Fresh airstrikes hit Kiev and several regions of Ukraine early Thursday morning. “A series of airstrikes on Kiev, unprecedented in power, intensity and variety, continues. This is the ninth consecutive air raid on the capital since early May! »the capital’s civil and military administration said in a statement.

According to her, cruise missiles were launched from Russian strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea region, followed by reconnaissance drones flying over the capital. “All enemy targets in Kiev airspace were detected and destroyed”, She said. A fire broke out in a company after falling debris, but no injuries were reported, the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, said on Telegram.

On the other hand, according to the regional military administration, one person was killed and two others injured in an attack on an industrial site in the port of Odessa on the Black Sea.

The military also reported attacks “cruise missile” in the Vinnytsia region in the center of the country, and local media reported explosions in Khmelnytsky, a hundred kilometers to the west.

These new attacks come during a visit to Kiev by a senior Chinese official, Li Hui, special envoy for Eurasian affairs and former ambassador to Moscow, who Beijing says is set to speak about it “political regulation” of the conflict.

A meeting will take place between Mr. Li and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ” possible “, a senior Ukrainian official told Agence-France Presse (AFP) on condition of anonymity. The exchange would be a first between Mr Zelensky, who encourages Beijing to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, and a senior Chinese official. China, a close partner of Moscow, has never publicly condemned the Russian invasion.