Russian bombing in Chernihiv kills many

Seven people were killed and 110 injured in a Russian bombing in Chernihiv

A Russian missile struck the town of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring 110, local officials said. It followed a meeting between Putin and his generals not far from the Ukrainian border.

The Russian military has said it has “destroyed” 150 Ukrainian soldiers trying to cross the Dnieper River on its front line in southern Ukraine, where Kiev has been trying to breach Moscow’s defenses. “The Russian missile hit right in our Chernihiv city center,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lamented in a telegram. “A square, a polytechnic university, a theater. An ordinary Saturday, Russia has turned into a day of pain and loss. There are dead people, there are injured people,” he added.

Russian military says it foiled Ukraine drone strike targeting Moscow and its territory

The Russian military says it has foiled a Ukrainian drone attack targeting Moscow and its territory, as such attacks on Russian soil are escalating as part of a counteroffensive by Kiev forces in early June.

“After the air defense forces (…) suppressed it with electronic warfare and it lost control, it crashed in a deserted area near Budilkovo in the northwestern suburbs of Moscow,” the military said in a statement. He said there was no loss of life or damage.

Russian bombing in Chernihiv kills many

Russia has shelled the town of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, which has survived large-scale attacks since the first months of the 2022 invasion, local officials said. “The enemy fired a shell into the center of Chernihiv. A priori, a ballistic missile,” Vyacheslav Chas, head of the Chernihiv region, wrote in a telegram.

At least five people were killed and 37 wounded in the blast, according to an initial estimate by Interior Minister Igor Klimenko. “Five people died. 37 people including 11 children were injured. All are receiving medical treatment,” the minister said in a telegram.

Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he was in Sweden to meet the Prime Minister and the royal family.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Announced in X (Ex-Twitter) He’s in Sweden for “talks” with Prime Minister Ulf Kristerson and representatives of the royal family and political parties. “Olina and I have arrived in Sweden,” the leader said of his wife. He wrote that he would meet the head of state and the royal family.

His “speeches” will cover the following topics: “Partnership, security cooperation, EU integration and common Euro-Atlantic security”, he added: “I thank all Swedes who support Ukraine”. The visit comes almost a year and a half after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and at a time when Sweden is about to join NATO, like its neighbor Finland.

Vladimir Putin met with commanders overseeing the Ukraine operation

President Vladimir Putin met with commanders responsible for Russian military action in Ukraine during a meeting in Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia, the Kremlin announced Saturday morning.

“Vladimir Putin held a meeting at the headquarters of special military operations in Rostov-on-Don,” the president said in a statement. “The head of state heard reports from the chief of the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, department commanders and other officials.”

Ukraine says it has destroyed 15 Russian drones.

The Ukrainian military announced on Saturday morning that Ukraine’s armed forces had destroyed “fifteen Russian drones” overnight. He said a total of 17 Iranian-made Shahed explosive drones were used in an airstrike, without specifying what happened to the two remaining drones.

Russian forces “attacked from the north” with Shahed drones. “A total of 17 attack drones were launched from the Kursk region,” the Ukrainian military wrote in a telegram. He added that Ukrainian air defense has been activated “in the northern and central regions, as well as in the western regions” of the country.

Both sides have recently reported regular drone incursions by air and sea in a conflict that began in February 2022, while Ukraine is in the midst of a counteroffensive to wrest territory from Russian control. Moscow has stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s port infrastructure on the Black Sea and Danube since the end of a deal that allowed it to export Ukrainian grain.

Vladimir Putin will not attend the UN General Assembly in September

Ukrainian media reported that Vladimir Putin will not participate in the United Nations General Assembly to be held in September in the United States. Ukraine Pravda. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will make the trip to the 78th session. He had already visited New York in April, recalls the world.