Ukrainian ambassador to the US – Russia has used vacuum bomb
After the first peace talks – explosions in Kyiv
Explosions are heard in the capital Kyiv after the first round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. WELT reporter Daniel Koop in Lviv with initial information.
According to the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States, Russia used a so-called vacuum bomb during its advance into Ukraine on Monday. Shortly after the end of the round of negotiations there were violent explosions in Kyiv. The current overview.
NAccording to the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States, on Monday Russia made a so-called vacuum bomb deployed. “They used a vacuum bomb today, which is prohibited under the Geneva Convention,” Ambassador Oksana Markarova told the US Congress. “The devastation that Russia wants to inflict on Ukraine is great.”
One aerosol bomb, colloquially called a vacuum bomb, uses oxygen from the surrounding air to create a high-temperature explosion, which usually produces a much longer suction effect than a conventional explosive following the blast wave. A Russian statement was initially not available.
Below, newly acquired satellite images show a Russian military convoy north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The convoy stretched over approx 64 kilometers and is therefore significantly longer than the 27 kilometers initially reported, explains the US-based company Maxar Technologies about the recordings.
Additional ground forces and attack helicopter units have also been sighted in southern Belarus less than 32 kilometers north of the Ukrainian border.
Kyiv and Kharkiv under fire
Shortly after the end of a first round of peace talks between Russians and Ukrainians it took place in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv According to media reports, there have been at least two large explosions.
the end Kharkiv the Unian news agency and other media reported at least three impacts. Air alerts were also raised in other regional capitals. Unian also released a video showing a large fireball in the Kyiv evening sky.
In the evening, the first round of talks between negotiators from Ukraine and Russia came to an end. An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky said there could be further negotiations soon. He said nothing about the content of the talks.
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Fierce fighting also continued in other places in Ukraine on Monday. At least 11 people were killed in attacks in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, according to local authorities. Dozens of people were injured, regional manager Oleh Synyehubov wrote on Facebook.
Destroyed vehicles in a Kyiv suburb on Monday afternoon
Credit: AFP/GENYA SAVILOV
“What is happening in Kharkiv is a war crime! This is the genocide of the Ukrainian people.” Videos showed several rocket hits in a residential area. Kharkiv is the second largest city in the country.
Current figures on victims, injuries and people fleeing
According to the Ministry of Health, nationwide there have been at least 352 civilians been killed, including 14 children. On top of that, there is at least 1700 wounded civilians, including 116 children. The figures were published on Sunday.