Early on Saturday, it launched its largest attack on Eastern Purography as part of a large wave of attacks across the country with the participation of hundreds of unmanned kamikaze and ballistic missiles.
The six -hour bombing was the worst in the history of the city. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk District, Sergei Lisak, a fire station was destroyed and a five -storey residential building was hit.
“A hell of night and a teddy bear for the puff. The most intense attack on the city. One explosion after another. Russian terrorists targeted it with rockets and unmanned aircraft ‘, he said.
Unmanned aircraft were heard flying over the pilgrims in the early hours of Saturday. There were malicious clicks and orange explosions that illuminated the night sky. The roads echoed by machine guns as the anti -aircraft units were trying to break them down.
Waited for US envoy to leave
The attack took place shortly after the return of General Keith Kogg, a special envoy to Trump to Ukraine, to Washington after a six -day visit to Kiev. The White House announced a large -scale weapon package this week, including additional Patriot anti -aircraft systems, which will be paid by European allies.
The Kremlin avoided large -scale bombing while Kloge was in the country. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev promised on Friday that Moscow would escalate its air attacks in response to the latest EU sanctions package, which was agreed after the Slovakian pro -region government withdrew its objections.
Why did he choose the pump
Pavlograd is a strategic hub for the Dnipropetrovsk region. The Russian troops are close to the occupation of territory in the area, which borders Donetsk province, for the first time since the invasion of Vladimir Putin in 2022. They have occupied several neighboring villages in recent days.
The Russian forces also targeted the port of Odessa in the Black Sea early on Saturday, setting fire to a nine -storey apartment building, the city’s mayor said. Five people were rescued from the top floor and one woman then died.
The mayor of Odessa wrote on the Telegram that at least 20 unmanned aircraft had converged in the city, which is a frequent target of Russian raids. “The political structure has been damaged as a result of the attack,” he said. “A high -rise apartment building has caught fire. Rescuers get people out of flames. “
Ukraine’s new Prime Minister Julia Svirindenko said Moscow had launched another “brutal attack” in Odessa and other Ukrainian cities. “One man was killed, many others were injured, families were destroyed. This is the cost of hesitation. Without a bold answer, the blows will come again, “she said.
Accepts Patriot Shipment Trump by putting Germany ahead
At the same time, according to the Trump government, Germany prioritizes the surrender of the next Patriot systems. This move is aimed at sending two Patriots from Berlin to Ukraine.
The US promise to quickly replace German Patriots is the first case that the Pentagon has facilitated weapons delivery to Ukraine since President Trump announced earlier this month that he is in favor of missing more weapons.
But this move also emphasized the difficulty in providing patriots and other weapons in Kiev, as the lines of defense products in the West are struggling to keep up with Ukraine calls for help in defending cities and first -line forces from increasing Russian attacks.
The attempt to accelerate the patriots in Ukraine by replacing Germany with systems from the US production line is in line with Trump’s oath to pay NATO allies in the US as part of the supply of additional weapons for Ukraine.
The initial agreement is similar to a move made by the Biden government in 2024, which transported Ukraine to the forefront to receive anti -US anti -aircraft defense directly.
As additional countries sign to send patriots from their arsenals to Ukraine, the Trump government will further remodel the planned future traditions, prioritizing these allies, a senior US official said.
