A triple Russian missile strike left “dead, many injured” Wednesday morning in Cherniguiv, in northern Ukraine, the governor of this territory said on Telegram.
“The enemy carried out a three-missile attack almost in the city center. There are dead civilians, many injured,” Governor Vyacheslav Tchaous said in a video posted on Telegram.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Tuesday that twenty countries had committed to buying half a million shells for Ukraine outside Europe. The Czech Republic has initiated an international fundraising operation aimed at buying ammunition for the Ukrainian army, which is lacking in its war against Russia.
EU countries had committed to supplying Kiev with one million shells before the end of last March, but they were unable, due to a lack of sufficient production capacity, to deliver them. Prague, however, assured that it had identified significant stocks of shells, for a total of some 800,000 pieces, available for purchase outside the European continent.
“I am pleased that currently around 20 countries have joined our initiative, from Canada to Poland, Germany and the Netherlands,” said Petr Fiala during a visit to Washington . The countries participating in this initiative also include the Baltic States, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal and Slovenia, the Czech press reported.
The future of American aid to Ukraine is once again on the agenda after the announcement by the Republican leader of the House of Representatives of an initiative which earned him the cautious support of the White House but also the anger of certain members of his party.
Monday evening, Mike Johnson indicated that he would submit four separate texts to the vote this week: one to help Ukraine, one for Israel, a third to “strengthen our allies in the Indo-Pacific region” and a final one for “adopt additional measures to counter our adversaries and strengthen our national security.” The White House on Tuesday, with precautions, provided its support for these new projects.
A package of $60 billion in military and economic assistance for Ukraine was passed in the Senate in February. But Republicans in the House of Representatives refused to consider this text due, among other things, to a dispute over the issue of immigration.
Lithuania and German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall announced on Tuesday the construction of a munitions production plant in the Baltic state. Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest arms manufacturer, and the Lithuanian government plan to build a factory to produce 155mm artillery shells.
Like every day, the 20 Minutes editorial team is working to provide you with all the information on the conflict. This Wednesday is the 783rd day of the conflict. Tuesday, the day was marked by the promulgation of a new controversial mobilization law in Ukraine, which lists at least 37,000 missing since the start of the conflict