Three injured in a Russian strike in Kyiv, two days after the death of children in an attack on the hometown of Zelensky – Liberation

The strikes continue in Ukraine. Three people were injured in Kyiv by a « Missile attack » Russian,, announced this Sunday, April 6, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko, on Telegram. Simultaneously, the Ukrainian anti -aircraft defense had issued alerts for the regions of Kharkiv, Mykolaïv and Odessa due to « Missiles (which had) penetrated from the North to the region of Cherniguiv and which were heading south ». These were all lifted.

But in response, the command of the Armed Forces of Poland announced that because of « The intensity of the aviation activity of the Russian Federation, hitting targets in western Ukraine, Polish and Allied aviations had started operations in the airspace » Polish. For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry said it had intercepted and destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones.

This attack comes two days after a Russian strike on the hometown of Volodymyr Zelensky, Kryvyi Rig. Dramatic assessment: 18 dead, half of children, and 72 injured. The Russian Defense Ministry said it had led « A precision strike » in Kryvyï Rig on a restaurant « Where were training commanders and Western instructors. » A « False information » intended for « Cover your cynical crime », retorted the Ukrainian army.

While this strike is one of the worst in recent weeks, having made very young victims, from 3 to 17 years old, the Ukrainian president denounced on Saturday 5 April « weak » reaction of the United States.

The American ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, said he « Horrified » by this « Ballistic missile strike » But without mentioning, at first, the Russian origin. Zelensky then accused Washington of having « Fear of saying the word «  »Russian»» Speaking of the missile ”. A tone rarely used publicly by the Ukrainian president against his allies.

The Brink ambassador was appointed in 2022 by the then American president, Joe Biden, opponent of the Kremlin and support from Kyiv. Since Donald Trump has been president, she avoids directly appointing Russia during attacks, which she did before.

Washington was the first military and financial support of Ukraine, since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022, but the new President Trump A multiplied criticism against his Ukrainian counterpart. The two men notably had a verbal altercation at the White House on February 28 in front of cameras around the world.

Trump got closer to Russian president Vladimir Putin, with whom he claims to want to negotiate the end of the war as soon as possible. His hand stretched in Moscow was badly received in Kyiv, even if the American president has also threatened Russia with new sanctions.

Volodymyr Zelensky continues to claim the end of the war. She « Must cease. But to get there, we must not be afraid to call a cat a cat ”, he hammered this Saturday evening, believing « False and dangerous to remain silent on the fact that it is Russia that kills children with ballistic missiles ”.

The president of Ukraine, however, praised « Tangible progress », with « First details concerning how could be deployed » A European contingent in the event of a ceasefire, after the arrival Friday, April 4, in Kyiv for the chiefs of the French and British armies. The two European powers propose to deploy a contingent of the continent, a « Reinsurance force » supposed to prevent a resumption of conflict once a cease-fire has been put in place.

Ukraine accuses Moscow of playing the watch to take advantage of its advantage on the front in order to conquer more territories. The United States had proposed an unconditional 30-day ceasefire, but Donald Trump was unable to obtain at this stage of Moscow that an agreement for a ceasefire in the Black Sea and a very vague moratorium concerning the strikes on energy infrastructure, which the two parties accuse to violate.