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  • Orphans anticipate their fate as Putin’s drones get closer to critical Ukrainian city

    Orphans anticipate their fate as Putin’s drones get closer to critical Ukrainian city

    A group of children without parents are running out of time, as Russia keeps attacking a city in Ukraine where they live.

    Old and decaying docks from the Soviet era in Izmail and Reni are being attacked by suicide drones. This is happening because the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, decided to leave the UN and a deal made with Turkey that allowed Ukraine to safely export grain through the Black Sea.

    In the last two months, Fight for Freedom, a group from Romania, has been trying to move children away from danger, but rules and red tape are making it difficult.

    President Gheorghe Ignat said it is very important for his team to fight for freedom.
    However, he knows very well that Russian aggression is getting closer and closer to his country, Romania, which is a member of both the EU and NATO. This makes the people of Romania fear that they will be drawn into a war.

    Izmail experienced a big problem two weeks ago. He said that Russia has been bombing everything there.

    There are currently 20 children without parents living in a home. We are working very hard to prepare the documents for moving them to the Suceava area in Romania where we are located.

    ‘They could get hurt here, so it’s very important for us to take them to a safe place. ‘
    Gheorghe, a fighter who does mixed martial arts and is called ‘The Carpathian Bear’, is currently busy arranging the move from Ukraine to his home country.

    While we are talking, his phone keeps receiving frequent updates about what is happening on the front line.

    In Romania, people are feeling anxious and worried.

    The government installed protective shelters in Plauru because Ukrainian sites were attacked and drone pieces were found in Romania.
    The town is very close to Izmail, only about 300 meters away.

    Currently, there are no official plans to make people leave their homes in the area. However, many residents have packed bags with essential items in case they need to leave quickly.

    He said, “Romania is going through a difficult time. ” Both the government and Nato have taken their response very seriously.

    Recently, we discovered another drone that was found about 14km within our borders. This is a significant distance considering the presence of nearby villages with many people living just a few kilometers away.
    The drones blew up and made big holes in the ground. Just think about what would happen if they had fallen on a house, school, or hospital.

    Romania is not currently fighting in a war. We are waiting to see what will occur, but there is currently no action to take. People are scared about the consequences of getting involved.

    The Black Sea has many Russian warships that are very near our country. People who live near the river feel like they are in the middle of a war.

    They watch and record Russian drones attacking Ukrainian ports every night. They are looking at big bangs in villages nearby on the other side of the river.

    They are very surprised and scared. Romania is no longer secure as a member of the EU and Nato. This is true. Some people think if Nato helps, the war will end. But it’s not that simple.

    Regular individuals go through difficulties. I have seen a lot of pain and hardship in the last year and a half. War brings no positive outcomes or benefits.

    Romania’s leader, Marcel Ciolacu, has tried to reassure people that Russia is not focusing on their country.

    He made his remarks right when another military drone was found in Bulgaria, which is another country in the EU and NATO.

    The military said the plane landed in the town of Tyulenovo by the Black Sea on Sunday evening.

    The defense minister, Todor Tagarev, said that we can be sure the event is connected to the war Russia started against Ukraine.

    ‘This war is definitely connected to more dangers for our safety. ’

    The group Fight for Freedom is getting ready to help many people if Russia attacks the coast of Romania.

    Since the invasion started, Gheorghe and his team have been going to villages on the frontline in Ukraine four times every week. They give food to as many as 10,000 people.

    Bundles of supplies are given out to people who had to leave their homes in Mariupol and Donetsk. This is done at locations in Chernivtsi, Dunaivtsi, and Ivano-Frankivsk.

    Fight for Freedom operates four centers for Ukrainian children, ranging from newborns to five-year-olds. They have also rescued over 500 orphans from dangerous areas in the past 15 months.

  • Russian missiles strike residential complex and security facility in Ukraine

    Russian missiles strike residential complex and security facility in Ukraine

    In the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, two buildings were damaged by missiles, causing at least nine injuries, including two children.

    A BBC team on the scene reported that the strike on Friday evening nearly entirely demolished the top floor of a big residential tower block.

    According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, a building owned by Ukraine’s security services (SBU) was also struck.

    He cited “Russian missile terror” as the cause.

    A video that Mr. Zelensky sent to Telegram showed smoke rising from damaged buildings and a fire on the ground.

    Following the incident, he claimed to have called urgent meetings with the SBU, the interior ministry, the emergency services, and local politicians.

    Two teenagers, ages 14 and 17, were among the injured, according to Serhiy Lysak, the regional chief. He also mentioned that they were receiving care at home.

    According to Mr. Lysak, the strike began at 20:30 local time (17:30 GMT), but no fatalities have been reported since then.

    According to Borys Filatov, the mayor of Dnipro, this was Russia’s third attack on the SBU building.

    He added that the residential block had recently been finished and flats were being placed up for sale, noting that both structures were virtually empty.

    It follows Russia’s announcement on Friday that it had shot down two Ukrainian missiles over the Ukraine-bordering Rostov region in the country’s south.

    According to Moscow, debris falling in the southern port city of Taganrog injured 15 people.

    The first S-200 missile, according to the Russian defence ministry, was directed against “residential infrastructure” in the roughly 250,000-person city.

    Shortly after, it claimed to have shot down a second S-200 missile close to the city of Azov, with the missile’s debris landing in a rural region.

    In an explosion that occurred close to the “Chekhov Garden” cafe in the heart of Taganrog, Rostov area Governor Vasily Golubev reported that 15 individuals had “light injuries” from shards.

    Nearly 25 miles (40 km) from the Ukrainian border, Taganrog is situated on the Sea of Azov shore.

    Additionally, the town is near a road that leads to Mariupol, a strategic port city that was shelled by Russian forces and destroyed.

  • ‘UK missile fired by Ukraine at Russian-held city’

    ‘UK missile fired by Ukraine at Russian-held city’

    It has been reported that a deadly attack on a Ukrainian city held by Russian forces employed long-range missiles provided by the UK.

    Ukrainian aircraft bombarded two industrial locations in the Russian-controlled city of Luhansk on Friday.

    The attack was carried out by British Storm Shadow cruise missiles, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence.

    The shelling in eastern Ukraine, about 60 kilometres behind Russian borders, severely damaged a meat-processing industry and a chemical plant.

    The Russian ministry said: ‘Storm Shadow air-to-air missiles supplied to the Kyiv regime by Britain were used for the strike, contrary to London’s statements that these weapons would not be used against civilian targets.’

    It also claimed Russia had shot down two Ukrainian warplanes – an Su-24 and a MiG-29 – that had launched the missiles.

    Britain became the first country to confirm it had started supplying Kyiv with long-range missiles on Thursday. 

    Buildings in Luhansk were completely demolished in the shelling
    Buildings in Luhansk were completely demolished in the shelling (Picture: Mash/east2west news)

    A batch of the missiles were sent to allow forces to hit Russian troops and supply dumps deep beyond the front lines as Ukraine prepares a major counteroffensive.

    British defence minister Ben Wallace said the missiles could be used within Ukrainian territory, implying he had received assurances from president Volodymyr Zelensky that they would not be used to attack targets inside Russia’s internationally accepted borders.

    Mr Wallace told parliament earlier this week the weapons will give Ukraine the ‘best chance’ of defending itself and highlighted Russia’s deliberate targeting of civilians as the reason why the missiles have been supplied.

    He said: ‘Russia must recognise that its actions alone have led to such systems being provided.’

    The Storm Shadow cruise missiles have a range of more than 155 miles, according to the manufacturer, in contrast to the US-supplied Himars missiles used by Ukraine which only have a range of around 50 miles.

    Previously, the Kremlin said that if Britain provided these missiles it would require ‘an adequate response from our military’.

    Russia’s ministry also claimed forces had gained control over another block in the eastern city of Bakhmut, which Moscow has been trying to capture for more than 10 months in an attritional artillery battle.

    It added: ‘The units of the Airborne Forces provided support to the assault units and pinned down the enemy on the flanks.’

    The ministry often uses the term ‘assault units’ to denote the Wagner private militia, which has been spearheading the assault on Bakhmut at great cost in casualties.

    Russia also reportedly attacked the Ukrainian city of Ternopil as the country’s Eurovision act – who hail from the city – were about to perform last night.