Skip next section Ukraine says thousands evacuated in Kharkiv region
05/12/2024May 12, 2024
Ukraine says thousands evacuated in Kharkiv region
Ukrainian officials say thousands of people have now been relocated from border areas in , as Russia kept up its bombardment of a key town and small villages as part of a cross-border offensive.
A Russian attack across Ukraine’s northeastern border began on Friday, on a front that had been relatively motionless since late in 2022, with Moscow’s troops making small advances in an area from where they had been ejected nearly two years ago.
“In total, 4,073 people have been evacuated,” Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleg Synegubov wrote on social media, a day after Russia claimed to have captured five villages in the region.
Ukraine says several civilians have been killed in the offensive. The latest, a 63-year-old man, was killed by artillery fire in the village of Glyboke.
A senior police officer from the town Vovchansk helping to coordinate evacuations, said shelling had killed “several people” on Saturday with another found dead in rubble overnight.
“The city is constantly under fire,” he was cited as saying by the AFP news agency. “Everything in the city is being destroyed… You hear constant explosions, artillery, mortars. The enemy is hitting the city with everything they have.”
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Skip next section Kyiv chief thanks military mothers
05/12/2024May 12, 2024
Kyiv chief thanks military mothers
Ukraine’s military has thanked the mothers of service personnel in a special greeting on Ukrainian Mothers’ Day.
Syrskyi offered a “down-to-earth bow to mothers whose sons and daughters are serving in Ukraine’s armed forces.”
“Thank you for the dignified and noble upbringing of your children who are now serving in the benches of the Defense Forces of Ukraine,” he said.
“Thank you for your infinite maternal love, tenderness and sleeplessness in the troubles of the night.”
“No matter how old we are, whatever military ranks we have, whatever high positions we hold, whatever dangerous tasks we perform, we remain children to our mothers.”
Syrskyi promised mothers whose children were held as Russian prisoners of war that Kyiv’s troops were “fighting for every Ukrainian warrior and are trying to do everything to return our brothers and sisters back from Moscow.”
“I ask each and every one that can take time out this day and call their mom and congratulate her, thank her for upbringing and her prayers.”
“Call and support the mother of the lost brothers and sisters. They need to know we are around,” he said.
May 12 is Mother’s Day in much of the world this year, including Germany and Ukraine, though its timing varies in several countries.
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Skip next section Belgorod governor says heavy shelling killed one
05/12/2024May 12, 2024
Belgorod governor says heavy shelling killed one
The governor of on the border with Ukraine has said a woman was killed and 29 people wounded amid attacks over the weekend.
Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov also said several hundred flats were damaged after continuous attacks from Ukraine over the weekend.
“The city of Belgorod and Belgorod region were subjected to massive shelling by Ukrainian armed forces,” Gladkov said on the Telegram messaging app late without specifying when the shelling happened.
The governor said about 300 flats in 85 apartment buildings and four commercial properties were damaged, with four roofs of apartment buildings receiving direct hits.
He also said two hospitals, a school, and a sports facility were damaged.
Kyiv says it does not target civilians but instead fires at Russia’s military, energy, and transport infrastructure in response to Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and civilian areas.
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Skip next section Russian threat dominates Lithuania election
05/12/2024May 12, 2024
Russian threat dominates Lithuania election
is voting in the first round of its presidential election after a campaign focusing on after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Just over half of Lithuanians believe a Russian attack is possible or even very likely, according to an ELTA/Baltijos Tyrimai poll.
The main candidates agree that the country should increase defense spending to counter a perceived threat from neighboring Russia.
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rc/msh (AFP, AP, Reuters, dpa)
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