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news of the day
Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure plunge residents into darkness. Monday morning, nearly 350,000 homes are without electricity in the capital, according to the mayor of kyiv Vitali Klitschko, who also specifies that 80% of consumers in the capital are deprived of water. At the end of the day, still 40% of consumers had no drinking water and electricity was not restored in 270,000 apartments.
“Hundreds of localities in seven regions of Ukraine” were deprived of electricity following “massive” Russian strikes on Monday morning, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmygal on Telegram.
“This morning there were big explosions. I don’t know if there was a knock or not, but there was no electricity in our house from 6 am. Then the water started to become scarce. And now there is none at all,” Tamara told AFP, as this kyiv resident queued to collect drinking water.
The number of the day
44. Like the number of cruise missiles fired by Russia on Monday and destroyed by air defense forces. In all, Moscow fired 50 missiles on this 250th day of conflict.
The missiles that managed to hit their target caused significant damage, deplores the Ukrainian authorities. “Missiles and drones hit ten regions, damaging 18 facilities, most of them related to the energy system,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmygal said on Telegram.
sentence of the day
Congratulations to Lula for his victory in the presidential elections in Brazil. I have confidence in the active collaboration with Ukraine’s longtime friend and the strengthening of the Ukraine-Brazil strategic partnership to ensure democracy, peace, security and prosperity in Ukraine, Brazil and in the world. entire ! »
A few hours after Lula’s election as head of Brazil, Volodymyr Zelensky hastened to send a message of congratulations to the 77-year-old politician, hoping for a strengthening of the Ukraine-Brazil strategic partnership.
The Ukrainian president knows it: gaining the confidence of the leader of the Brazilian left is not easy. Especially after the statements of the latter. At the beginning of May, during an interview granted to the Time, Lula believed that Volodymyr Zelensky was “as much responsible” for the conflict as Vladimir Putin. He had even denounced the attitude of the Ukrainian president, deeming it “strange”. Before accusing Western nations of “inciting hatred against Putin”.
The trend
The Russians have suspended their participation in the international deal on Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea, warning against the “risky” and even “dangerous” continuation of shipping at sea. Yet shipping has resumed, spurred from Turkey.
“Although Russia is hesitant because the same facilities have not been offered [qu’à l’Ukraine], we are determined to continue our efforts in the service of humanity”, declared the Turkish President, one of the guarantors of the agreement signed on July 19 in Istanbul. Two cargo ships loaded with grain left Ukrainian ports on Monday and took the humanitarian maritime corridor bound for Turkey, despite Russia’s withdrawal.
In his daily video intervention, the Ukrainian president affirmed Sunday evening that “Russia is solely responsible for the fact that food will become more expensive in West Africa and East Asia. Russia is the reason why the population, in Ethiopia, Somalia or Yemen, will have to face catastrophic shortages”, warned the Ukrainian head of state.