{"id":3545,"date":"2023-01-30T15:52:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3545"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:39:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:39:46","slug":"ukraine-demands-rapid-arms-shipments-as-kherson-hit-by-deadly-russian-shelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/diplomatic-world\/ukraine-demands-rapid-arms-shipments-as-kherson-hit-by-deadly-russian-shelling\/2023\/01\/30\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine demands rapid arms shipments as Kherson hit by deadly Russian shelling"},"content":{"rendered":"

KYIV (AP) Russian<\/span> missile<\/span> strikes<\/span> killed<\/span> three<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> people<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> southern<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Kherson,<\/span> while<\/span> fighting<\/span> escalated<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> eastern<\/span> Donetsk<\/span> region,<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> officials<\/span> said,<\/span> while<\/span> Russia<\/span> shelled<\/span> the<\/span> main<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Vkhredal<\/span> again.<\/span><\/p>\n

France<\/span> and<\/span> Australia<\/span> agree<\/span> to<\/span> work<\/span> together<\/span> to<\/span> produce<\/span> artillery<\/span> shells<\/span> for<\/span> Ukraine<\/span>
\n<\/span>French<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> S\u00e9bastien<\/span> Lecornu<\/span> announced<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> that<\/span> France<\/span> and<\/span> Australia<\/span> had<\/span> agreed<\/span> to<\/span> produce<\/span> “thousands”<\/span> of<\/span> 155mm<\/span> artillery<\/span> shells<\/span> to<\/span> aid<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mr<\/span> Lecorne<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> his<\/span> Australian<\/span> counterpart<\/span> Richard<\/span> Mulls<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> joint<\/span> high-level<\/span> meeting<\/span> since<\/span> Canberra<\/span> abandoned<\/span> its<\/span> defense<\/span> pact<\/span> with<\/span> Paris<\/span> two<\/span> years<\/span> ago<\/span> in<\/span> favor<\/span> of<\/span> Britain’s<\/span> relations<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> met<\/span> Danish<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Mette<\/span> Frederiksen<\/span> during<\/span> a<\/span> trip<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> southern<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Mykolaiv<\/span> on<\/span> Monday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Launching<\/span> a<\/span> programme<\/span> backed<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> EU<\/span> and<\/span> aimed<\/span> at<\/span> replacing<\/span> 50<\/span> million<\/span> light<\/span> bulbs,<\/span> Economy<\/span> Minister<\/span> Yulia<\/span> Svyrydenko<\/span> said<\/span> all<\/span> adults<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> exchange<\/span> five<\/span> incandescent<\/span> light<\/span> bulbs<\/span> for<\/span> five<\/span> LED<\/span> bulbs<\/span> at<\/span> post<\/span> offices.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> goal<\/span> is<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> next<\/span> few<\/span> months<\/span> to<\/span> reduce<\/span> by<\/span> a<\/span> quarter<\/span> the<\/span> energy<\/span> deficit<\/span> caused<\/span> by<\/span> Russian<\/span> missile<\/span> and<\/span> drone<\/span> strikes<\/span> on<\/span> power<\/span> infrastructure<\/span> that<\/span> have<\/span> frequently<\/span> left<\/span> millions<\/span> of<\/span> Ukrainians<\/span> without<\/span> light,<\/span> water<\/span> or<\/span> heating.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>More<\/span> Russian<\/span> forces<\/span> moved<\/span> to<\/span> Kursk<\/span> region<\/span> on<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> border,<\/span> governor<\/span> says<\/span>
\n<\/span>Russia<\/span> has<\/span> moved<\/span> additional<\/span> forces<\/span> and<\/span> equipment<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Kursk<\/span> region<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> border<\/span> with<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> to<\/span> protect<\/span> the<\/span> frontier<\/span> and<\/span> ensure<\/span> security,<\/span> regional<\/span> governor<\/span> Roman<\/span> Starovoit<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Monday,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> Interfax<\/span> news<\/span> agency.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Local<\/span> authorities<\/span> say<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> has<\/span> repeatedly<\/span> been<\/span> subjected<\/span> to<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> shelling<\/span> since<\/span> Russia<\/span> invaded<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> almost<\/span> a<\/span> year<\/span> ago.<\/span> Part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> forces<\/span> invaded<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Kursk<\/span> region,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> territory<\/span> they<\/span> occupied<\/span> in<\/span> northeastern<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> was<\/span> later<\/span> recaptured<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> army.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> Moscow<\/span> deputy<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> that<\/span> Russian<\/span> troops<\/span> were<\/span> advancing<\/span> near<\/span> the<\/span> eastern<\/span> Donetsk<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Vgledal,<\/span> the<\/span> epicenter<\/span> of<\/span> fighting<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> a<\/span> claim<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> denied.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Russian<\/span> artillery<\/span> fire<\/span> has<\/span> killed<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> five<\/span> people<\/span> and<\/span> wounded<\/span> 13<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> past<\/span> 24<\/span> hours,<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> officials<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Monday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Moscow<\/span> forces<\/span> occupied<\/span> large<\/span> areas<\/span> northeast<\/span> of<\/span> Kharkov<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> months<\/span> following<\/span> the<\/span> neighboring<\/span> country’s<\/span> invasion<\/span> last<\/span> February.<\/span> But<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> counteroffensive<\/span> that<\/span> began<\/span> in<\/span> August<\/span> recaptured<\/span> Russian-held<\/span> territories,<\/span> particularly<\/span> Kharkov.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukrainian<\/span> presidential<\/span> aide<\/span> Mikhail<\/span> Podryak<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> called<\/span> the<\/span> International<\/span> Olympic<\/span> Committee<\/span> (IOC)<\/span> a<\/span> “pro-war<\/span> sponsor”<\/span> and<\/span> said<\/span> sports<\/span> federations<\/span> were<\/span> considering<\/span> competition<\/span> opportunities<\/span> for<\/span> Russian<\/span> athletes.<\/span> At<\/span> least<\/span> three<\/span> killed<\/span> in<\/span> Russian<\/span> shelling<\/span> of<\/span> southern<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Kherson.<\/span><\/p>\n

President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> said<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> three<\/span> people<\/span> were<\/span> killed<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> Russian<\/span> shelling<\/span> Sunday<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> southern<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Kherson.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> front<\/span> in<\/span> southern<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> has<\/span> recently<\/span> been<\/span> much<\/span> quieter<\/span> than<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> east.<\/span> Moscow<\/span> withdrew<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Kherson<\/span> last<\/span> November.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>On<\/span> Sunday,<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> carried<\/span> out<\/span> “A<\/span> HIMARS<\/span> multiple<\/span> rocket<\/span> launcher<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> railway<\/span> bridge<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> Molothnaya<\/span> River,”<\/span> Yevgeny<\/span> Baritsky,<\/span> the<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Russian-installed<\/span> area,<\/span> wrote<\/span> on<\/span> social<\/span> media.<\/span> “Four<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> rail<\/span> brigade<\/span> were<\/span> killed<\/span> and<\/span> five<\/span> wounded,”<\/span> Baritsky<\/span> added.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KYIV (AP) Russian missile strikes killed three of her people in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, while fighting escalated in the eastern Donetsk region, Ukrainian officials said, while Russia shelled the main city of Vkhredal again. France and Australia agree to work together to produce artillery shells for Ukraine French Defense Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24,2425,2480,2482,26,276],"tags":[76,77,132,154,170],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/UKRINEWAR-2.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3545"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3545"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3550,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3545\/revisions\/3550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}