Russia declared this Saturday that it was seeking and capturing the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky. The Ukrainian president was included in the Russian Interior Ministry’s list of people wanted and captured, the official Russian agency reported. TASS.
Zelensky, pointed to the portfolio, is wanted in connection with a crime covered by the Russian Criminal Codewithout offering more details.
Previously, the authorities arrest warrants have been issued against senior Ukrainian officials.
In December of last year, the Russian Interior Ministry searched for the head of Military Intelligence (GUR) of Ukraine, Kirilo Budanovafter the Russian Investigative Committee incorporated criminal proceedings against him and three other Ukrainian soldiers.
Last April Budanov was arrested in absentia by the Russian Justice on charges of terrorism.
Russia, about whose president, Vladimir Putinweighs an arrest warrant for the International Criminal Courtwhich considers him responsible for war crimes for the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine, has also led to the search and arrest of politicians from European Union countries.
On February 13, Russia announced this measure against the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallasas well as against several officials and deputies from Latvia and Lithuania.
According to the Russian authorities, the search and arrest warrant against the head of the Estonian Government and other Baltic politicians was adopted due to the destruction and damage caused to the monuments of Soviet soldiers in Estonia.
In the last few hours, the Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 13 Iranian Shahed drones launched by Russia, the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Lieutenant General, reported this Saturday Mikola Oleshchuk.
“The enemy attacked with 13 Shahed-131/136 unmanned attack vehicles and four S-300 guided anti-aircraft missiles. All launches were carried out from the Belgorod region, in the Russian Federation.”he specified in his message on Telegram.
As a result of combat operations, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force and mobile firing groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 13 attack drones in the regions of Kharkov and Dnipropetrovskhe added.
The head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, Oleg Sinegubovspecified in a message on Telegram that four people were injured in the attack.
“The occupiers attacked with Shaheds. As a result of the impact of the debris (from the drones), a two-story office and warehouse building burned. Also a tire repair shop. “Four people were injured.”he pointed.
For his part, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, Sergei Lisakreported that air defense forces managed to shoot down five Shahed drones over the Pavlograd district overnight, although critical infrastructure and three homes were damaged, one of which caught fire.
“A man and a woman were injured. “Both are hospitalized in a state of medium severity.”reported on Telegram.
(With information from EFE)
