NU.nl regularly provides an overview of the situation in Ukraine. With this weather: a new wave of Russian missiles hits Ukrainian cities. And according to Ukraine, 21 threats have reached twelve foreign embassies and consulates.
Several Ukrainian cities were again hit by Russian missiles on Monday. While much of the surge was stopped by Ukrainian air defenses, Odessa and Zaporizhia, among others, could not be prevented from being hit.
In Zaporizhzhia rockets fell on several houses. At least two people were reported dead. Even in Sumy, in the north of the country, and in Odessa, electricity would have been lost. In Mykolaiv the power was turned off as a precaution. The city wanted to prevent fires with this one.
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Monday’s attacks also affected Moldova. The country has also experienced power outages due to rocket attacks on Ukraine. The former Soviet Republic is largely dependent on Russia and Ukraine for energy supplies.
There were also explosions on Russian territory on Monday. The explosions occurred at two military posts. Russia claims Ukraine caused it with the help of drones. The explosions killed three people. Four others were injured.
More threats against Ukrainian embassies and consulates
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also announced more on the threats to Ukrainian embassies and consulates on Monday. So far, the ministry is aware of 21 threats against embassies and consulates in twelve different countries.
For example, the Spanish police seized three letters on Monday morning. It probably contained animal eyes. The bloodied parcels were addressed to the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid, the consulate general in Barcelona and the consulate in Malaga.
Received last week the embassy in The Hague also such a pack including animal eyes.
In Spain, letter bombs have already been sent to, among others, the Ukrainian and American embassies in Spain. Other targets of threats likely related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine included Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the Defense Ministry and an arms manufacturer in Zaragoza.
Notorious mercenary organization Wagner Group denies being behind the threats.
British: Ukraine took back half of the conquered territory
Ukraine has now regained more than half of the territories captured by Russia, the British defense ministry said on Monday. The British have been publishing updates on the war in the country since the start of the Russian invasion.
Russia still controls nearly 20% of Ukraine’s territory. This is a country that is internationally recognized as a territory of Ukraine, including Crimea.
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The refugee organization expects more Ukrainians to flee inside
The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, does not expect large numbers of Ukrainians to leave the country. UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi thinks more people will flee within the country itself, he said in an interview The mirror published on Sunday.
Grandi stresses that war is unpredictable, but it is clear that Ukrainians left behind will need more support. Those left behind are often less mobile or have fewer social contacts in Europe.
It was previously thought that more people would flee to EU countries. This is due to the winter weather and Russian bombing of electrical and heating systems.
Nearly eight million Ukrainians have now sought refuge in European countries.
