key events
Russia said this morning’s attack on Kiev targeted the arms industry and security services as a “response” to Ukraine’s attack this week on a chemical plant in southern Russia using Western missiles.
According to reports, one person was killed and two others were injured in an attack in Kiev early this morning.
“In response to the actions of the Kiev regime, a joint strike with long-range precision weapons was launched today with the support of Western operators,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Russia said yesterday that Ukraine launched six US-made long-range anti-missile missiles and four British-made Storm Shadow missiles in the Rostov region in southern Russia on Wednesday.
Poland will summon the Hungarian ambassador in response to Budapest’s decision to grant asylum to former deputy justice minister Marcin Romanowski, the Polish foreign ministry said on Friday, Reuters reported. Poland called the move a “hostile act”.
Romanowski faces investigation in Poland over allegations of misuse of public funds.
Gergely Gulyas, the Hungarian prime minister’s chief of staff, accused the Polish government of going after his political opponents in an interview with the mandiner.hu website. He said the decision to grant asylum complied with Hungarian and EU law.
“The actions of (Prime Minister Donald) Tusk’s government have created a situation where the Polish government ignores the ruling of the Constitutional Court… and uses criminal law as a tool against political opponents,” Gulyas said.
Poland and Hungary have historically been close allies, but the war in Ukraine separated the two countries. Hungary is the Kremlin’s closest ally in the EU.
Tusk’s pro-European government said it opened the way for prosecutors to investigate wrongdoing by the previous nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government that leaves office in 2023 that would have previously been swept under the rug.
“Poland will also ask the European Commission to initiate proceedings against Hungary if it fails to fulfill its European obligations,” Poland said in a statement.
opening summary
Russian missiles reportedly hit Ukraine’s capital on Friday, killing one person KyivAFP staff saw thick smoke billowing from parts of the city after a series of explosions.
“According to preliminary reports, one person died,” the city’s military and political chief said. Sergey Popkosaid on the telegram.
Popko said Russian forces used eight “Dagger” and “Iskander” missiles in the attack at around 7:00 am (0500 GMT).
Kiev Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said two people were hospitalized “as a result of enemy attacks” and debris fell in four areas, causing cars and buildings to catch fire.
“Emergency services are everywhere,” he said on Telegram.
The explosion came after the Ukrainian air force warned of an imminent ballistic missile attack.
“Ballistic missiles coming from the north!” the Air Force said on Telegram.
president of russia Vladimir Putin At a press conference on Thursday, he suggested a “high-tech duel” in Kiev to test his claim that Russia’s new hypersonic ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, is immune to air defense systems.
Ukrainian authorities also reported missile attacks on the southern port city of Kherson and several other Ukrainian towns, killing one person and injuring six others.
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The southeastern city of Kryvyi Rih was also attacked overnight, seriously damaging a two-story building and injuring six people, officials said. A man and a teenage girl were rescued from the rubble and taken to hospital, the region’s governor, Serhiy Lysak, said on Telegram.
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Ukrainian President Zelensky responded to Putin’s remarks about testing a new hypersonic missile over Kiev “to see what happens.” Zelensky said: “Do you think this is a sane person? What a scumbag.
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Russia has been accused of a massive cyberattack on Ukraine’s state registry. “Due to this targeted attack, work at the Unity and State Registry under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has been temporarily suspended,” Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna said on Facebook on Thursday evening. . Stefanisina said it was clear that the attack was “carried out by the Russians to disrupt the work of the country’s vital infrastructure.” Russia had no immediate comment on the claims.
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Vladimir Putin says he’s ready to meet Donald Trump and discuss peace proposals He claimed in a marathon phone call that the war in Ukraine had made Russia “stronger”. The Russian president said at the annual event that Moscow was “ready for negotiations and compromises” to end the fighting, but later pointed to maximalist positions including retaining Crimea and other occupied territories, Ukraine not joining Nato and lifting sanctions on Russia sanctions. He also denied that the fall of Bashar al-Assad, his main ally in Syria, had damaged Moscow’s standing.
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Zelensky has called Putin a visionary and accused him of wanting to destroy Ukraine’s military. “He (Putin) is an old visionary. He lives in a different world. I’m afraid he lives in his own aquarium.
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Zelensky says he needs European and U.S. involvement to ensure lasting peaceDonald Trump huddled with EU leaders at his last summit before taking office. “I think European guarantees are not enough for Ukraine,” he said after talks with his EU counterparts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X last night calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “idiot”.
The post included a video of the Russian president saying he found the idea of attacking Kiev with hypersonic Oreshnik missiles to test Ukraine’s air defenses “interesting.”
“People are dying and he finds this ‘funny’… stupid,” Zelensky’s post read.