The Russian missile strike on Saturday morning that killed seven people and injured scores more on Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine, was denounced by the UN. In reaction to what he called a "heinous strike," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged a "tangible response" from Ukrainian soldiers.
According to the Institute for the Study of War, Ukrainian forces engaged in offensive operations and gained small gains in the western Zaporizhia area. Despite without making any verifiable breakthroughs, it alleged, Russian soldiers were launching offensive operations near the Kharkiv area city of Kupiansk.
Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv area, said on his Telegram channel this morning that a man in his 40s had suffered significant injuries when Russian forces shelled Kupiansk.
In what was the second such event in two days, Russia claims to have stopped Ukrainian drone strikes on the Moscow region on Sunday. Drone assaults have also been recorded in the bordering Ukrainian areas of Kursk, Rostov, and Belgorod. In Kursk, according to the regional governor, five persons were hurt. There were no other recorded injuries.
Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa, who is hosting this week's BRICS summit, declared that his nation will not support any superpower. As a result of South Africa's refusal to denounce Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the summit has brought attention to the country's links to the Kremlin. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are members of the BRICS, a grouping of significant emerging nations.
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