The president of Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country allied with Russia, ordered Friday to “take urgent measures” to protect his country’s civil and military infrastructure due to the “escalation in Ukraine.” Kazakhstan had regularly called on Moscow and kyiv to negotiate to end the war “between two Slavic peoples”.
Russian strikes killed at least two people in Sumy, in northeastern Ukraine, local authorities said on Friday. This town near the Russian border was hit by “several massive explosions,” Mayor Artem Kobzar said on Telegram, specifying that an air alert remained in effect at 6 a.m. local time and asking residents to stay away from windows. According to the regional military administration, a residential area was struck by a Russian drone. Ten people were injured, according to a provisional report.
Sumy is the main city of a region of the same name, bordering several Russian regions including Kursk, where Ukraine took control of dozens of localities during a major offensive in August.
Russia's use of a new medium-range ballistic missile against Ukraine “will neither change the course of the conflict nor the determination of NATO allies to support Ukraine”, a spokesperson said on Thursday of the Atlantic Alliance.
“Russia launched an experimental medium-range ballistic missile against Ukraine. This is another example of Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities. Russia seeks to terrorize the civilian population in Ukraine and intimidate those who support the country, Farah Dakhlallah said in a statement.
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On Thursday, Russia confirmed that it had fired a latest generation missile at Ukraine. A first since the start of the conflict. Vladilir Putin believes that the war has taken “a global turn” and does not rule out striking countries whose weapons are used by Ukraine.
