STRAIGHT. War in Ukraine: Seven injured in Russian attack on Kyiv

Seven people were injured as a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv

Russian troops launched a missile attack on Kyiv early on the morning of September 21. According to the mayor of the city, Vitaliy Klitschko, rocket fragments caused a fire in the Darnitsky district of the city. An 18-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl were taken to hospital.

Several explosions were also heard in the Goloseevsky districts of the city, and first aid was also sent to the Svyatoshinsky and Shevchenkovsky districts. “In some microdistricts of the Svyatoshinsky district there is no electricity and water. Emergency services are working,” he explained.

At the UN Security Council, Zelensky accused Russia of “crime”

“Most countries in the world recognize the truth about this war,” Vladimir Zelensky said in a conversation with Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya. “This is a criminal and unjustified aggression by Russia against our people, the purpose of which is to seize the territory and resources of Ukraine,” he said.

Zelensky-Lavrov arms exchange in the UN Security Council due to Russia’s veto power

Vladimir Zelensky and Russian diplomatic chief Sergei Lavrov held a remote arms exchange at the UN Security Council on Wednesday over Moscow’s veto power, which Kiev says is “blocking” any resolution to the conflict in Ukraine.

As soon as the Ukrainian president left the Council chamber, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov entered the inner circle where his American counterpart Antony Blinken had just spoken. “The use of the veto is an absolutely legitimate tool provided for by the UN Charter in order to prevent decisions leading to the disintegration” of the UN, the Russian minister defended. For about twenty minutes he delivered a brutal accusatory speech against Ukraine.

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