Russia launches drone attacks on Kiev, wounding four civilians including a little girl

During the night, Russia launched a drone attack against the city of Hostomel, in the Kiev oblast, hitting some warehouses and wounding, according to authorities, four people, including a little girl. According to the New York Times, Moscow is preparing a major offensive against the Ukrainian energy sector with the launch of 'a thousand missiles' against the power plants. Zelensky: "Putin now without rules, wants Ukrainians to leave Kiev." The Japanese government announced that it has imposed further economic sanctions on Russia, again targeting the so-called shadow fleet of 35 ships that transport Russian oil and help Moscow evade sanctions. Japan also added 33 organizations and nine individuals linked to Russia to its asset freeze list, Jiji Press reports.

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Russian attacks hit an important bridge in Kiev, the North Bridge, two days after the attacks on the South Bridge. This was announced by the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko. "The North Bridge has been hit. Emergency services are on the way," he wrote on his Telegram profile. Previously, a drone alert had been launched in the city. The capital's South Bridge had already been hit several times yesterday and in recent days, as reported by Mayor Klitschko.

We are heading towards a winter of fire in Ukraine, with the Kremlin reportedly ordering its military leaders to "abandon the rules of war" to mercilessly strike civilian infrastructure. And, according to the New York Times, Moscow would be ready to unleash a forest of over a thousand missiles to definitively bend the country's energy network, while it has already begun to hit a key bridge for Kiev in an attempt to unleash chaos in the capital, perhaps isolate it, causing a real humanitarian crisis. The drums of war therefore still sound, with any prospect of peace appearing distant and elusive. In the last few hours, the Russians have surprisingly attacked the Pivdennyi, the southern bridge in Kiev, with drones repeatedly, and in broad daylight.

Ten Ukrainian children hosted in an orphanage in Crimea in 2014, when the region was annexed by Russia, disappeared after the arrival of the Russians and, 12 years later, nothing is known about them. Despite numerous requests to Moscow from Kiev. The European Court of Human Rights is examining the case reported by the Helsinki Human Rights Union, a case considered crucial because, together with others in that period, it paved the way, and constituted the model, for massive deportations from the occupied territories and opaque adoptions in Russia of Ukrainian minors after the large-scale invasion by Moscow's forces in 2022.

The Japanese government announced that it has imposed further economic sanctions on Russia, again targeting the so-called shadow fleet of 35 ships that transport Russian oil and help Moscow evade sanctions. Japan also added 33 organizations and nine individuals linked to Russia to its asset freeze list, Jiji Press reports.

"I really appreciate the Japanese government's decision to introduce further sanctions against Russia, aimed in particular at the shadow fleet and the expansion of export restrictions," comments Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a post on 'X'. "In fact, the sanctioned people and companies - he underlines - represent a common threat to our countries, as well as to Europe and the Pacific in general, as they contribute to supporting the Russian war machine. The adoption of this sanctions package represents a timely and necessary step, as Russia brutally intensifies terrorism with drones and missiles against the Ukrainians in view of the winter. We thank Japan for its leadership and support".

During the night, Russia launched a drone attack against the city of Hostomel, in the Kiev oblast, hitting some warehouses and wounding, according to authorities, four people, including a little girl. The Kyiv Independent newspaper reports it. The head of the Kiev Oblast Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said two men and a woman suffered numerous injuries following the attack. An 8-year-old girl was hit by shrapnel in a lower limb, Tkachenko added. At least one of the injured victims was hospitalized.