At least 30 residents were killed in a Russian missile attack that destroyed apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine on the 14th, and more than 30 are still missing, President Zelensky said, with more casualties expected. .
In Ukraine, on the 14th, there was a large-scale missile attack by the Russian military in various places such as the capital Kyiv, and among them, in Dnipro, the central city of the eastern Dnipropetrovsk province, a missile landed on a nine-story apartment.
At least 30 residents, including a 15-year-old girl, were killed in the attack, and more than 30 people are still missing, President Zelensky said in a video released on the morning of the 16th Japan time, with more casualties expected. am.
Russia's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that it had "attacked military infrastructure and hit all targets."
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with state television on Thursday that the Russian Defense Ministry's announcement that it had taken control of Soledar, a town near Ukrainian strongholds in eastern Ukraine, was a "positive move." Everything is according to the military plan," he said, "I hope the soldiers will please us again and again," and asked the military to carry out further operations.
Against this backdrop, Russia plans to hold joint air force exercises with its ally, Belarus, which neighbors northern Ukraine, from January 16 to February 1.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has strengthened its vigilance, saying, ``Russia is increasing its air force under the pretext of joint exercises.The threat of missile attacks and airstrikes from Belarus is increasing.''