Ukraine: protecting the skies of Kharkiv and Sumy and the civilian populations, an absolute priority for Zelensky
In Ukraine, Russian progress seems to be slowly slowing down in the Donbass, after the fall of the town of Avdiivka at the end of February. On Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said his army had managed to stabilize the situation on several parts of the front, but he sounded the alarm about the necessary strengthening of the country's anti-aircraft defenses, as missile attacks, drones and flying bombs are increasing, particularly in the northeast of the country. This Friday morning, the Russian army said it had neutralized 53 drones in several regions.
Ukraine: after Russian strikes on Kharkiv, April 4, 2024. REUTERS - Stringer
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The
capture of Avdiivka
in February constitutes Russia's biggest victory on the battlefield since the capture of Bakhmut in May 2023. The pressure continues at other points of the front. This is the case in
the Kupiansk region
in northeastern Ukraine.
On Thursday, Volodymyr Zelensky consulted at length with his new army chief,
Oleksandr Syrsky, appointed last February
, reports our correspondent in Kiev,
Stéphane Siohan
. A discussion at the end of which the Ukrainian head of state declared that kyiv's forces had succeeded in slowing down the Russian push on the Donbass front, despite a serious shortage of ammunition.
Ukrainian drone strikes
In recent days, the Kremlin army has been carrying out its nibbling effort, but several combined Russian armored assaults have been undermined by the Ukrainian defenders, notably by means of massive FPV attack drone strikes, and sometimes with almost no artillery. This Friday morning, it was the Russian army which said it had neutralized 53 drones in several regions: the attacks mainly targeted that of Rostov which houses the military headquarters of the Russian operation in Ukraine, according to Moscow. “
During the night and morning of April 5, several attempts by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aerial drones were prevented
,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. In total, 53 were shot down or intercepted, including 44 over the Rostov region (south), according to the same source.
Also read: Several Russian regions targeted by Ukrainian drone attacks
However, Ukrainian firepower could increase somewhat in the spring, with the gradual arrival of new 155 mm shells, provided by an
international coalition led by the Czech Republic
, while Ukraine continues to fortify the front at all costs. …
Kharkiv under Russian fire
In this context, Ukrainian leaders are emphasizing anti-aircraft defense, while the border regions of Kharkiv and Sumy are subjected to a rolling fire of projectiles from Russia, devastating infrastructure, and causing numerous victims. civilians... Just yesterday, at least eight people were killed and around ten others were injured in new Russian strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city near the Russian border, and the regions of Sumy (northeast ) and Donetsk (east), authorities announced.
Protecting the skies of Kharkiv and Sumy is an absolute and urgent necessity, President Zelensky said on Thursday, making the search for Patriot systems the number 1 priority of Ukrainian diplomacy.
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