“Children seriously injured in Russian air raid on residential area in Ukraine” – Live Ticker

Status: 09:16 a.m | Reading time: 3 minutes

Nfter a Russian attack in a suburb of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, rescue workers pulled numerous injured people out of the rubble of a destroyed house. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Kiev on Saturday evening: “Once again Russia has shown that it is a terrorist state. Unfortunately, there are people under the rubble.” The authorities reported 20 injuries, and several children were also seriously injured. Three of the injured children were said to be in serious condition.

The head of state released a video showing the completely destroyed two-story building. Rescuers searched for survivors. Russian rocket and drone attacks in Ukraine repeatedly hit civilian infrastructure. According to Zelenskyj, a bullet fell between two two-story apartment buildings. There had previously been an air alert in the region. It was unclear exactly what had hit there. Dnipro is located in southeastern Ukraine.

“The Russians will bear responsibility for everything they did to our state and the people,” said Zelenskyy. He also previously released a video of a conversation with Latin American journalists, reiterating that no negotiations to end the war are possible with the current Russian leadership.

Current developments in the live ticker:

09:12 – Russian Governor: Five drones shot down over Crimea

According to the governor deployed by Russia, five drones have been shot down over Crimea. The aircraft were sighted over the city of Dschankoy, the governor writes on Telegram.

02:44 am – Another air raid on Kiev and the surrounding area

Air defense systems repelled attacks near Kiev on . This was announced by the military administration of the Ukrainian capital via the messaging channel Telegram. Witnesses told Reuters that several explosions were heard in the Kiev area, which sounded like defense systems had hit targets. There was an air raid alarm throughout Ukraine.

7:37 p.m. – Ministry of Interior: A quarter of the air raid shelters in Ukraine are unusable

After the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the condition of the bomb shelters in Kiev, the Interior Ministry revealed further shortcomings. More than 4,800 bunkers in the country had been examined and of these, 252 were closed and 893 were unusable, it said in a statement. That would mean that almost a quarter of the country’s bomb shelters would not provide a safe haven from Russian attacks like last week’s.

Criticism of the state of the bunkers came after a 33-year-old woman died in front of a locked bunker during a Russian attack on Thursday because she and others appeared unable to get inside.

17:20 – Discussions with South Korea on arms shipments

The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell is positive about talks with South Korea’s defense minister. “Good meeting with Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup at SLD23. We (…) talked about Ukraine’s need for ammunition,” Borrell tweeted after the meeting on the sidelines of the “Shangri-La Dialogue,” Asia’s most important security summit. The United States and NATO countries have been urging South Korea to supply arms and ammunition to Ukraine. So far, South Korea has refused. According to a media report, however, South Korean ammunition is now on its way to Ukraine via the USA.

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