War

A thousand two hundred tenth day. The largest shelling of Kyiv since April: at least ten dead, more than a hundred victims. The city was announced mourning

Medusa from February 24, 2022 lives on the Russian-Ukrainian war on the air. In our daily materials, we publish your letters, because we are sure: we must continue to talk about the war. What feelings do you experience because of the ongoing war? How does it affect you personally right now? How has your attitude to what is happening, towards Russia, Ukraine, to the world changed over these three years of the war? Look for a feedback form at the end of this article. A review of the previous day can be read here .

Ukraine

As a result of the shelling of Kyiv in a nine -story building, an entrance collapsed. It is known about at least 10 dead

At night, the Russian military made a massive shelling of Kyiv. The head of the city military administration Timur Tkachenko said that 175 drones and 14 missiles were released in Kiev and the region, including two ballistic ones.

The Minister of the Interior Igor Klimenko said that the damage received 27 locations in different areas of the city. Among them are residential buildings, educational institutions, critical infrastructure facilities.

As a result of shelling in one of the nine -story residential buildings in the Solomensky district, an entrance collapsed. Klimenko said that the house had a direct hit of a ballistic missile.

How many people died as a result of the attack and collapse of the entrance, it is still unclear, since the search and rescue work is still ongoing. In the morning it was reported about 14 dead, at about 14 hours local time, the Kiev police said that 15 people were killed, another 124 were injured. However, the mayor of the city Vitaly Klitschko later wrote in Telegram that, as of 16 hours, the death of ten people was confirmed. He emphasized that people can still remain under the rubble.

In Kyiv, on June 18, the day of mourning is declared.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Russian military struck high-precision weapons and drones "on the facilities of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine in the Kyiv region and Zaporozhye. “The purpose of the blows has been achieved. All assigned objects are amazed, ”the Russian department said.

The last time, under such a massive attack with a large number of victims, Kyiv fell on April 24. Then the Russian army also dealt a massive blow using drones and missiles of various types; 13 people became its victims, more than a hundred injuries were injured. After that attack, US President Donald Trump, who had previously refrained from direct criticism of the actions of the Russian Federation, said that he was “dissatisfied with a blow that happened“ very good ”. “Vladimir, stop!” Trump wrote then in social networks, addressing Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Today, when the journalists asked Trump about a new attack, he said that he had not heard anything about it. “Yes, it's bad. It is necessary to check if this is so, you need to figure it out, ” said the US President.

The project of assistance to Ukrainians “Come”, which was jointly launched “Medusa”, “Support Service” and “Rain”, began to collect money for the victims of the Russian strike in Kiev. You can make a payment here . The injured people, as well as the funds that support them, may apply for assistance here .

World

The European Commission plans to completely stop the supply of Russian gas to the EU in two years

The European Commission today will offer to impose a complete ban on imports in the EU of Russian gas (including liquefied) by the end of 2027, writes Reuters with reference to internal documents.

It is assumed that the ban on new contracts will be valid since the beginning of 2026, however, exceptions will be provided for the current agreements: deliveries under short -term contracts can be continued until June 2026, and long -term - until the end of 2027.

The terminals for pumping liquefied natural gas are gradually planning to prohibit the provision of services to Russian clients, and companies importing Russian gas will have to disclose more detailed information about contracts to the authorities.

The EU Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said that measures were specially designed so that companies for breaking gas contracts could refer to contractual provisions on the Fors-Majore so that Gazprom could not demand a penalty in arbitration.

The ban on the purchase of Russian gas will not be part of the sanctions - this is done specifically so that Hungary or Slovakia, who promised to impose a veto on the ban on the import of Russian energy carriers, could not do this. Legally, the proposals of the European Commission are framed so that for their adoption there will be enough support for most countries of the community and approval of the European Parliament.

EU leaders promised to completely refuse to buy gas from Russia back in 2022, shortly after the start of a full -scale invasion. Before the war, the share of Russian gas in the European Union market was 45%, now it does not reach 20%. The main importers of Russian gas are Slovakia and Hungary. It is also purchased by France, Belgium, Spain and other countries.

War through the eyes of readers "Medusa"

Nikolai. It hurts wildly. It just hurts from what I saw. Such frenzy in the eyes of people. At 50, at the beginning of the war I left Russia. I just could not continue to observe. I don’t even know what my father would feel at the sight of what is happening. And how his wife (my mother) deification Putin and curses all Ukrainians.

I am sure that in my life this conflict will not end. Russia is to blame, but is I guilty of this personally? Most likely, yes. Just from the position that they do not touch me, but I do not get into politics. So I overslept the beginning of Putinism.

Now I calmly live in a country where you can call the war war, Putin Dictator. Rare communication with friends from Russia ends with accusations that I betrayed the homeland. In Ukraine, no one talks to me. In their opinion, I also betrayed. Father Ukrainian, Russian mother. Who did I bet? [...]

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