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Deadly Russian strike in Dnieper: Ukrainian rescuers stop search

Ukraine on Tuesday called off the search for survivors under the rubble of a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile in one of the deadliest bombings of the war in the Dnieper, where the latest estimate is 45 people are dead and about 20 are missing. , Valentin Reznitchenko reported on Tuesday afternoon that 45 people, including six children, had died. The previous figure was 44 dead, 20 missing and 79 wounded. Earlier, Ukraine’s emergency service reported on Telegram that “search and rescue operations at the site of a rocket attack in the city of Dnipro have been completed.” It was one of the deadliest explosions in a civilian area since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine nearly 11 months ago. On Saturday, a shell tore through a building near the Quai de la Victoire in Dnipro (East) and “destroyed more than 200 apartments,” Ukrainian presidential official Kyrylo Tymoshenko said. according to The building collapsed on itself, dozens of people were trapped under the rubble. For nearly four days, emergency services tried to find survivors with the help of cranes and dogs. brigade. They said that 39 people were rescued. – Funerals for the victims – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised on Monday that “everyone guilty of this war crime will be identified and brought to justice.” Relatives of the victims, a well-known boxing coach in their community, gathered, some in tears, before his casket and portrait. A wreath made of blue and yellow flowers, the colors of Ukraine, was placed near the coffin. “I will remember him as an open and honest person, always ready to help,” recalls Artyom Birioukov, one of his students, during the farewell ceremony. “He was my second father,” he added. As in previous episodes, Russia denied any involvement in the massacre and blamed the Ukrainians. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke of the “tragedy” on Monday, which he said may have been caused by a fire from Ukraine’s anti-aircraft defense system. The building was hit during a new wave of mass bombings of Ukrainian energy facilities. In October, the Kremlin and Russia were intent on plunging Ukrainians into cold and darkness after suffering a series of military setbacks. On the diplomatic front, Westerners have reaffirmed their support for their ally Ukraine, which is still calling for more armaments, especially tanks, to push the Russian military further out of its occupied territories. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley told a think tank in Washington on Saturday.London announced the delivery of Challenger 2 armored vehicles to Kiev.The first delivery of Western-made heavy tanks to Ukraine.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced pressure Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Leopard 2 tanks equipped with them, Kyiv has been asking for weeks. We hope and are trying to organize more support for Ukraine,” said Polish President Andrzej Duda, who said that his country is ready to deliver Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev. “We hope that these tanks producer Germany will also participate k”, he added. A meeting is planned on Friday at the US base in Ramstein, Germany, regarding Western military support to Ukraine. In turn, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promised during her speech in Davos that the EU will continue its support to Ukraine “as long as necessary”. Kyiv received the first tranche of three billion euros from the planned envelope of 18 billion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that the Russian army and the “Wagner” paramilitary group have redoubled their efforts to capture the city of Bakhmut and its surroundings in eastern Ukraine, where a bloody battle has raged since the summer. AFP journalists noted on Tuesday that intense artillery battles were taking place around the city of Bakhmout. 70,000 inhabitants before the war and today are largely devastated. France.bur/lpt