At least one person has died and nine others have been injured, including a seven-month-old baby, due to a russian bombing that impacted this Friday in a residential building in the city of Dniproin eastern Ukraine, according to a preliminary death toll released by local authorities.
The regional governor, Sergei Lyisak, has warned on his Telegram social network account that three of the injured people are in serious condition, while emergency services are trying to find the whereabouts of two missingPart of the building has collapsed.
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has assured that Russian forces launched the missile “directly” against the building and has called on its international allies to continue providing help, in particular by sending anti-aircraft defense systems. “We need a reliable air shield for Ukraine,” stressed Zelensky, who for months has demanded the delivery of systems Patriot to contain projectile launches by Russian forces.
International partners have heard it. This Friday, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denis Shmigal, announced that the United States and eight European countries are ready to deliver to them in the near future. new air defense systems, as well as Patriot and NASAMS model missiles.
“International partners have listened to us. We have convinced them that Strengthening Ukraine’s air defense It is the first priority,” the prime minister celebrated this Friday, according to Ukrainian news agencies. As detailed by Shmigal, Italy will deliver its second SAMP-T system, capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, while Germany will do the same with Gepard anti-aircraft armored vehicles and IRIS-T guided missiles.
Shmigal stressed that the Patriot missiles will be the most common, thanks to deliveries from countries such as the United States, Germany, Romania, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Norway. He also noted that Sweden will send two radar surveillance aircraft to Ukraine. “This will allow us to detect air targets even from enemy territory and better prepare to repel attacks,” the Ukrainian official explained.
For its part, the Government of Finland also announced this Friday the sending of a new military aid package to Ukraine worth 159 million euros, bringing the total amount of war material delivered to date to 2.2 billion euros.
“Finland is committed to the defense of Ukraine “We must stand up against the unjustified Russian attack. This is not just about Ukraine, but ultimately about the right of all free peoples to exist,” Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen said in a statement.
This is the 24th military aid package approved since the start of the Russian invasion of Helsinki, which declined to provide details of its content.
The Ministry of Defense added that Finland has decided to participate in the coalition for the supply of armored vehicles led by Germany, Poland and Italy and in the IT support coalition led by Estonia and Luxembourg.
The Ukrainian president thanked his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Sutbb, for the decision. “We highly value the powerful and long-term Finnish military assistance to Ukraine,” he wrote on his social networks and stressed that “Finland understands better than other countries the importance of this support in times of struggle for freedom and independence.”
“Today, strengthening Ukraine’s defenses means ensuring peace and stability throughout our Europe,” Zelensky concluded.
(With information from Europa Press and EFE)
