Missile event in Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia area, Ukraine on Tue 20th June 2023

The war has been on for 482 days. The cities of Kyiv, Lviv, and Zaporizhzhia were attacked overnight. A total of 28 drones out of the 30 launched were taken down. The EU has prepared a financial aid package for Ukraine worth Û50 billion. The British parliament has ruled that Boris Johnson deliberately lied over rule-breaking parties. The US company General Electric has stopped servicing Russian gas turbines since 19 June after the extended US sanctions were introduced. Read the biggest overnight news in Novaya-EuropeÕs 20 June round-up. Attacks on Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, and Lviv Russia used Shahed drones and S-300 missiles against Ukrainian cities overnight. ÒPreliminarily, 28 ÔShahedsÕ out of 30 launched by the enemy have been destroyed. The occupants also used 7 S-300 missiles against the Zaporizhzhia area,Ó UkraineÕs General Staff Ukraine stated. Almost 20 downed drones were reported in Kyiv. The local authorities say the drones Òentered the capitalÕs airspace in waves and in different directions.Ó The air raid continued for more than three hours. According to the latest data, a critical infrastructure facility was hit in Lviv. Maxym Kozytsky, the local governor, says no one was injured. A fire started at the facility,which is now being extinguished. Yuriy Malashko, the Zaporizhzhia governor, says Òcommunication lines, agricultural and farming equipment, as well as a popular recreation facilityÓ were targeted in the region. No people were reported injured. The Myrove community was also attacked by heavy artillery in the Dnipro region. The details are being clarified; no one was injured, says local mayor Oleksandr Vilkul.