Russia bombs kyiv during the visit of an African peace delegation

The Russian Armed Forces have launched this Friday a new wave of attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, coinciding with the visit to the city of a delegation of African leaders who aspire to mediate between the two sides and who also plans to travel to Russia.

The mayor, Vitali Klitschko, has confirmed an explosion in the Podilski neighborhood on his Telegram account. "Strong explosions have been heard", he recounted, at the same time that he has stressed that no military or civilian objective has been damaged "Thanks to our defenders of the air forces!", He has applauded.

The Armed Forces have also warned the population to go down to the shelters, after warning of the firing of ballistic missiles from the Black Sea, within a battery of attacks that has also affected other regions. In total, the Army has confirmed the demolition of twelve missiles, as well as two drones.

The bombing coincides with the visit to the Ukrainian capital of a delegation of African leaders headed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who aspires to mediate between kyiv and Moscow. The group also plans to travel to Russia later, to meet with President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister, Dimitro Kuleba, has linked the latest attack to the foreign visit: "Putin seeks confidence by launching the biggest missile attack in weeks." "Russian missiles are a message for Africa: Russia wants more war, not peace," he denounced on Twitter.

Along these lines, the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andri Yermak, recalled that this "another terrorist attack" launched by Moscow occurred "just when the leaders of the African countries were arriving in the capital."

"Putin wants to show that he is willing to disregard the security of foreign leaders, he doesn't really care because he feels totally unpunished," Yermak said, recalling that missiles also flew over during US President Joe Biden's visits to Ukraine. , and the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres.

"The world needs to understand that a tough stance against Russia needs to be consolidated now. It is necessary to be strong against the state that undermines global security and acts with terrorist methods (...) Only a strong diplomacy and a strong position can put an end to terrorism Russian," he stressed.