What has happened in the last hours
These are the most important news at 8:00 p.m. on the 524th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine:
Last night’s Russian attack on a blood transfusion center in Kharkov caused two deaths and four injuries. The fatalities are two men, according to the regional prosecutor’s office, which has opened investigations for war crimes. The affected transfusion center corresponds to the village of Kruhlyakivka and the attack occurred after eight in the afternoon on Saturday, one hour less in mainland Spain.
Zelensky accuses Lula of “agreeing with the narratives” of Putin. The president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, has accused the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, this Sunday, of “agreeing with the narratives” of the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, after the president of Brazil affirmed that neither Russia nor Ukraine want to peace “while people keep dying.”
Ukraine attacks a bridge linking the annexed regions of Kherson and Crimea. The Ukrainian Army has launched several missiles against the Chongar bridge, which links the annexed Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Crimea. One of the shells has caused damage to the pavement, according to the Crimean leader, Sergei Axionov.
Russia claims its early morning attack targeted military bases in western Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry reported this Sunday attacks against Ukrainian airfields in the west of the country with high-precision and long-range missiles. Ukraine maintains that the attack consisted of launching a total of 70 devices, with 40 cruise missiles, of which it was able to shoot down 30, and 27 Iranian-made drones, all of which were intercepted.
