Ukraine: Death toll rises after missile attack

+++ 6.42 pm: After the Russian missile attacks on the Odessa region in southern Ukraine, the death toll rose to 21, according to Ukrainian information. Odessa regional administration spokesman Serhiy Prachuk told Ukrainian television on Friday that at least one child, a 12-year-old boy, was among the dead. According to Ukrainian rescue workers, 39 people, including six children, were injured in the attacks in the village of Serhivka, about 80 kilometers south of the coastal city of Odessa.

According to Prachuk, the missiles were launched from fighter planes flying over the Black Sea. The projectiles hit an apartment building and a recreation center. According to rescue workers, 16 people were killed in the apartment building. Five people were killed in the recreation center, including a child. Moscow denied that the Russian army targeted civilian attacks in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that the Russian armed forces „did not act against civilian targets” during their operations.

The war in Ukraine: the start of the study normally from September

+++ 5.30 pm: With the start of the new school year in September, children and youth in Kyiv should be able to return to their schools. The Ministry of Education in the Ukrainian capital announced on Friday that after the current summer holidays, there will be face-to-face lessons again. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, there have been only online lessons – that is, if any. Head of Education Department Olena Vidangan explained that the most important thing when starting face-to-face lessons on September 1st is “the safety of learners and teachers”. School grounds will be checked for possible explosive devices until then. In addition, at the beginning of the school year, there is a special training for all students and teachers on what to do in the event of a bomb explosion.

+++ 4.45 pm: Vladimir Kara Mersa, a critic of Putin and a prisoner in Russia, wrote a letter to the public. The Washington Post Posted this on Friday. In it, Kara Morsi denounced the fact that Vladimir Putin had abolished the last liberties of the country in a „very effective blitzkrieg.” He mentions 200 blocked media and 3000 blocked websites as examples. The reality of the war against Ukraine is „strictly hidden from the public.” Russia has evolved from an authoritarian state to a totalitarian state, according to criticism from the Kremlin and Putin in his letter. Kara-Marsa has been detained since early April. He is accused of „resisting state authority”.

Ukraine war news: Death toll rises after missile attack

+++ 3.30 pm: The death toll from Russian missile attacks near Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in southern Ukraine near the city of Odessa has risen to at least 20, according to Ukrainian sources. The Civil Protection announced this on Friday. At first, there was talk of ten dead. At least 38 people continued to be treated in hospitals. According to the military department, a total of three Russian missiles fell. An apartment building and a recreation center were hit. X-22 missiles were launched by Russian Tu-22 bombers over the Black Sea. It is difficult to verify information from combat zones by an independent party. Since the Russian invasion began in late February, the United Nations has recorded more than 4,700 civilian deaths. However, the United Nations assumes that the number of civilian casualties will be much higher.

News about the Ukraine war: the Baltic states „NATO’s Achilles heel”

+++ 1.30 pm: Klaus Kleiber, a former ZDF mediator and US reporter, commented on the possible further course of the Ukraine war. In Maybrit Illner, Kleber went on what US intelligence recently confirmed: Putin’s goal remains the occupation of all of Ukraine. Kleber named Moldova and Georgia as possible next targets. According to Kleiber, the Baltic states are the „Achilles heel of NATO”. On the other hand, an attack on Poland is not a possible scenario.

+++ 12.45 pm: Michael Podoljak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, described the Russian missile attacks on apartment complexes as „bloody terrorist tactics.” He was referring to the night bombing of a small town in the Odessa region, which killed at least 19 people. Dozens were injured. Attacks are not about errors, but calculations. Contrary to Podoljak’s assessment, a Ukrainian brigadier general assumes that The obsolete Soviet missiles are the cause of civilian casualties.

+++ 12.00 pm: It appears that Russian forces have captured the Lysychansk oil refinery. This was reported by the Russian news agency RIA, on Friday afternoon, citing the Kremlin Ministry of Defense. The information cannot be independently verified.

Ukraine war news: New mass grave discovered in Mariupol

+++ 11.00 am: A new mass grave has apparently been discovered in the coastal city of Mariupol. News Portal Reports back Quoting Petro Andryoshenko, adviser to the mayor. There are more than 100 bodies in the tomb. This cannot be verified independently.

News of the Ukraine war: Russian missile attacks hit residential areas near Odessa

+++ 08.00 am: At least 17 people were killed in rocket attacks on the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odessa region. A spokesman for the Odessa Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Prachuk, said on Telegram that three shells landed on a residential property. Among other things, an entertainment center was targeted. The situation on the ground is chaotic and the information cannot be independently verified. a videowhich from the news portal back Shows the extent of the damage. The residential area is like a field of rubble.

First report from Friday, July 1, 2022 at 6:15 am: At least 14 people were killed in a Russian missile attack on an apartment building in the Odessa region of southern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian sources. Ukrainian rescue services reported 14 dead and 30 wounded on Friday. Among the wounded were three children. Rescue work will continue, but it will be complicated by a fire.

A spokesman for the Odessa Regional Administration, Serhiy Prachuk, said earlier that the missile hit a nine-storey apartment building in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, about 80 kilometers south of the coastal city of Odessa. The missile was launched from an aircraft flying over the Black Sea.

According to Ukrainian sources, the apartment building was partially destroyed in the attack. Rescue workers initially reported six dead and seven wounded. The death toll later rose to ten and then to 14. (marv/tu with AFP/dpa)