Military actions in Donetsk region, enemy shelling, consequences of the attack on Nikolaev. How the 998th day of the full-scale war will be remembered.
A missile strike in the courtyard of a multi-story building in the city of Sumy has killed and wounded people. Residents are being evacuated, said acting mayor Artem Kobzar.
“There is a lot of damage to a residential apartment building, many are injured. They landed in the center of the courtyard. All the houses around are without windows. Now the State Emergency Service and police officers are evacuating the victims,” Kobzar said in a video message.
Earlier, he reported that a residential building was hit as a result of the missile attack.
According to the regional prosecutor's office, there are currently 8 known dead, including 1 child, and 10 injured.
President Volodymyr Zelensky also responded to the attack.
“A missile strike on a nine-story building in Sumy. All necessary services are already on site, a rescue operation is underway. At the moment, we know of dead and wounded, including children. My condolences to the families and loved ones. The criminal must be punished for the murder of innocent people,” he wrote on social networks and published a video.
US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to strike Russian territory with American long-range missiles, The New York Times reports, citing sources. .
It is noted that the weapons will most likely first be used against Russian and North Korean troops to protect Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
“Biden's decision is a major shift in US policy. his advisers, and it comes two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office promising to limit further support for Ukraine,” the publication writes.
France and Britain have also given Ukraine permission to strike deep into Russia, the French publication Le Figaro reported.
Russian troops attacked Nikolaev with Shahed drones, there are two dead. The number of people wounded in the strikes has increased from six to seven, said Vitaly Kim, head of the Nikolaev OVA.
There are two children among the wounded.
Kim added that two houses were completely destroyed, five were partially destroyed.
Four private and one multi-story building, a shopping center building, shops, non-residential premises and cars were damaged.
< p class="MsoNormal">Two Ukrenergo employees were killed as a result of a massive enemy attack on an energy facility in the Odessa region.
Ukrenergo reported that 41-year-old Dmytro Kaminnyi and 44-year-old Maksym Shargorodsky died. A ten-year-old and a fourteen-year-old girl were left without parents.
Tomorrow, November 18, all regions will be forced to apply measures to limit electricity consumption, Ukrenergo reported.
From 6:00 to 22:00, two stages of shutdowns will be in effect simultaneously.
“The reason for the temporary return of restrictions is the damage to energy facilities during today's massive missile and drone attack. Power engineers are working to eliminate the consequences of the accident in order to return the equipment damaged by the enemy to work as quickly as possible,” the statement said.
The shutdown schedule can be found on the website and official pages of the distribution system operator.
Tomorrow, November 18, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga will visit the United States, where an event will be held to mark 1,000 days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported.
< It is noted that Sybiga will speak at a special high-level meeting against the backdrop of increasing Russian aggression and terror.
“This important event was convened at the initiative of Ukraine by Great Britain, which currently chairs the UN Security Council, and will draw the world's attention to Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine,” the statement said. in the message.
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