Relief continues to work on Sunday, January 15, to try to find survivors in the ruins of a building in Dnipro, eastern Ukraine, hit by a Russian strike. The human toll is already very heavy, announced the Ukrainian authorities: 20 people lost their lives, including a child, 73 people were injured and 38 others rescued, including 6 children. Forty people are still missing. Follow our live.
Massive power outages. In total, “the enemy carried out three airstrikes and about fifty missile launches during the day”said the staff of the Ukrainian army. “In addition, the occupiers launched 50 attacks with multiple rocket launchers.” Power cuts have also affected most regions of the country after new Russian attacks against electricity production facilities, according to Ukrainian authorities.
Moldova finds missile debris. Moldova claimed to have found missile debris on its territory, near the northern village of Larga. “Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine has again affected Moldova”protested its president Maia Sandu.
An upcoming delivery of British heavy tanks. The UK promised delivery on Saturday “in the next weeks” of 14 Challenger 2 heavy tanks to Ukraine. This delivery reflects “UK’s ambition to step up its support for Ukraine”, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the Ukrainian president in a phone call. The United Kingdom thus becomes the first country to commit to sending this type of armored vehicle to Ukraine.