Again massive attacks on Ukraine

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Again massive attacks on Ukraine – at least one dead man

Ukraine is also massively attacked with drones that night. In Odessa, a person dies in the attacks.

Once again, Russia has covered Ukraine with massive drone and rocket attacks at night. According to the authorities, at least one person died in the South Ukrainian port city of Odessa. In the event of violent attacks on the capital Kyiv, injuries were also reported.

According to a dpa reporter, strong anti-aircraft fire could be heard over the capital at night, over the center of smoke. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, ballistic rockets were also used. According to media reports, explosions were heard in the city. The military administration reported damage in at least three out of ten districts. At least one woman was injured.

The online portal of the “Kyiv Independent” also reported injuries, citing authorities. Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram of burning cars and falling debris on the grounds of a school.

Due to the attacks, three people were injured in Odessa, as Mayor Hennadij Truchanow announced. The “Kyiv Independent” reported that a maternity clinic had been damaged in the city.

It was only the night before that Russia had covered neighboring Ukraine, according to Kiev, with the largest drone attack since the beginning of the war. 479 types of Shahed and their dummies, 4 hyper-sound rockets of the Kin scarf, 14 different marching aircraft and 2 air-floor rockets of the type CH-31, were used, as the Ukrainian air weapon announced. “479 attack objects from the air have been destroyed,” the statement continues. The information cannot be checked independently. There had been several injuries.

“Russia lies at peace every day and attacks people every day,” wrote the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andrij Jermak, at Telegram. It is now the time for sanctions and arms deliveries. “It is time for everyone to take the fact that Russia only understands blows and not rational words.” The Ukrainians cannot be broken.

Shortly before the new attacks, Russia and Ukraine had started another prisoner exchange. He had been agreed at the beginning of June in Istanbul in direct negotiations by representatives of Kiev and Moscow. The first group of Russian soldiers under the age of 25 was released from Ukrainian captivity, the Ministry of Defense said in Moscow. In return, Ukraine was handed over a similar number of prisoners. The Ministry did not name an exact number. Kyiv confirmed the exchange.

According to Moscow, the Russian soldiers are currently in Belarus and receive medical help there. The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj wrote on the platform X, further stages of the exchange should follow.

The President of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), Bruno Kahl, warns against underestimating the Russian intentions regarding the West and NATO. “We are very safe and also have intelligence evidence that Ukraine is only one step on the way to the west,” said Kahl in Podcast Table.Today. “In Moscow there are people who no longer believe that Article 5 of NATO works. And they would like to test it.” This article is the heart of the collective defense and regulates the assistance obligations in the event of an attack.

The aim of the Russian leadership is to expand the sphere of influence to the west. “You want to catapult NATO back to the state of the late 1990s. They want to kick America out of Europe and every means is right for them,” said Kahl. He warned: “You have to defend that in the beginning.” The deterrent is the “most bloodless way” to prevent war.