Skip next section New EU officials make symbolic trip in Kyiv
12/01/2024December 1, 2024
New EU officials make symbolic trip in Kyiv
Two of the European Union’s top officials marked their first day in the post with a visit to the Ukrainian capital.
European Council President Antonio Costa and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrived in the city with a strong message of support for Ukraine.
The trip comes as doubts deepen over an expected withdrawal of support from Kyiv by a new US administration led by Donald Trump.
“From day one of the war, the EU has stood by the side of Ukraine,” Costa posted on X, alongside a photo of himself, Kallas and EU enlargement chief Marta Kos.
“From day one of our mandate, we are reaffirming our unwavering support to the Ukrainian people.”
The pair replace former European Council president Charles Michel and the bloc’s previous top diplomat Josep Borrell.
They are the bloc’s top officials along with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, and are set to hold talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Their visit comes as Russia unleashes devastating barrages against Ukraine’s power grid and with Kyiv’s fatigued forces losing ground to Moscow’s frontline offensive.
“The situation in Ukraine is very, very grave,” Kallas, a former prime minister of Estonia, said. “But it’s clear that it comes at a very high cost for Russia as well.”
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Skip next section Three killed in drone strike on Kherson minibus
12/01/2024December 1, 2024
Three killed in drone strike on Kherson minibus
Officials in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson say three people died when a struck a minibus on Sunday morning.
Kherson regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said seven others were wounded in the attack.
“The enemy struck another blow at civilians by dropping an explosive device on a minibus,” Prokudin said.
“Russian military forces attacked educational institutions; and residential areas of settlements in the region, in particular, they damaged 11 private houses. The occupiers also damaged a gas pipeline, warehouses and garages, a bus, and private cars.”
While Russian forces withdrew from Kherson city in late 2022, they have regularly attacked the regional capital with artillery and drones from the other side of the Dnipro River.
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Skip next section Four killed in Dnipropetrovsk, number of injured rises
12/01/2024December 1, 2024
Four killed in Dnipropetrovsk, number of injured rises
Ukrainian officials say four people were killed and at least 24 wounded in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk.
Regional governor Serhiy Lysak announced the rise in the number of injured on Sunday. He said that, of the injured, 18 were hospitalized with seven of them in critical condition.
The strike on Saturday hit the village of Tsarychanka, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the regional capital, Dnipro.
“Ordinary civilian buildings were damaged — a residential building and a shop,” said in his evening address, adding that a rescue operation was underway.
rc/wmr (AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters)
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