9:08
Ukrainian officials report at least nine dead and dozens injured
At least nine people have been killed and dozens injured in Russian attacks in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said.
9:06
A local journalist believes it is “the most massive attack in months.”
“Ukraine experienced a violent missile and drone attack last night. Dozens of rockets, in Kiev, Kharkiv, Lviv, Dnipro… This is the most massive attack in months and it doesn't stop,” writes the correspondent in Ukraine for Le Figaro and Médiapart, Clara Marchaud, present at the scene.
8:46
Two Russians harshly sentenced for an offensive poem
Artiom Kamardine and Iegor Shtovba were arrested in September 2022 after taking part in a public reading of a poem that was very hostile to pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
They were sentenced yesterday by a Moscow court to prison terms of between five and a half and seven years. A new example of the repression that prevails in the country.
8:13
A senior German military official says Russia is suffering “huge” losses
“You know that, according to Western intelligence services, 300,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or so seriously injured that they can no longer be mobilized in the war,” said General Christian Freuding, who oversees support for the war in Kiev within the Bundeswehr.
In addition to human losses, Russia also suffered “enormous” “material” losses, i.e. “a number of tanks and armored vehicles numbering in the thousands.”
7:55
Kiev reports at least one death and 15 injured
In an initial report released early Friday morning, Kiev says at least one person was killed and fifteen others were injured in Russian attacks in the country.
7:53
Zelensky's adviser says Russian attacks show Ukraine needs “more help.”
The wave of Russian attacks launched on Friday against several cities in Ukraine shows that the country needs “more help” from the international community, said Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian president's chief of staff.
“We are doing everything possible to strengthen our air raid shield. But the world must see that we need more help and resources to stop this terror,” he wrote on the social network Telegram.
7:35
A reaction to the Ukrainian attack in Crimea?
The Russian attacks came after Russia confirmed on Tuesday that one of its ships had been damaged in an attack on Kiev in annexed Crimea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed by his Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu about “damage” to the large landing ship Novocherkassk.
For its part, the Ukrainian army assured that it had “destroyed” this ship, which was allegedly carrying Shahed drones, with cruise missiles.
7:27
Three injured in the Sumy region in the northeast of the country
According to Ukrainian military authorities, three people were injured in an attack on Konotop in the Sumy region, particularly hitting a residential building.
According to the army, three Iranian-made Shahed drones were destroyed there.
7:25
Several cities are hit by Russian attacks
Explosions were heard on Friday morning in Kiev, where “air defense is actively working,” said Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
According to the head of the local military administration, Oleg Synegubov, there were at least ten attacks in two waves in the city of Kharkiv, which for the time being did not cause any casualties. However, a hospital in the Kiev district was damaged, local police said.
In Odessa, a building was damaged after a strike overnight, but the resulting fire was quickly brought under control, Mayor Gennady Trukhanov said.
Referring to Lviv, a city less frequently attacked, his counterpart Andriy Sadovyi spoke of “two attacks” in an attack carried out by a total of “ten Shaheds” in the region. Authorities also reported explosions in the Dnipro region.
7:24
Welcome to this live
Hello, welcome to this live stream dedicated to the “massive” Russian attacks that devastated the entire Ukrainian territory this Friday morning.
Ukrainian authorities decided to sound a general air alert across the country at around 5 a.m.