On Sunday officials put the death toll from Russia’s missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro at 18 and the night before Britain announced it would send a squadron of its main battle tanks to Ukraine to aid in its defense.
At 7:25 a.m. local time (0525 GMT) Valentyn Reznichenko governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region in central eastern Ukraine posted on Telegram that 73 persons had been injured with 40 currently hospitalized and 4 in intensive care.
Search and rescue workers were out in force all night looking for those who could have survived. Earlier, rescuers reported hearing cries for help coming from beneath the rubble.
“We are still trying to save people. More than 40 people’s whereabouts are still a mystery “According to Reznichenko, over 230 apartments were damaged and 72 were completely demolished during the attack.
On Saturday according to Ukraine’s highest military command, Russia launched three air raids 57 missile strikes and 69 attacks using heavy armament rocket salvo systems. Twenty-six rockets were destroyed by Ukrainian forces.
Russia’s greatest wave of strikes in two weeks hit as Ukraine celebrated the Old New Year (also known as the Orthodox New Year), but there was no immediate comment from Moscow.
The key infrastructure in Kyiv and elsewhere was also struck on Saturday. The government has warned that this will limit electricity to the capital and other big parts of the country during the next few days.
Britain following in the footsteps of France and Poland promised to send more weapons as ground warfare continued in eastern Ukraine saying it would send 14 of its Challenger 2 main battle tanks and additional advanced artillery support in the coming weeks.
Moscow is likely to consider the first shipment of Western-made tanks to Ukraine as an escalation of the conflict. It was predicted by the Russian embassy in London that the tanks would prolong the conflict. Kyiv’s repeated requests for cutting-edge weaponry are likely to increase the pressure on Germany to do the same.
The Prime Minister of Britain, Rishi Sunak and his advisors have “analyzed the military situation, looked at the strategic impact of the UK’s help and determined a window where he feels the UK and its allies may have maximum influence,“ according to a government statement.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 (which Moscow calls “a special military operation”), thousands of people have been killed, millions have been uprooted from their homes, and cities like Dnipro have been reduced to ruins, according to Ukraine and its supporters.
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