The Kremlin announced on Wednesday May 3 that two drones had targeted the Kremlin in Moscow overnight and had been neutralized by anti-radar systems. Russia accused Ukraine and denounced an attempted terrorist act and attempt on the life of President Vladimir Putin. kyiv categorically refutes, while the city of Kherson suffered new deadly bombardments.
With our correspondent in kyiv, Stephane Siohan
From Helsinki, where he went on May 3 for a summit of Nordic countries, Volodymyr Zelensky has shown himself to be very clear after the accusations from Moscow, following the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin. ” We are not attacking Putin or Moscow, we are fighting on our territory, we are defending our villages and our cities. We don’t have enough guns to do this “, declared the Ukrainian president, who added in substance that he leaves ” to the court the task of attacking Vladimir Putin.
Tension is rising on both the Ukrainian and Russian sides as the May 9 celebrations in Moscow approach, an important date and subject to much speculation about whether or not a military parade will be held, and possible Ukrainian threats. In kyiv, it is suggested that the drone explosion in Moscow could be a deliberately orchestrated provocation by the Kremlin.
But we must also underline the context of the Ukrainian spring counter-offensive, which is being set up invisibly before our eyes, with preparations along the front lines, but also sabotage actions which are have taken place in recent days against Russian military trains and logistics structures, in the border regions, on the territory of the Russian Federation.
At least 21 civilians killed in Kherson
During the day of Wednesday, the Russians operated on the city of Kherson a ” chaotic bombardment “, according to the term of the Ukrainian authorities. Several rockets fell in the city on civilian targets: the station was hit, an ambulance, as well as two supermarkets.
The provisional toll is dramatic: at least 21 civilians killed and 48 injured. The images from Kherson are absolutely terrible. One of the missiles hit a shopping center of the Epicenter brand, the main Ukrainian supermarket chain of food and DIY.
Strolling through the shelves of Epicenter is one of the passions of Ukrainians. These stores are extremely busy. There was no military objective there; the Russian army knew perfectly well what it was doing, striking there.
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