According to the head of the region’s military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, three people were killed in a Russian bomb attack near the city of Kherson.
Two civilians were killed in a “massive” Russian attack on Odessa, Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities said on Monday, September 25. At the same time, a Russian bomb attack near the city of Kherson claimed three lives, according to the head of the region’s military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin. On Monday evening, authorities deployed by Moscow at the top of Crimea claimed that a missile attack had taken place on the Ukrainian peninsula, which was annexed in 2014, adding that Russian anti-aircraft missiles had shot down a missile. Franceinfo looks back at the highlights of the day in Ukraine.
Two civilians were killed in an attack in Odessa
In Odessa, two people were found dead in a grain warehouse, according to a new report from regional governor Oleg Kiper on Telegram. The attack involved combat drones, supersonic Oryx missiles and Kalibr missiles, say the Ukrainians, who claim most of them were shot down.
For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have carried out a massive “attack” against centers housing “foreign mercenaries” and training “sabotage groups” from Kiev.
Three people were killed in an attack near Kherson
According to the head of the region’s military administration, three people also died on Monday in Beryslav in the Kherson region (Ukraine). “In the morning, Russian planes attacked Beryslav. The occupiers dropped four aerial bombs on the city,” he said in Telegram on Monday morning. “Another aerial bomb destroyed a residential building.” In the afternoon, Oleksandr Prokudin announced that “a total of three people were killed in the Russian airstrike on the city” and that “another woman was hospitalized.”
Missile shot down by Russian air defense in Crimea
“Our military is repelling an attack on Crimea. According to preliminary information, anti-aircraft defense shot down a missile near the Belbek airfield. Efforts are still underway,” Sevastopol Governor Razvojaev said on Telegram on Monday evening.
Authorities issued an air raid alert across the entire peninsula annexed by Moscow at 8:57 p.m. local time. An hour later, the governor announced the warning had been lifted.
Kiev claims to have killed the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet
Ukrainian special forces claimed on Monday to have killed the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in an attack on its headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea. “Thirty-four officers, including the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, died” and “105 other inmates were injured,” the special forces said on Telegram, without providing evidence.
On Friday, Russia reported only one soldier missing after the attack that severely damaged the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
First American Abrams tanks in Ukraine
The first American Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday and welcomed “good news”. “Abrams are already in Ukraine and are preparing to reinforce our brigades,” he said on Telegram, without specifying how many vehicles were delivered. He declared himself “grateful to the allies for the fulfilled promises.”
The delivery of these powerful tanks to Kiev was announced last week by Joe Biden during a visit to Volodymyr Zelensky’s White House. The USA had promised Ukraine a total of 31 Abrams tanks, which are equipped with 120 mm depleted uranium ammunition. This ammunition can penetrate armor, but is also controversial because of the toxic risks it poses to the military and the population.