralize” the military bases from which Russia fires its missiles against Ukrainian territory.