kyiv was again targeted, on the night of Wednesday July 12 to Thursday July 13, by new strikes. This is the third night in a row that the Ukrainian capital has been targeted. Before dawn, authorities reported at least one dead and four injured in the attack. A few hours later, the Ukrainian air force claims to have shot down 20 Russian drones and two cruise missiles which were aimed in particular at its capital.“We successfully carried out an air defense operation”said his spokesperson. Follow our live.
Eleven Russian drones shot down on Wednesday. This is what the Air Force said on a social network. The air alert was triggered for two hours in kyiv. In the center of the country, two people were hospitalized with burns after a drone strike. The day before, the Russian army had already carried out a first drone attack using 28 explosive devices, in particular against a grain terminal in a port in the Odessa region, in the south of the country.
Ukraine supported militarily by the G7. At the end of the NATO summit, which was held in Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday, kyiv obtained from these states a commitment to provide it with long-term military aid. This G7 declaration should serve as a framework for future bilateral agreements between its member states and Ukraine, with details of the weapons to be provided. France has already announced the delivery of long-range “Scalp” missiles. A decision welcomed by President Volodymyr Zelensky and which provoked the ire of Moscow.
“I am confident that after the war Ukraine will be a member of NATO.” Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, however regretted that his country did not have a more precise timetable for membership following this summit. The leaders of the member countries of the alliance promised, from the first day of their summit, that “the future of Ukraine” was “in NATO”and shortened the accession process for Kyiv.