KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday vowed stern retaliation for a Russian missile strike within the middle of the northern Ukrainian metropolis of Chernihiv that killed seven individuals and wounded nearly 150 others the day earlier than.

“I am sure our soldiers will respond to Russia for this terrorist attack. Respond tangibly,” Zelenskyy stated in a video handle printed within the early hours of Sunday on the finish of a go to to Sweden, his first international journey since attending a NATO summit in Lithuania final month.

He recognized a 6-year-old lady named Sofia as among the many useless within the assault and confirmed that the wounded included 15 youngsters.

The governor of the Chernihiv area, Vyacheslav Chaus, stated Sunday that the whole variety of individuals confirmed to have been wounded had risen to 148.

Further east, Russian forces shelled town of Kupiansk on Sunday morning, significantly wounding a person, in line with Kharkiv regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov. A person was killed afterward Sunday in Russian shelling of Vovchansk, additionally within the Kharkiv area, in line with Ukraine’s Internal Affairs Ministry.

Zelenskyy arrived within the Netherlands on Sunday, two days after the nation stated the United States had given its approval for Dutch and Danish authorities to ship F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine’s air power.

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At a navy air base within the southern metropolis of Eindhoven, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte informed Zelenskyy that the Netherlands and Denmark are committing to ship F-16 warplanes to Ukraine.

Rutte stated the planes could be delivered as soon as unspecified circumstances have been met.

The announcement got here minutes after Rutte and Zelenskyy inspected two grey F-16 jets parked in a hangar on the base.

The U.S. approval Friday for the Netherlands and Denmark to ship American-made F-16s to Ukraine was seen as a significant increase for Kyiv, although the fighter jets gained’t have an effect any time quickly on the just about 18-month struggle.

Meanwhile in Russia on Sunday, the Defense Ministry stated Sunday that its air protection programs had prevented an assault by two drones on the neighboring Belgorod area, which additionally borders Ukraine.

In a separate assertion, Belgorod regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov stated that 12 airborne targets had been shot down whereas approaching the regional capital, additionally referred to as Belgorod.

Meanwhile, Russian air defenses jammed a drone flying in the direction of Moscow early Sunday inflicting it to crash. Russia’s Defense Ministry referred to as it “an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack.”

Moscow’s Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports briefly suspended flights, however no victims or injury have been reported.

In town of Kursk, 5 individuals have been wounded when a Ukrainian drone hit a prepare station, regional Gov. Roman Starovoit stated. Kursk is the capital of the western area of the identical identify, which borders Ukraine.

According to Starovoit, the drone crashed into the roof of the railway station constructing, with a hearth subsequently breaking out on the roof.

Later on Sunday, Starovoit reported {that a} drone assault on {an electrical} substation on Saturday had left over 5,500 individuals in two districts with out energy, which was later restored.

Ukrainian authorities, which typically keep away from commenting on assaults on Russian soil, didn’t say whether or not it launched the assaults.

Drone strikes on the Russian border areas are a reasonably common prevalence. Attacks deeper inside Russian territory have been on the rise since a drone was destroyed over the Kremlin in early May. Successful strikes have uncovered the vulnerabilities of Moscow’s air protection programs.

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