Day 431 since the beginning of the war: Sirens are wailing throughout Ukraine at night. The Ukrainian air defense also had to be active in the Kiev area. All information in the blog.
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The night at a glance: Air alert throughout Ukraine – Russia reports dead
Ukraine: 15 of 18 Russian missiles shot down
06:32: According to the Ukrainian military, the air defense shot down 15 of 18 rockets launched by Russian planes on Monday night. The Kyiv city administration reports that all missiles aimed at the capital have been intercepted.
Reports of explosions in the Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions
4:28 am: According to Ukrainian media reports, explosions can be heard in the regions of Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy. “The air defense systems are deployed,” writes the Kyiv regional administration on Telegram. “Keep calm! Stay in the shelters until the air raid is over!”
The Kyiv Independent reported that Russian forces shelled the front-line town of Orikhiv in the Zaporizhia region. A fire station was destroyed. There were no injuries. Three communities in the Sumy region were attacked.
Russia is apparently launching a massive wave of attacks – missile alert in Kiev
2 O ‘clock: Russia appears to have launched a massive wave of missile attacks on Ukraine in the middle of the night. A significant number of Russian strategic bombers took off from Olen’ya air base in the Murmansk region and Engels-2 air base in the Saratov region, Ukrainian media said. According to the reports, some ships of the Black Sea Fleet are also said to have set sail.
According to the emergency services, air alerts have been raised across Ukraine. According to official information, a rocket attack is imminent in the Kiev region. “Threatened missile attack!” writes the Kyiv regional administration on the news service Telegram. “Stay in the shelters.” Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak warns against compromising Ukraine’s air defenses. “Take care of your safety, don’t publicize the work of the air defense.”
Pope Francis probably involved in peace mission
9:25 p.m.: Pope Francis has vaguely indicated that the Vatican is involved in a peace initiative in view of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. “Everyone wants a way to peace. I’m ready to do whatever is necessary. A mission is currently underway, but it’s not public yet,” said the head of the Catholic Church on Sunday on the return flight from his trip to Hungary journalists. He did not give any further details. “When the time comes, I can comment on it,” he said.
The 86-year-old met Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary over the weekend, who used to be the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s foreign office and a confidant of Patriarch Kirill. “You can imagine that at the meeting we didn’t talk about Little Red Riding Hood, but about everything,” explained Francis. The Pope has long wanted to meet with Cyril, who defends Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine.
Francis campaigned to maintain diplomatic relations and always keep in touch in order to look for ways to peace together. “I think you get peace by opening channels. You never get peace by closing yourself off.”
