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After four and a half months of war in Ukraine, the Russian army continues its “incessant” bombardments in the Donetsk region (east), and the United States has promised new military aid to kyiv, including powerful rocket launchers and precision shells. Follow live the latest events of the war in Ukraine.
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4:30 a.m.: “Incessant” shelling of the Donetsk region
After four and a half months of war in Ukraine, the Russian army is continuing its “incessant” bombardments in the Donetsk region (east).
“The whole front line is under constant bombardment,” regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said Friday evening. “They keep shelling in the direction of Donetsk… Bakhmout is shelled, Sloviansk is shelled day and night, Kramatorsk…”, he added on Telegram.
During the day on Friday, Pavlo Kyrylenko had reported a balance sheet of six dead and 21 injured in 24 hours in the bombardments of the region.
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4 a.m.: New American aid to kyiv
The United States has promised new military aid to Ukraine, including powerful rocket launchers and sniper shells.
According to a senior Pentagon official, the new US military aid of $400 million – which includes four Himars multiple rocket systems and 155mm shells – will improve Ukraine’s capabilities to target weapon depots. weapons and the supply chain of the Russian army.
Thanks to the first eight Himars delivered last month, military experts estimate that the Ukrainian army was able to destroy more than a dozen Russian ammunition depots installed behind the front line in the east of the country.
Washington has already provided $6.9 billion in military assistance to kyiv since the Russian invasion began on February 24.
With AFP
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