Zelensky denounces that at least 5,000 people have been killed in Mariupol, America will work with allies to relocate Soviet-made tanks in order to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses in the Donbass. In the night anti-aircraft sirens in Kiev and Lviv. Laser-guided missiles, Switchblade “kamikaze” drones (with explosive warheads) and Puma-type light drones (reconnaissance): these are some of the weapons in the latest military aid package for Kiev provided by the Pentagon.
At least 5,000 people were killed in Mariupol, a city besieged by the Russian armed forces. The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message, citing local authorities as reported by the Guardian. Negotiations are underway to remove the bodies from the streets. It is estimated – he added – that “about 170,000 people are still there to face the shortage of food, water and electricity: the Red Cross said that a team headed to the city for an evacuation had to turn back on Friday as conditions have made it impossible to proceed, another attempt will be made on Saturday.
The Biden administration will work with allies to transfer Soviet-made tanks in order to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses in the Donbass. The New York Times writes, quoting an American official and pointing out that it is the first time that the US has helped to help transfer tanks since the beginning of the war.
Laser-guided missiles, Switchblade ” kamikaze ” drones (with explosive warheads) and Puma-type light drones (reconnaissance): these are some of the weapons in the latest $ 300 million military aid package to Kiev announced by the Pentagon . In recent days, Joe Biden and President Zelensky had discussed over the phone to “identify additional capabilities to help the Ukrainian army defend its country.”
The sirens sound again for air strikes in Ukraine. The alarm went off around 3.40 local time (2.40 in Italy) in numerous locations, including the capital Kiev and important cities such as Odessa, Lviv, Dnipropetrosk. Sirens also in operation in Kharkiv, Sumy, Rivne, Ternopil, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhia, Chernivtsi, Volyn and Vinnytsia.
The US is providing Ukraine with material in case Russia uses chemical weapons: White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said this. It is, revealed Politico, gas masks, protective suits and other equipment. The United States has accepted Kiev’s request and is sending this material to protect civilians, although Kiev may decide to use it for its own soldiers.
Russia struck the Odessa region with three Iskander ballistic missiles. This was reported by the head of the regional state administration Maxim Marchenko, adding “there are victims”. Ukrinform reports it.