A salvo of missiles. Ukraine was the target, Thursday, January 26, of new Russian bombardments, which left at least eleven dead and eleven injured and caused power outages, the day after the decision of Western countries to deliver heavy tanks to the Ukrainian army. The town of Bakhmout has become the epicenter of the clashes and in recent days more and more residents have left. The fighting was fierce, especially on the east bank of the Bakmutka River, which cuts the city in two. Follow our live.
Eleven dead and eleven injured. In the immediate future, “eleven people were injured and, unfortunately, eleven others died”, said Ukrainian relief spokesman Oleksandre Khorounejy, who said that the greatest damage was in the kyiv region. A previous local toll reported one dead and two injured in the capital, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Electricity restrictions. In his daily video message, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that “electricity restrictions” had to be put in place “in most of our regions”. But he assured that everything was being done to repair the network as soon as possible. In Odessa, despite “difficulties”the current is restored in “hospitals” and “the other essential infrastructures of the city”.
A new delivery of Leopard tanks. The Canadian Minister of Defense announced the delivery of four German-made heavy tanks. “These four tanks are ready for combat and will be deployed in the coming weeks”said Anita Anand, at a press conference stating that the number of tanks delivered could “increase” in the future.
