Ukraine Live Blog: ++ 33 injured in Kharkiv attack ++

According to the market, at least 33 people were injured in the attack in Kharkiv. One report said former politicians, including former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, were in favor of using long-range missiles on Russian territory. Development of the live blog.

At least 33 people were wounded in a Russian attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, according to the mayor. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said a Russian bomb hit a multi-storey residential building there in the afternoon.

At least two people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the city of Odessa, according to Ukrainian reports. The victims were a couple, said Odessa Region Governor Ole Kiefer on Saturday evening. Another person was wounded. The Ukrainian Air Force said it intercepted 10 of the 14 drones and one of the three missiles fired by Russia on Sunday night. The others struck the suburbs of Odessa.

Wolfgang Ischinger, former chairman of the Munich Security Conference, said he was in favor of fundamentally relaxing Ukraine’s requirements for using Western weapons. “It would be clearer and easier for everyone if we simply said that Ukraine would be obliged to use the weapons systems it receives from us only within the framework of applicable international law,” Ischinger told Süddeutsche Zeitung.

This means that it should not be used to attack hospitals “like the Russians always do,” Ischinger explained. Only military targets such as airports or launch sites are allowed to be attacked, and even from Russian territory to prevent glide bomb attacks. On the other hand, other changes to the requirements, such as mileage limits for deploying weapons on Russian territory, are of little use. Otherwise, Ischinger stressed, there will always be another argument.

According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia attacked Ukraine with 14 drones. The air defense forces destroyed 10 of them. The guided missiles were also intercepted. Russia also reportedly fired two ballistic missiles. The air force did not say how the attack occurred or whether there were any casualties or damage.

According to the Moscow Defense Ministry, Russian air defense forces shot down 29 drones in several areas that night. They originated in Ukraine. Most of the drones were intercepted in the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine.

Five Conservative defence secretaries and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson have urged Labour leader Keir Starmer to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles on Russian territory, even without US support, the Sunday Times reported. They warned the current prime minister that “further delays would embolden President Putin,” the report said.

According to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, U.S. President Joe Biden wants to use his remaining term to put Ukraine in the best possible position to win the conflict with Russia. Speaking at the Yalta European Strategy (YES) conference in Kiev, Sullivan said Biden wants to put Ukraine in the “best possible position to win” over the next four months.

Ultimately, the war between Russia and Ukraine must end through negotiations, and “it is important that they are strong in the negotiations,” Sullivan said. It is up to the Ukrainian government to decide when talks between Kiev and Moscow will take place.

The White House announced a “substantial” new aid package for Ukraine. G7 foreign ministers condemned Iran’s alleged missile sales to Russia. Read Saturday’s developments.