Ukraine updates: Russia hits Kharkiv, Odesa in new strikes

Ukrainian officials said that the eastbound borderline metropolis of Kharkiv came nether renewed bombardment overnight, with 1 idiosyncratic killed successful the attack. 

Elsewhere, the politician of Odesa said that astatine slightest 5 radical were killed and 32 injured successful the onslaught a time earlier connected an acquisition installation successful the confederate larboard city. 

And Russian authorities said connected Tuesday that its air defenses had changeable down long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) over the occupied Crimean Peninsula. This would beryllium among the earliest known Ukrainian uses of the exertion if the accusation is accurate.

Here's a look astatine the latest developments successful Ukraine for April 30, 2024

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Russia says long-range ATACMS changeable down implicit Crimea

Long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) were changeable down implicit the Moscow-controlled Crimean Peninsula, Russian authorities said connected Tuesday.

Sergei Aksyonov, the Moscow-installed caput of the peninsula, posted connected Telegram a photograph purportedly showing undetonated submunitions of ATACMS missiles. He did not specify how galore missiles had been changeable down, oregon when.

If the information's accurate, it would beryllium among the archetypal known oregon suspected Ukrainian uses of this technology. A US authoritative said past week that Ukraine had utilized them doubly pursuing the caller concealed shipment from the US.

Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula successful 2014.

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At slightest 1 killed successful Russian onslaught connected Kharkiv, Ukrainian authorities say

An air onslaught by Russian forces connected the eastern Ukrainian metropolis of Kharkivkilled astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic and wounded 7 others, the politician of the city, Igor Terekhov, said connected Telegram connected Tuesday.

Kharkiv is Ukraine's largest metropolis adjacent to its borderline with Russia and a communal people Image: Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/REUTERS

The onslaught was carried retired with a glide bomb, Ukrianin officials said, referring to comparatively short-range weapons with a flatter and gliding formation path.

Ukraine's second-largest city, located adjacent the Russian border, is under predominant Russian shelling.

Meanwhile, the decease toll from Russia's rocket onslaught connected the confederate Ukrainian Black Sea port metropolis of Odesa the time earlier roseate to five, with 32 injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.

Aside from those killed successful the attack, different idiosyncratic died of a stroke, determination politician Oleh Kiper said connected Telegram.

Russia repeatedly targets Ukraine's large Black Sea larboard city, indispensable for Ukrainian economical exports.

ac, msh/wd (Reuters, dpa, AFP )