Russian air strikes in Ukraine: children under the victims!

Russian air strikes in Ukraine: children under the victims!

On the night of Sunday, Ukraine was again covered by Russia with massive air raids. These attacks, which consisted of 298 drones and 69 rockets, led to numerous fatalities, including several children and adolescents. At least 12 people were killed in the attacks, while more than 26 were injured. This reports Al Jazera.

The Ukrainian Air Force was able to ward off a significant number of attacks, but still missiles and drones ended up in 22 regions of the country. The capital Kyiv was particularly affected, where at least four people died and 16 were injured. In the Zhytomyr region, three children between the ages of 8, 12 and 17 lost their lives. Also in Mykolaiv and Khmelnytskyi there were further deaths and damage to civilian infrastructure, such as Die Zeit reported.

fatal attacks and child victims

The Ukrainian government described Sunday morning as "difficult". Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko informed about the use of several drones in airspace over the capital. The Russian Minister of Defense reported that 110 Ukrainian drones were intercepted during this attack. Before this incident there had already been a large -scale air raid with 250 drones that had been carried out only a day earlier.

The attacks were accompanied by a significant prisoner exchange between the two countries, which took place on the same weekend. A total of around 1,000 prisoners of war and civil prisoners have been replaced in the past few days. On Saturday, 307 soldiers returned from both sides, while a third phase of the exchange prepared another 600 people to return. The entire exchange originally affects up to 2,000 prisoners, which is regarded as part of the negotiations at the end of the war that took place on May 16 in Istanbul, such as Tagesschau

negotiations and allegations

Russia has announced that after the exchange of the cessation of his military aggression against Ukraine. In the middle of these geopolitical tensions, Ukraine is accused of Russia to be responsible for the crash of a Russian military machine, in which 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war died. These allegations were rejected by Ukraine, while Russia demanded an international investigation. Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin said it was evident that the aircraft had been shot down with a US flight defense system "Patriot".

The brutal military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which began with the comprehensive invasion in February 2022, has experienced a new escalation in the past few days. Against the background of the air strikes and the prisoner exchange, the international community remains concerned about the humanitarian effects and the ongoing war.