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War
One thousand four hundred and seventy-third day. Russia dealt a massive blow to Ukraine. A residential building was destroyed in Kharkov. 11 people died, including two children
Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. On February 28, the United States and Israel went to war with Iran. Do you think this will affect the world's attitude towards the Russian-Ukrainian war? Will she “fade into the background”, as some believe? Will it become even more difficult for Ukraine? And is it possible to compare an attack on Iran with a Russian attack on Ukraine? The feedback form is at the end of this article. A review of the previous day can be read here .
Ukraine
On the night of March 7, Russian troops launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine. According to the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia fired 480 drones, two hypersonic missiles, 13 ballistic and 14 cruise missiles. The main blow fell on Kyiv, Kharkov, Zhytomyr, Khmelnitsky and Chernivtsi regions. The Ukrainian army said air defense forces shot down or suppressed 453 drones, eight ballistic missiles and 11 cruise missiles.
In Kharkov, a direct hit from a ballistic missile was recorded on a multi-storey residential building in the Kiev district of the city, city authorities reported . As a result, the entrance to the house was destroyed and the upper floors of the neighboring house were damaged.
According to the mayor of Kharkov Igor Terekhov, at 12:30 Kyiv time, eight people were killed. The search and rescue operation continues. Terekhov said that as a result of the attack, a primary school teacher at Lyceum No. 6 and her son, a second-grade student, were killed. In addition, an eighth grade student from Lyceum No. 16 died along with her mother.
Update. Later Terekhov reported that the death toll had increased to 11 people.
Kyiv also came under the night attack. The mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitaliy Klitschko, reported that due to damage to critical infrastructure, 1,905 houses were left without heating in the Pechersky, Dneprovsky, Goloseevsky and Solomensky districts. Taking into account the houses to which it is not yet possible to supply heat, 2,700 houses in Kyiv remain without heating.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Russian strikes at night were aimed at the energy infrastructure of Kiev, Khmelnitsky and Chernivtsi regions. Damage was recorded in Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Vinnitsa, Odessa, Poltava, Sumy, and Cherkasy regions. “There must be a response from our partners to these brutal blows. Thanks to everyone who will not remain silent. Russia is not abandoning its attempts to destroy Ukraine’s housing and critical infrastructure, which means support must continue,” he said.
War in photographs. Consequences of a missile attack on Kharkov
War through the eyes of Meduza readers
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Meduza's readers live in different countries and have different attitudes towards the war. We publish your letters to see this event through your eyes. Our editors try to present all points of view, even if they do not coincide with the editorial position. However, in accordance with the Meduza code, we do not publish messages that contain “hate speech,” justify the murder of civilians, or express direct support for an aggressive war.
Anya (Smolensk). I am one of those who are simply shaking from every news about the war. About every new death, about every destroyed house, about new sanctions, about the international response about Russia. It seems to me that only after the start of the war my eyes were truly opened to what was happening in my country, and I’m simply scared to imagine what will happen next. Yes, the war concerns me only in the news, in price tags and on the Internet, but I know that distant relatives in Ukraine live with interruptions in electricity, water, and so on.
I’m just bursting with anger at the words “Russia, Russia, Russia,” as if I were standing with a machine gun and shooting at someone. I started reading the news less, it became a little easier, but this is not a solution. I understand that I can’t do anything alone - should I just go to prison? Well thank you. My dog won't forgive me. I don’t want to achieve any kind of democratization of Russia or the overthrow of Putin, just at least the war would stop and there would be one less disgrace for the country and me. But no, political strategists and the elite are doing a great job of earning their money, and useless negotiations go on and on. Thank you for at least being able to write here and speak out.