Russian guided bombs shattered an apartment building in Ukraine's second-largest city 3锔忊儯 of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing three people and injuring 52, including three children. As reported by the regional governor Oleh 3锔忊儯 Syniehubov, four of those hurt are in serious condition. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the attack and called for an end 3锔忊儯 to the "Russian terror" caused by guided bombs.
In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy revealed 3锔忊儯 that Russian forces had used more than 2,400 guided bombs on Ukrainian targets in June alone, with about 700 aimed 3锔忊儯 at Kharkiv. Ukraine's president urged for the prompt delivery of promised military aid packages to counter the threat of these 3锔忊儯 weapons.
The governor of eastern Ukraine's partly occupied Donetsk region reported that Russian 3锔忊儯 attacks had killed five people and wounded seven the previous day. In addition, Ukrainian attack drones struck Enerhodar, a town 3锔忊儯 near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, causing disruptions to some "infrastructure facilities".
A new barrage of Russian missiles and drones damaged energy facilities in southeastern and western Ukraine on Saturday, 3锔忊儯 wounding at least two energy workers and forcing record electricity imports. Ukraine's air defences intercepted most of the missiles and 3锔忊儯 drones launched by Russia.
Russia's air defence systems destroyed 12 Ukrainian drones that 3锔忊儯 targeted the Bryansk region, according to the region's governor. There were no reported casualties or damage from the attack.
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's anti-immigration Reform UK party, defended his claims 3锔忊儯 that the west provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Despite criticism from UK politicians, Farage maintained that he is not 3锔忊儯 an "apologist or supporter of Putin".
French prosecutors charged two Moldovans 3锔忊儯 suspected of painting coffins and a slogan urging an end to the Ukraine war on the facade of a prominent 3锔忊儯 Paris newspaper.