Three people, including two children, were killed in an air attack on the Ukrainian capital early on Thursday, city officials said.
At least 10 people were injured.
, said on Telegram that emergency crews had extinguished the fires ignited by falling debris from the missiles. He added that a clinic was among the buildings affected by the strikes.
The attacks on Kyiv’s eastern outskirts follow a fired at the capital city this week.
Air raid alerts sounded in Kyiv and in most of eastern Ukraine for about an hour on Thursday morning.
Here are some of the other developments concerning on Thursday, June 1:
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives at EPC summit in Moldova
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Moldova to attend the European Political Community summit.
Moldova’s President Maia Sandu welcomed Zelenskyy in Mimi Castle in Bulboaca ahead of the summit, which is taking place for the second time.
Among other things, the meeting is intended to demonstrate European solidarity amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
On the messaging platform Telegram, Zelenskyy said earlier that he is planning to meet others of the 47 leaders attending. He is expected to use the meetings to call for further aid to his country as it defends itself against the Russian attack.
Shortly after arrival, he told reporters that his country was ready to join NATO and waiting for the alliance go give the go-ahead.
Russian opposition may be emboldened by Prighozin comments: UK intel
In its latest intelligence update on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UK Defence Ministry has noted a public call by Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin for a new president to be elected in 2024 so that relations with Europe can be normalized.
It said Nadezhdin’s comments were the first such call for President Vladimir Putin to be replaced made on Russian state-approved television since the invasion began and that it occurred despite “limitations on freedom of speech which haven’t been seen since Soviet times.”
The ministry said Russia’s opposition was possibly emboldened by “recent vitriolic rhetoric by nationalist figures such as owner ,” who has not hesitated to criticize Russian leaders over their management of the invasion.
NATO meeting to discuss Ukraine membership
The NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Oslo on Thursday will see efforts to bridge the gaps concerning
While the other items on the agenda include increased spending commitments and the selection of a new NATO chief, the primary point of contention revolves around Kyiv’s pursuit of NATO membership.
The decision requires consensus among member nations.
“I cannot anticipate the outcome of the discussions, but what is clear is that all NATO allies agree that NATO’s door is open,” alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Ukraine acknowledges that it cannot join the alliance while the fighting persists on its territory.
Becoming a NATO member would entail Ukraine being covered by Article 5, the alliance’s collective defense clause that requires all members to come to its aid .
Stoltenberg is promoting a 10-year program, amounting to €500 million ($530 million) per year, aimed at assisting Ukraine’s military in transitioning to Western standards.
Russia evacuates children from border region
Russia has announced the evacuation of hundreds of children from villages in the border region of Belgorod in response to escalating shelling. The Kremlin called the situation “alarming.”
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the regional governor, said on Telegram that authorities had started moving children out of the border districts of Shebekino and Graivoron.
“The question of children’s safety in the two districts … is very important,” Gladkov said.
Russia, more than a year into its war against Ukraine, has experienced heightened attacks on its own territory.
Last week, an unprecedented incursion occurred in Belgorod, followed by a this week.
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