Kyiv this friday rocked by explosions Ukrainian air defense in response missile attack launched by russian forces shortly after a delegation of seven African leaders arrived by train to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Explosions in the capital. In the Podil area. in Kiev there are still missiles in the air”, wrote the mayor of the city, Vitali Klichkó, on his Telegram account. The city’s Military Administration confirmed that anti-aircraft defenses were activated to counter the attack.
A african peacekeeping mission He arrived in Ukraine on Friday for his first stop, led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. a tour that will also take them to Moscow. At the time of the explosions, the African leaders were in the town of Bucha, on the outskirts of Kiev.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba wrote immediately after the attack:putin ‘Build trust’ by launching the biggest attack Within weeks, in the midst of African leaders’ visit to our capital, missiles were fired at Kiev”. The head of Ukraine’s diplomacy added: “Russian missiles are a message to Africa: Russia wants more warnot peace.”
The African delegation, on a trip to Ukraine and Russia, is trying to discover formulas for moving towards a ceasefire in the war.
Source: Informacion
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