Ukraine’s shelling of the village of Klimovo in Russia’s Bryansk region killed at least two people and injured three others.
According to RT news agency, sharing on Telegram, Mr. Aleksandr Bogomaz, Governor of the Bryansk region, said that Ukraine’s attack on April 9 burned a house and destroyed several cars. Mr. Bogomaz confirmed that Ukraine’s shelling targeted the center of Klimovo village. Meanwhile, the Bryansk region is located only 12km from the Russia-Ukraine border.
Ukrainian soldiers. Photo: New York Times
“A woman and a child were killed. According to preliminary information, three other people were also injured. They are receiving medical support,” Mr. Bogomaz said.
According to Russian media, Klimovo became the target of a Ukrainian mortar attack. Accordingly, 10 shells fell in the central area of the village. Video circulating online shows that a local department store was also slightly damaged in the shelling.
The US sends weapons confiscated from Iran to Kiev
On April 9, the US military said it had transferred thousands of weapons and more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine. This is the number of weapons confiscated more than a year ago, when they were transported by Iran to the Houthi armed group in Yemen.
Sharing on social network An infantry brigade usually has 3,500 – 4,000 troops, but the exact number of the Ukrainian brigade has not been disclosed.
Commenting on the above information, Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations said, “We cannot comment on these weapons, because they have never belonged to us.”
According to CENTCOM, the number of weapons sent to Kiev was more than 5,000 AK-47 assault rifles, machine guns, sniper guns, anti-tank jet guns, and more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition.
CENTCOM emphasized that this ammunition was confiscated from 4 “stateless” ships intercepted by US naval ships and ships of partner forces between May 22, 2021 – February 15, 2023. .
Also according to CENTCOM, these are weapons transferred by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the Houthi armed group.
Russia accused Ukraine of continuing to attack the Zaporizhzhia factory
On April 9, Russia said that for the third consecutive day, Ukraine attacked the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The target of the attack was the training center at the factory. Russia announced there were no casualties in the incident.
According to Reuters news agency, Ukraine affirmed that it did not take any action against nuclear facilities.
Mr. Andriy Yusov, spokesman for the Defense Intelligence Agency of Ukraine (DIU), said “Ukraine’s position is very clear and decisive. We are not taking any military or provocative actions against nuclear facilities.”
RIA Novosti news agency said the UAV attack on the training center of the Zaporizhzhia plant occurred just 10 minutes, after representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation passed by.
Russia took control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in 2022, shortly after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Both Moscow and Kiev have repeatedly accused each other of being the culprits in attacking this factory.