08:42 Attack on hospital: Body of a boy recovered, number of children killed rises
Emergency responders have found the body of a boy in the ruins of a destroyed Cancer and Dialysis Station of a children's hospital in Kiev, according to "Kyiv Independent". The Ukrainian Interior Ministry reported this. With this, the number of people killed in Kiev by the Russian air raid on Monday has risen to 27, including now four children. 117 more people were injured. According to ministry reports, rescue teams are still in action at three locations in the capital.
08:30 Ukrainian partisans report successful sabotage of Russian railway track
The Ukrainian partisan group Atesh claims to have disrupted an important railway connection between Russia and the occupied Ukrainian territories. A switch box was destroyed, according to the group's Telegram channel. A video is also visible, which shows a burning box next to a railway track. The sabotage action is said to have taken place near the Russian settlement of Schachty. The railway lines reportedly lead from Rostov am Don towards the occupied Mariupol. The railway lines are crucial for the supply of new equipment to the Russian troops. Both the Ukrainian army and Ukrainian partisans therefore regularly target railway lines. Atesh claims to be active not only in the occupied territories but also within Russia.
07:55 Ukraine claims to have knocked out more than 1200 soldiers in a day
In its daily reports, the Ukrainian General Staff reports that the invaders suffered a loss of 1220 soldiers. In addition, seven Russian tanks, 19 armored personnel carriers, 49 artillery pieces, 29 drones, and 36 missile systems were destroyed from Russia. The figures cannot be verified. However, the number of 553,410 Russian military personnel killed, injured, or otherwise rendered unable to fight is significantly higher than the more cautious estimates of Western services and think tanks.
07:37 Russia reports four dead after Ukrainian attacks in Belgorod region
According to official reports, at least four people were killed in Ukrainian attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod within 24 hours. An additional 20 people were injured, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on Telegram. The past 24 hours were "restless" and "difficult", Gladkov added. Of the injured, 17 had to be treated in the hospital, two were seriously injured. Ukrainian attacks were also reported from other western Russian regions, including Kursk and Volgograd.
07:22 Over 2000 children seek refuge from Russian attacks in Kiev's metro
According to the city administration, 32,000 people sought shelter in the low-lying metro tunnels of Kiev during the massive rocket attacks on Monday. Among them were reportedly almost 2200 children. The Ukrainian capital is regularly attacked by Russia. In the past few months, more and more rockets have penetrated, as the western air defense systems only have limited ammunition and are increasingly successfully bypassed.
06:50 "Mistkerle": At least two people dead after attack on children's hospital in Kiev
The attacks on a children's hospital in Kiev during a Russian rocket attack, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, resulted in 16 injuries, among them seven children. Two of the injured reportedly died. Health Minister Viktor Lyashko reported that on Monday, departments for dialysis, cancer treatment, operating rooms, and the intensive care unit were damaged in the children's hospital. Hundreds of residents helped rescue workers clear debris and search for victims. "Little cancer and dialysis patients are sitting on the sidewalk with their mothers," reported German Ambassador Martin Jäger on X during a visit to the hospital.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed rocket attacks, which were allegedly targeting Ukrainian weapons factories and military airfields. However, numerous video recordings from Kiev showed that the damages were caused by a Ukrainian air defense rocket, according to unproven reports. The Moscow Military dismissed the Ukrainian reaction to the attack as "hysteria of the Kiev regime." Ukrainian reports stated that another hospital in the capital was also damaged on the other side of the Dnipro.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denies Russian claims that the attack was due to a Ukrainian air defense error. "What cynicism the scoundrels in the Kreml are spreading, claiming that it was the Ukrainian air defense and not a deliberate rocket strike that killed and injured many people," Zelenskyy said at a press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw. Zelenskyy thanked all those who posted videos online "on which it is clearly visible that it is not just a part of one or another rocket, but a direct rocket strike that killed and injured many people."
06:19 Berlin provides Ukraine with additional ammunition and air defense system
The German government has made additional military supplies available to Ukraine for its defense against the Russian attack. According to the updated list of delivered military goods, the promised third air defense system Patriot has arrived. In addition, there is new ammunition for the 50 Leopard 1 tanks provided together with Denmark, 11,000 additional rounds of ammunition for the 52 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, and two air surveillance radars of the TRML-4D type.
05:43 Attack on Russia: Fire in power plant in Rostov-on-Don
According to Russian reports, a fire broke out in a power plant in the southern Russian region of Rostov due to a Ukrainian drone attack. "Two transformers are on fire," Governor Vasili Golubev announced via the Telegram messaging service. The Russian air defense shot down "numerous" Ukrainian drones. Golubev did not mention the exact number of drones used or repelled. The border region with Ukraine had been the target of repeated attacks in the past.
04:31 FDP Politician Faber defends Defense Budget
FDP Politician and new Chairman of the Defense Committee, Marcus Faber, refutes criticism of the only slight increase in the Defense Budget 2025. "One should not forget that the budget of the Defense Ministry, unlike most other ministries, has actually increased," Faber tells the "Augsburger Allgemeinen". Considering the special fund of 100 billion Euro and further investments in the troop, one arrives at 140 billion Euro. "This can be seen, even if one can wish for more."
03:25 UN Human Rights Commissioner condemns attack on hospital in Kiev
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk condemns the attacks on a children's clinic in the Ukrainian capital Kiew as "despicable". They have "severely damaged" the Intensive Care, surgical, and oncological departments of the Ochmatdyt Children's Hospital. The Dialysis department of the clinic was "destroyed". "Among the victims were the sickest children of Ukraine."
02:05 Biden announces support for Kiew at NATO Summit
US President Joe Biden announces new measures to strengthen Ukraine's air defense following attacks with Russian rockets that killed 36 people. The US and its allies will announce this new support at a NATO Summit in Washington this week, Biden says. He describes the rocket attacks on Ukraine as a "terrible reminder of Russia's brutality" in the war that began in February 2022.
01:05 Kiesewetter: Defense Ministry disappointed soldiers
In the debate over defense spending, CDU Defense expert Roderich Kiesewetter calls for a new definition of prosperity. "It is bitter and a disappointment for the soldiers that the federal government cannot prioritize the Bundeswehr in the budget planning," Kiesewetter tells the Funke Media Group newspapers. This shows that "the turning point in the Chancellor's mindset" has not yet arrived and Olaf Scholz refuses to "pour pure wine in the face of the population in the face of the threat situation." It is also necessary to "redefine prosperity" - away from an individual interpretation, towards social resilience and readiness to defend. Earlier, the Defense Budget accounted for five or six percent of the economic power. "It is possible to prioritize if the political will is there," says Kiesewetter. A continuously increasing Defense Budget must aim for three percent of the Gross National Product.
00:01 Green and FDP announce increase in Pistorius-Estate budget
In light of the budget negotiations in the Bundestag, Green budget politician Sebastian Schäfer, who is also the deputy chief of the Bundestag committee for the Federal Defense Special Fund, has announced adjustments to defense spending. Although the coalition leadership of the Traffic Light coalition provides a "decent basis for parliamentary budget negotiations," Schäfer told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND), there will be numerous and significant changes. In particular, there are great needs in the area of security and defense policy that will be taken into account in the parliamentary proceedings, the Green noted. Defence policy spokesman Alexander Müller of the FDP is also open to further adjustments in favor of the defense budget.
22:16 Wreckage falls on clinic - seven deadA wreckage of a rocket fell on a hospital in Kiev and killed five doctors and two patients, according to Ukrainska Pravda. The Russian rocket attack also shattered windows in a private maternity clinic in the same building.
22:10 Insider: Scholz to deliver clear message at NATO summitThe NATO summit from Tuesday to Thursday, according to German government sources, will send a "clear message" of support for Ukraine. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz will make it clear in the circle of the 32 NATO state and government heads that Germany is a reliable partner in the transatlantic alliance and will remain so, the government representative said.
21:56 Schmyhal: Looking for alternative location for hospitalThe Ukrainian government is looking for an alternative location for the attacked children's hospital. Premier Minister Denys Schmyhal made this known. The attack will be a topic of the next cabinet meeting. "We hope that our international partners will draw their own conclusions," Schmyhal was quoted as saying by Kyiv Independent. "We need effective responses to Russian terror."
You can read about earlier developments here.
- The impact of the Russian military operations in Ukraine extends beyond physical destruction, with reports of cyberwar attacks targeting Ukrainian institutions and infrastructure.
- Despite the truce in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, tensions remain high, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, is calling for international support and reinforcement of Ukraine's cyber defense capabilities.
- NATO leaders, at a recent summit, agreed to provide additional aid to Ukraine, including cyber defense resources, to help fortify its digital defenses against potential attacks from Russia.
- In response to the growing threat of cyberwarfare, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyy has urged NATO members to intensify their collaboration and information-sharing efforts to better defend against cyber attacks.
- There are concerns that the escalating cyberwar between Russia and Ukraine could have far-reaching consequences, affecting not only the two nations but also global digital infrastructure and potentially even critical infrastructure in other countries.
