{"id":4482,"date":"2024-04-19T09:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4482"},"modified":"2024-04-19T09:42:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:42:01","slug":"overnight-russia-air-strikes-kill-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4482","title":{"rendered":"Overnight Russia Air Strikes Kill 8"},"content":{"rendered":"


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At least eight people were killed in overnight Russian strikes in Ukraine\u2019s central Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian officials said Friday.<\/p>\n

The interior ministry said six people, including two children, were killed in the Synelnykivsky area southeast of Dnipro, and two others were killed in Dnipro.<\/p>\n

In a message on social media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday the attack damaged a residential building and a train station in Dnipro, the regional capital.<\/p>\n

“Every country that provides air defense systems to Ukraine, every leader who helps persuade our partners that air defense systems should not be stored in warehouses but deployed in real cities and communities facing terror, and everyone who supports our defense is a life saver,” Zelenskyy said on social media, in an appeal to allies for better air defense systems.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s air force said it shot down15 missiles and 14 drones during the attack. The military also said it shot down for the first time a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber. The Russian warplane is capable of carrying long-range missiles used to attack Ukrainian cities.<\/p>\n

“For the first time, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, in cooperation with the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, destroyed a Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said in a statement on social media.<\/p>\n

The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Friday the strategic bomber had crashed in Russia\u2019s southern Stavropol region, hundreds of kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory, as it returned to base after carrying out a combat mission. It said one of the four crew members had died. Two others were taken to a local medical center. It said the other crew member was still missing.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy said in his evening address on Thursday the military is on track to produce 10 Bohdana howitzers this month. “This is a good result,” he said, for the country\u2019s production of defense materials.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy said the talks with the military also included discussions about Ukraine\u2019s border communities including the information field, topics that included access to Ukrainian television signals and the blocking of Russian propaganda.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy said Russian propaganda “is invariably followed by, at the very least, destabilization and, at worst, an attempted occupation.” He said Ukraine and its partners would “work together” to counteract any Russian influence and deal with any technological challenges.<\/p>\n

Some information for this report came from The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n