Ukraine news – live: Russia ‘fires six missiles at military base near Poland border’
Four missiles reportedly hit the Yavoriv base and the other two were destroyed
Six missiles have been fired from the Black Sea at the Yavoriv base near the border with Poland, the governor of Lviv region in western Ukraine has said.
Speaking in a video posted online, Maxim Kozytskyi said that four of the six missiles hit the target, while the other two were destroyed.
It comes as governors of western and northern regions have reported multiple missile attacks, indicating that Russia was not limiting its assault to eastern territories.
“48 cruise missiles. At night. Throughout whole Ukraine,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Twitter. “Russia is still trying to intimidate Ukraine, cause panic and make people be afraid.”
In the north, Vitaliy Bunechko, governor of the Zhytomyr region, said strikes on a military target killed at least one soldier, adding that nearly 10 missiles had been intercepted and destroyed.
In the south, Oleksandr Senkevych, mayor of Mykolaiv near the Black Sea, said five cruise missiles hit the city and nearby areas on Saturday. The number of casualties was being clarified. Reuters was not able to independently confirm the various reports.
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Although it could take the two countries more than a decade to qualify for membership, the decision at a two-day EU summit is a symbolic step.
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Sievierodonetsk now ‘under full Russian occupation’
Russian forces have fully occupied the strageic eastern city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of relentless fighting and bombardment, its mayor has said.
“The city is now under the full occupation of Russia. They are trying to establish their own order, as far as I know they have appointed some kind of commandant,” Mayor Oleksandr Stryuk said on national television.
Vladimir Putin ally warns London ‘will be bombed first’ if World War 3 breaks out
London will be the first strategic Nato target to be hit by Russian missiles should World War Three erupt, a close ally of presdient Vladimir Putin has claimed.
Speaking on Russian state TV Andrey Gurulyov, an MP sat on Moscow’s defence committee, described a full-scale invasion of Nato’s Baltic state members.
Gurulyov, a former military commander and member of the pro-Putin United Russia party, said: “We’ll destroy the entire group of enemy’s space satellites during the first air operation.
“No-one will care if they are American or British, we would see them all as NATO.”
My colleague Emily Atkinson has more:
Vladimir Putin ally warns London ‘will be bombed first’ if World War 3 breaks out
‘It’s crystal clear that the threat to the world comes from the Anglo-Saxons,’ Andrey Gurulyov said
West sends supplies to Ukraine
Ukraine‘s top general Valeriy Zaluzhnyi wrote on the Telegram app on Saturday that U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket systems are now working and hitting targets in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.
Leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies are expected to demonstrate long-term support for Ukraine and discuss how to tighten the screws on Russia at a three day summit in Germany starting on Sunday.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who will take part, said he feared Ukraine could face pressure to agree a peace deal with Russia and that the consequences of Putin getting his way in Ukraine would be dangerous to international security.
In a major sign of support, European Union leaders this week approved Ukraine‘s formal candidacy to join the bloc - a decision that Russia said on Friday amounted to the EU’s “enslaving” of neighbouring countries.
Russia says it sent troops into Ukraine to degrade its southern neighbour’s military capabilities and root out people it called dangerous nationalists.
Ukraine says Russia has launched an imperial-style land grab and it will never surrender its territory to Russia.
Missile strikes in west and north Ukraine
Governors of western and northern regions have reported multiple missile attacks, indicating that Russia was not limiting its assault to eastern territories.
“48 cruise missiles. At night. Throughout whole Ukraine,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Twitter. “Russia is still trying to intimidate Ukraine, cause panic and make people be afraid.”
The governor of Lviv region in western Ukraine, Maxim Kozytskyi, said in a video posted online that six missiles were fired from the Black Sea at the Yavoriv base near the border with Poland. Four hit the target but two were destroyed.
In the north, Vitaliy Bunechko, governor of the Zhytomyr region, said strikes on a military target killed at least one soldier, adding that nearly 10 missiles had been intercepted and destroyed.
In the south, Oleksandr Senkevych, mayor of Mykolaiv near the Black Sea, said five cruise missiles hit the city and nearby areas on Saturday. The number of casualties was being clarified. Reuters was not able to independently confirm the various reports.
Russia denies targeting civilians. Kyiv and the West say Russian forces have committed war crimes against civilians.
Russian aggression in Ukraine forcing NATO to ‘look again’ at boosting military capability
Russia’s war in Ukraine is forcing Nato to “look again” at boosting military capability, a top defence chief has said.
Sir Tony Radakin, chief of the defence staff, was asked by LBC’s Nick Ferrari if he was concerned about comments made by defence secretary Ben Wallace that Western countries could struggle to mount a long-term offensive against Russia.
Sir Tony said the military alliance was looking at its resources and the speed it could respond if there was an escalation with Russia, but that the “collective defence” of Nato gives the UK and its allies “extraordinary power”.
Russian aggression forcing NATO to ‘look again’ at boosting military capability
Sir Tony Radakin said that Russian aggression ‘will be met in a very clear way’
Mayor says Ukrainian troops have 'almost left' Sievierodonetsk
The mayor of Ukraine‘s Sievierodonetsk said Ukrainian troops had “almost left” the strategic frontline city after holding out for weeks against advancing Russian forces.
Mayor Oleksandr Stryuk did not confirm whether a full withdrawal was underway. On Friday, regional authorities said Ukraine was set to pull back its troops there.
“Unfortunately, they have almost left the city,” Stryuk said on national television.
Russian aggression in Ukraine forcing NATO to ‘look again’ at boosting military capability
Russia’s war in Ukraine is forcing Nato to “look again” at boosting military capability, a top defence chief has said.
Sir Tony Radakin, chief of the defence staff, was asked by LBC’s Nick Ferrari if he was concerned about comments made by defence secretary Ben Wallace that Western countries could struggle to mount a long-term offensive against Russia.
Sir Tony said the military alliance was looking at its resources and the speed it could respond if there was an escalation with Russia, but that the “collective defence” of Nato gives the UK and its allies “extraordinary power”.
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has warned of Russia’s aggression
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