A missile strike targeted a building, killing 23 people
The Ukrainian “Dnipro” .. Survivors are crying out for help under the rubble
Astonishment hangs over the face of a Ukrainian woman after she got out alive from under the rubble.
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Vladimir Putin: “The special military operation in Ukraine is moving in a positive direction.”
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Yesterday, rescue teams continued to search for survivors among the rubble of a building in Dnipro, in eastern Ukraine, which was hit by a missile strike, killing about 23 people.
Pictures broadcast by news agencies showed shock and astonishment on the faces of the people who were taken out alive from the rubble, while others were taken out by rescue teams dead bodies, and others missing. Even hours after the building partially collapsed, cries for help from those trapped under the rubble could be heard, with some of those trapped calling for help by flashing on their mobile phones.
The head of the Dnipro regional military administration, Valentin Reznichenko, said that 73 people were wounded, including 14 children.
A video clip published by the Ukrainian rescue services showed rescue workers searching through the rubble of the building for victims, while the Ukrainian presidency confirmed that between 100 and 200 people were rendered homeless as a result of the strike.
And in Kryvyi Rig in southern Ukraine, one person was killed and another injured as a result of the bombing of residential buildings, according to an official toll.
The Ukrainian Army Staff said that Russia carried out three air strikes and about 50 missile strikes, the day before yesterday, and launched 50 attacks with multiple missile launchers, and electricity was cut off in most parts of Ukraine after new Russian attacks on electricity generation facilities, according to the Ukrainian authorities.
And neighboring Moldova confirmed that it had found missile debris on its territory near the village of Larga in the north of the country.
In addition, the governor of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kirilenko, announced that the city of Solidar in the east of the country, where fierce battles are taking place between Kyiv forces and the Russian forces that declared control over it, is still under the control of Ukraine, and confirmed that the battles continue in the city and outside it.
Commenting on the situation in Solidar, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the military campaign in Ukraine is following a positive dynamic. Gains after Solidar.
"The dynamic is positive," Putin added. "Everything is proceeding according to the framework of the plan of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, and I hope that our fighters will please us more with the results of their fight."
Regarding the economy, Putin said, "The situation in the Russian economy is stable and much better than what our opponents expected, but also what we expected."
He continued, “Unemployment is at a historically low level.
Inflation is less than expected and, more importantly, it continues the downward trend.
In London, the office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced yesterday that the United Kingdom will soon send about 14 of its battle tanks, along with 30 self-propelled guns, to Ukraine.
The office said in a statement that a squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks will be transferred to Ukraine in the coming weeks, and it is expected that about 30 AS-90 self-propelled guns will follow, with five gunners handling them.
The dispatch of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine marks the beginning of a change in the UK's approach to supporting Ukraine, according to Ukraine's national news agency, Ukrinform.
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