At least four people were injured near Kharkiv in new Russian nighttime strikes.Russia claims to have shot down Ukrainian missiles over the Belgorod region, on the border between the two countries.Follow the latest information live.
Warsaw said on Sunday that a Russian cruise missile fired overnight towards towns in western Ukraine had penetrated Polish airspace for 39 seconds. The Polish Deputy Foreign Minister declared this Tuesday that NATO is considering the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles that come too close to the borders of the Atlantic Alliance. The Polish Defense Minister assured that Poland had activated all its anti-aircraft systems and that the missile would have been shot down if there had been the slightest indication that it was heading towards a target on Polish territory.
AN INJURED IN RUSSIA
The Russian army said this Wednesday that it had “destroyed” over the Belgorod region 18 rockets fired by Ukraine with “Vampire” systems. According to the regional governor, a man was however injured “by shrapnel” in this border region.
TF1 REPORT
To support the Ukrainian war effort, France is increasing its military equipment production capacities. A team from TF1’s 20H was able to visit the main sites involved in the manufacturing of shells, which are working hard.
DRONE ATTACKS
“Thirteen Russian drones” attacked several Ukrainian regions during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram. According to him, “ten” were “intercepted” by Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense over the regions of Kharkiv, Sumy and kyiv.
FOUR WOUNDED
At least four people were injured overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in the Kharkiv region in Russian strikes, regional authorities said. Three of them, aged 55 to 64, were injured in bombings, and the fourth, aged 62, was injured by a drone attack, said the region’s governor.
Russia, for its part, said it had shot down Ukrainian missiles over one of its border regions.
UPDATE ON THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE
- The European Union is examining this Wednesday the project to cap certain agricultural imports from Ukraine. Some countries, such as France, consider it insufficient and wish to extend these restrictions to wheat, after demands from farmers.
- Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister said Tuesday that NATO is considering the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles that approach the borders of the Atlantic Alliance. On Sunday, Poland reported a violation of its airspace.
- Russian justice on Tuesday extended the pre-trial detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich, imprisoned for almost a year. Accused of espionage, he will remain in prison until at least June 30, awaiting a trial or an exchange of prisoners.
On Tuesday, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna told local radio RMF24 that “various concepts are being analyzed within NATO“since this incident,”including shooting down these missiles when they are very close to NATO borders“, of which Poland is a member.”But this could only be done with the agreement of the Ukrainian side and taking into account the international consequences.“, he added.
Warsaw deplored on Monday that the Russian ambassador to Poland ignored an official summons to the Polish Foreign Ministry following the missile incident. Poland then indicated that Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski had discussed the subject with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
During the telephone interview, this one “recalled that NATO had considerably increased its vigilance and strengthened its positions on the eastern flank of the Alliance, particularly in Poland“, a senior NATO official said on Tuesday.
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