At least six people were killed by Russian strikes in several Ukrainian regions, local authorities announced on Wednesday May 29. In detail, three people were killed and at least 12 injured in several bombings by the Russian army in the Donetsk region, regional governor Vadim Filachkine said on Telegram.
Further north, in the Kharkiv region, “a 40 year old man” was injured in a Russian bombing, according to regional authorities. In the Sumy region, in the northeast, a Russian missile attack left two dead and three injured, according to the regional military administration. Further south, in the southern region of Kherson, “one person was killed as a result of Russian aggression”declared Governor Oleksandr Prokudin. Follow our live stream.
The death toll from the Russian strike which targeted a Kharkiv hypermarket on Saturday is increasing. The number of people killed in the Russian strike which targeted a DIY hypermarket in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on Saturday rose to 19 dead on Wednesday. This new report was communicated after the death in hospital of a store employee who was treated in particular for multiple burns, according to the attorney general.
Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Sweden for its military aid. Sweden pledged 1.16 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine on Wednesday. The kingdom “supports Ukraine with sixteenth aid package, its largest”, said the country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ebba Busch, during a press conference. This new military aid will “save lives”reacted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the social network. This promise comes as kyiv suffers from delays in the delivery of Western equipment to Russia.
Who about the use of Western weapons on Russian territory? The question concerns Ukraine’s allies. White House doesn’t want Ukraine to use US weapons to strike “on Russian soil”, said a spokesperson. Emmanuel Macron, for his part, considered that kyiv should be allowed to “neutralize” the military bases from which Russia fires its missiles against Ukrainian territory.