Russian drones have targeted Southern Bridge 'four times in 24 hours'
In the past 24 hours, Russian drones have struck Kyiv’s Southern Bridge a total of four times, FRANCE 24’s Ukraine correspondent Gulliver Cragg said, noting “they keep hitting it in the same place”.
Cragg said it is one of Kyiv’s seven bridges and is very important for the city.
Watch his full report in the video below.
Hungary welcomes Ukraine’s bill strengthening Hungarian minority right
Hungary welcomes Ukraine’s move to submit to parliament draft legislation that strengthens the education rights of the ethnic Hungarian minority, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said.
“The bill strengthens the legal guarantees of education in the Hungarian language, and the network of educational institutions,” Magyar said in a Facebook post.
Kremlin says cutting weapons and fuel supplies to Ukraine via Black Sea is key priority
Russia aims to completely halt supplies of weapons and fuel to the Ukrainian military via the Black Sea, the Kremlin said.
“It is very important for us to completely halt maritime deliveries to Ukraine of military equipment, ammunition, fuel for the armed forces of Ukraine, and the like – actions that are currently under way and will continue,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Russia has repeatedly rejected the idea of a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea, where both sides have escalated attacks since July on shipping, ports and energy terminals.
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Russia says it also struck electrical substation in Kyiv region, port facility in Odesa region
Russia’s defence ministry said the country’s forces had also struck an electrical substation in the Kyiv region with the help of drones as well as an industrial complex at Izmail port in the Odesa region.
The ministry said the Izmail facility handled military cargo and fuel supplies for the Ukrainian military.
It also said a dry cargo vessel carrying military equipment and dual-use goods to the port of Odesa was hit in the Black Sea.
South Korea warns of ‘further measures’ unless Ukraine apologises over POW disclosure
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that Seoul would take “further measures” if Ukraine refuses to publicly apologise over what he called its unilateral disclosure of North Korean POWs being sent to South Korea.
Seoul has taken a hard stance on Ukraine disclosing the transfer of two soldiers captured fighting for Russia, warning that their families could be targeted by Pyongyang.
The POWs were captured by Ukrainian forces early last year after being deployed alongside thousands of North Korean troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, in exchange for economic and military assistance to Pyongyang.
Hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed last week the transfer in remarks at the United Nations, South Korea’s Lee expressed his dismay, with Seoul claiming confidentiality was key to protecting the POWs’ relatives.
“If Ukraine continues to refuse to acknowledge the facts and publicly apologise, we will take further measures,” the South Korean president said, accusing Kyiv of making him out to be a “liar”. “This is a matter concerning the dignity of the Republic of Korea and its people and cannot be overlooked,” he said in a post on social media.
At least one person killed in Russian attack on Kyiv apartment building
At least one person has been killed and two people have been injured after a Russian attack on a Kyiv apartment building, authorities said on Telegram.
Russian air strikes hit Southern Bridge in Kyiv again, mayor says
Russian air strikes have again hit the Southern Bridge in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.
Traffic across the bridge and another one, the Paton Bridge, was closed in both directions, authorities said, as they were redirecting transports via alternative routes.
Klitschko also said Russian drones had smashed into a school, and that the attacks had triggering fires in the city.
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(FRANCE 24 with AP, AFP, Reuters)
