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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed shock over the proximity of Russian strikes in Kyiv, the first in nearly two weeks in the Ukrainian capital, while he was visiting. Moscow meanwhile intensified its assault Friday in the eastern Donbas region. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest. All times are in Paris time [GMT+2].
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7:21am: Russian strikes in Kyiv wound 10 people, Ukraine emergency services say
A Russian bombardment in the Ukrainian capital during the UN chief’s visit wounded 10 people when strikes hit a residential high-rise and another building in western Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s emergency services.
The explosions in northwestern Kyiv’s Shevchenkivsky district shook the city and burned out windows of a residential building. It came as residents have been increasingly returning to the city.
6:51am: ‘Battle of Donbas’ remains Russia’s main strategic focus, UK says
The “Battle of Donbas” remains Russia’s main strategic focus in order to achieve its stated aim of securing control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, according to Britain’s defence ministry.
“In these oblasts fighting has been particularly heavy around Lysychansk and Severodonetsk, with an attempted advance south from Izium towards Slovyansk,” the ministry said on Twitter.
Due to strong Ukrainian resistance, Russian territorial gains have been limited and achieved at significant cost to Russian forces, the ministry added in the regular bulletin.
1:47am: Pentagon says it’s analysing Kyiv strikes
The US is analysing strikes on Kyiv that the Ukrainian authorities blamed on Russian missiles, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday.
“We’re still trying to analyse this and figure out what happened here, what was struck and with what kind of munition,” he told…
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