rain of Russian missiles, the French foreign minister in Odessa

► Ukraine targeted by “more than thirty missiles” Russian

A missile attack was underway in the morning against Ukraine, targeted by “more than thirty Russian missiles”, said Thursday January 26 the spokesman for the Ukrainian air force on television.

“Six Tu-95s took off from the (Russian) Murmansk region and launched missiles. We are expecting more than 30 missiles” in total, Yuri Ignat said, while the media have already reported explosions in several regions and governors have reported on the functioning of anti-aircraft defense.

► Explosion in kyiv, “more than fifteen Russian cruise missiles” shot down

An explosion sounded in kyiv on Thursday morning during a massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine during which “more than 15” projectiles fired at the capital were shot down, authorities said.

“An explosion in kyiv! Stay in the shelters, ”said the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko, on Telegram. For its part, the military administration of kyiv reported on the same social network of “more than 15 Russian cruise missiles” having targeted this city, while adding that all of them had been shot down.

► Russian strikes in Ukraine: one dead and two injured in kyiv

One person was killed and two others injured in strikes against kyiv, announced the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko.

“We have information about one dead and two wounded” in the Golosiïvsky district, in the south of the city, he wrote on Telegram. For its part, the kyiv military administration said it was debris from a downed missile.

► Ukraine: two energy sites hit by Russian strikes near Odessa

Two essential energy sites in the Odessa region (south) were damaged by the new massive salvo of Russian missiles against Ukraine according to local authorities.

“Two crucial energy infrastructure sites in the Odessa region were damaged,” the head of the Odessa district military administration said in a statement. The strike did not cause any injuries, he said, calling on the inhabitants of the city to stay in the shelters.

► The French Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Odessa despite the strikes

The head of French diplomacy arrived in Odessa, in the south-west of Ukraine, on Thursday for a visit intended to show France’s support for Ukraine as the first anniversary of the invasion of the country approaches. by Russia, she announced in a tweet.

To Odessa!
To mark France’s support for the sovereignty of#Ukrainetoday like yesterday. pic.twitter.com/gdxaY60o4h

— Catherine Colonna (@MinColonna) January 26, 2023

The historic center of the city of Odessa, a Ukrainian city on the shores of the Black Sea, was inscribed on Wednesday on the list of world heritage in danger by Unesco.

► Ukraine says it shot down 24 Russian drones overnight

Ukraine announced on Thursday morning that it had shot down a set of 24 suicide drones launched by Russia overnight. “According to preliminary data, the enemy used 24 Iranian-made Shahed drones,” the Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram. “All 24 were destroyed” by Ukrainian forces, she added.

► Germany will deliver the Leopard 2 “end of March, beginning of April”

Berlin announced on Thursday that the Leopard 2 tanks promised to Ukraine would be delivered in the spring. “It is expected that we will have the company at the end of March at the beginning of April” in Ukraine, said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

The training of Ukrainian soldiers in the handling of light armored Marders will begin “by the end of January” in Germany and the training on the Leopards will follow “a little later”, he added.

► The Kremlin denounces the “direct involvement” of Westerners in the conflict

The Kremlin on Thursday denounced the “direct involvement” of Westerners in the conflict in Ukraine, after the announcement of the delivery of dozens of European and American tanks to kyiv. “In Moscow, we see this as a direct engagement in the conflict and we see that (this engagement) is growing,” denounced the spokesman for the Russian presidency Dmitry Peskov.

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