US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Kyiv, on an unannounced visit. It’s the first visit to Ukraine by a senior US official since Congress passed a 61-billion-dollar aid package in April, to aid Ukraine’s war effort. Blinken’s visit is seen as a show of support for the country, as it faces intensifying attacks from Russia in the Kharkiv region. Al Jazeera’s John Holman has the latest in Kyiv. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ukraine #US #AntonyBlinken #BlinkenInKyiv #Russia #UkraineWar #VolodymyrZelenskyy #AlJazeeraEnglish
Russia has launched a wave of missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, wounding at least 13 people and damaging several buildings, according to local officials. The attack on Thursday, the first mass strike in 44 days, targeted the city with ballistic and cruise missiles, said Serhiy Popko, the head of the city’s military administration. Reporting from Kyiv, Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride said the authorities believe about 31 missiles in total were launched by the Russians, and two of them were said to have been Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: […]
Russia has launched a number of missile strikes across Ukraine. At least three people were killed in Kyiv and a fourth died in the southern city of Mykolaiv. Meanwhile politicians in Ukraine are looking at ways to increase the number of troops, with the army reportedly in need of half a million extra soldiers. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Kyiv. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UkraineWar #Soldiers #RussiaMissileStrikes #KyivAttack #MykolaivAttack #UkraineDefense #MilitaryBuildup #TroopShortage
Several explosions were heard in the Shevchenkivskiy district of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said on the Telegram messaging app. There was no immediate information on the cause of the explosions. “Ambulance crews and rescuers dispatched to the scene,” Klitschko said. “There are people under the rubble. Some residents were evacuated, two victims were hospitalized,” he added. The first Russian strike in the capital in nearly three weeks was aimed to “intimidate Ukrainians… at the approach of the NATO summit” to be held in Madrid from June 28-30, said the city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko, who visited the scene of the explosion. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford joins us […]