What has happened in the last hours
On the 345th day of the war started by Russia against Ukraine, these are the key data at 12:00 this Friday, February 3:
The EU celebrates in kyiv an important summit towards the integration of Ukraine. The capital of Ukraine, kyiv, is this Friday the scene of a summit with the EU that aims to mark a “strong sign” of the support of the Twenty-seven to the country invaded by Russia, which aspires to become a member of the club in the fastest possible way community. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in kyiv on Thursday accompanied by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, and some 15 European commissioners.
kyiv deploys anti-aircraft alarms before the start of the summit with the Twenty-seven. The anti-aircraft alarms have sounded this morning throughout the Ukraine, coinciding with the summit held in kyiv between the European Commission and the Ukrainian authorities. According to the Belarusian analysis group Hajun Project, the alarm is due to the takeoff of two Russian bombers from the Machulishchi airfield near Minsk. Russian bombers do not usually fly over Ukrainian airspace, for fear of being shot down by anti-aircraft defenses, so their attacks always take place from Russian or Belarusian territory.
Charles Michel, in kyiv: “We will support you every step of your way to the European Union”. The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, indicated this Friday from kyiv, where the summit between the EU and Ukraine is being held, European support for the country invaded by Russian troops, assuring that “there will be no truce” in “firmness” against Russian aggression. Michel arrived in the Ukrainian capital this Friday to preside over the summit with Ukraine, an appointment that is held for the first time in kyiv and that, in the middle of the war, seeks to send a signal of political support against the Kremlin. “There will be no truce in our firmness. We are also going to support you at every step on your way to the EU ”, he indicated on Twitter, in a nod to Ukraine’s accession process.
At least two dead and one seriously injured in a Russian bombardment against a block of flats in Kharkiv. At least two men have been killed and another seriously wounded today in a new Russian shelling attack on a block of flats in Kharkiv province in north-eastern Ukraine, according to the regional governor, Oleh Siniehubov. The attack occurred in the town of Barvinkove, in the Izium district. The victims, aged 49 and 42, were brothers. His 70-year-old father was injured and is hospitalized.
Russia expropriates 500 Ukrainian properties in Crimea. Authorities imposed by Moscow in Crimea, illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, have announced the expropriation of around 500 properties on the peninsula, some of which belong to Ukrainian politicians and businessmen. The spokesman for the Crimean Parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, explained that those affected are “accomplices of the kyiv regime” and that, among the confiscated properties, there are sports and tourism infrastructures and banks.
In this photo, which is from the Associated Press, members of Ukraine’s emergency services try to extinguish a fire at a shopping center in Kherson on Friday after a Russian shelling.
