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LAST UPDATE | 14 Jan 2023
A STRIKE ON a residential building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has left at least five dead and 27 injured, officials said.
“There are already five dead,” Dnipropetrovsk governor Valentyn Reznichenko said on messaging app Telegram, where he posted a photo of an apartment block reduced to ruins, adding: “27 people were wounded. Among them are six children. All are in hospital.”
The strike hit the entrance of a nine-storey building, turning several floors into smouldering rubble.
“Eternal memory to all whose lives were taken by Russian terror! The world must stop this evil,” Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media in response.
“Debris clearance in Dnipro continues … we are fighting for every person, every life,” Zelenskyy added.
Moldova has said it had found missile debris on its territory after the strikes and condemned the attacks.
“Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine directly impacts Moldova again,” President Maia Sandu tweeted, posting photos of the wreckage. “Border police found rocket fragments near Larga village in northern Moldova. We strongly condemn today’s intensified attacks.”
Ukrainians were celebrating the Old New Year today, a popular holiday on the eve of which kids traditionally are given sweets.
“Festive Saturday – and the continuation of (Russian) terror. While Ukrainian children are enjoying the sweets received yesterday – Russia attacks residential buildings,” Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska said.
“Moscow proves (its) cynicism knows no bounds,” Presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak said, “(Russia) must be expelled from the UN Security Council right now,” he added.
It comes after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed the UK will provide tanks to Ukraine to help Kyiv’s forces “push Russian troops back”.
The move makes the UK the first Western power to supply the Ukrainians with main battle tanks.
Downing Street said Sunak made the pledge during a call this morning with Zelenskyy.
In a readout of the phone conversation, a No 10 spokeswoman said the Prime Minister offered Challenger 2 tanks and additional artillery systems as a sign of the UK’s “ambition to intensify our support to Ukraine”.
Always strong support of the UK is now impenetrable and ready for challenges. In a conversation with the Prime Minister, @RishiSunak, I thanked for the decisions that will not only strengthen us on the battlefield, but also send the right signal to other partners.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 14, 2023
Zelenskyy thanked the UK on Twitter for making decisions that “will not only strengthen us on the battlefield, but also send the right signal to other partners”.
UK Government insiders said the decision on tanks had to be made now in order to ensure Ukrainian soldiers could be trained in how to use the mobile weapons before a potential spring offensive.
Ministers hope the announcement will encourage other allies to follow suit.
Downing St has not yet confirmed the exact numbers of tanks it will send to Kyiv.
Both Kyiv and Moscow are reportedly gearing up for a spring offensive as the weather warms and the Ukrainian mud dries out.
Sunak’s announcement came hours after a missile attack on critical infrastructure is under way in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, according to officials.
Deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office Kyrylo Tymoshenko wrote on Telegram that an assault was under way as a series of explosions and air raid sirens were heard in Kyiv on Saturday morning.
City mayor Vitali Klitschko said that “explosions were heard in Dniprovskyi district, left bank of Kyiv”.
In a separate Telegram post, Klitschko said fragments of a missile fell on a non-residential area in Holosiivskyi district, on the right bank, and added that no casualties were reported.
It was not immediately clear whether the explosions were caused by the strikes or by air defence systems operating.
The Ukrainian capital has not been attacked since New Year’s Day.
In the outlying Kyiv region, a residential building in the village of Kopyliv was hit, and windows of the houses nearby were blown out, Tymoshenko said.
Earlier on Saturday, two Russian missiles hit Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, the governor of the region reported.
Oleh Syniehubov said Russian forces fired two S-300 missiles at the industrial district of Kharkiv. The extent of the damage from the strike was not immediately clear, but no casualties have been reported.
The attacks come amid conflicting reports on the fate of the fiercely contested salt mining town of Soledar, in Ukraine’s embattled east. Russia claims that its forces have captured the town, a development that would mark a rare victory for the Kremlin after a series of humiliating setbacks on the battlefield.
However, Ukrainian authorities and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insist the fight for Soledar continues.
Moscow has painted the battle for the town and the nearby city of Bakhmut as key to capturing the eastern region of the Donbas, which comprises of partially occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and as a way to grind down the best Ukrainian forces and prevent them from launching counter-attacks elsewhere.
But that cuts both ways, as Ukraine says its fierce defence of the eastern strongholds has helped tie up Russian forces. Western officials and analysts say the two towns’ importance is more symbolic than strategic.
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Great vote of confidence by aldi in Mitchelstown as an ideal location for distribution location. Killarney! Cork, Limerick, Waterford all between a 30 to 60 mile radius. Infrastructure great just beside the M8.
Mitchelstown was the home of good food until self destructing with farmers supporting bad management now it can reinvent itself as the top distribution hub for Munster and beyond. Congrats Aldi for seeing the benefits and also for excellent work in landscaping the site.
It’s a hell of a place they’ve built there….huge…..
Where did we buy stuff before Aldi and Lidl…. I can’t remember…
Remember the days when we didn’t go in for some spuds and come out with a pressure washer and a car radio?
Dunnes Tescos
Sure they will probably fill it with eastern Europeans , I have found very few Irish working in their stores,let’s see what percentage of their employees are actually Irish and what percentage of the 140 are Irish
Yes Paul, that is correct.
Do all employees not pay income tax to the State regardless of where they come from?
I’ve seen many Irish workers in Aldi/ Lidl all over the country, but there’s also many foreign nationals there too. Just because it’s not Irish workers getting jobs doesn’t mean it’s a waste, they still have to pay taxes like the rest of us and they too feel the hardship of the downturn. It’s not right putting down the good news of 160 new jobs just because Paddy didn’t get a handy number there.
It’s because alot of unemployed irish workers are snobs. They feel a job in Aldi is beneath them.
The number of Irish people employed by Aldi is a reflection of the number of Irish people who apply to work in Aldi. But don’t let that stop you and the other morons from turning a good story about job creation into some prejudiced rant.
I used to work in Lidl 3 or 4 years back (non store role) and vast majority of cvs flowing in for jobs were from foreign nationals (like way more than half, maybe 3/4) Why do you suggest in some comments then Lidl is favourable to foreigners that’s not true that’s just maths : more foreign cvs more foreign workers, simple. I don’t know if situation changed now and if they’re getting more Irish applications or not. Lidl is definitely equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anybody. Face the facts in Celtic era many Irish were laughing at “cheap” brands jobs now its different story altogether. These cheap brands became market leaders and their jobs are most sought after (stability, good career prospect etc.)
They will hire local people , local polish people
Yes.
Because Irish wont do the job? Must be some reason…
They’ll still pay tax and contribute to the local economy.
@Norman
and all the money they send home ?
And all the associated costs of medical and welfare (and pensions in the future) ?
This idea that 500,000 foreigners somehow saved us from ourselves is bizarre.
Tick tock tick tock
The building in Mitchelstown is enormous. It can probably be seen from outer space!
Their offering 4 to 11 month contracts with some staff getting 4 hours per day 20 hours per week. Any jobs are welcome but its not going to lift Mitchelstown out of the economic gloom
Seems like student jobs not something to support a family on :(
This is how big retail stores work.
Small shops might be dear but they provide stability.
Must look it up
Aldi are creating jobs creating new tax payers and reducing the welfare bill. That’s excellent news. It’s worth noting that while other supermarkets pay their suppliers on average four months late Aldi and Indeed lidl both pay on their suppliers on time.
I agree with Paul G how many of the new workers will be Irish nationals ? As it seems to me that they employ a large ammount of foreign nationals.
They may be foreign nationals Paul but they’re living, working, paying tax and feeding the local economy
Now now sir this is 2013 u are not allowed to express an opinion that isn’t uber liberal i.e. pro immigrant, traveller, gay, feminist how very dare you :)
Good news for Mitchelstown. Doesn’t matter who they employee important thing is it means more money in the local economy.
Aldi gotta love it
This is great news, I think it’s time to get out the party poppers.
Great news! Every little helps!
+160 jobs at big shop
-160 jobs in small shops
It’s a distribution centre
Uhm yes and it only exists because their shops are forcing out other business.
I’d look at it another way. They’ve forced the indigenous Irish retailers like Supervalu and Dunnes to really up their game in order to compete. They’ve lowered food costs for thousands of struggling families around the country. Small shops are great but you don’t do your weekly shop in them. I know in the town I grew up in that the small shops were closing long before Lidl opened a store there. That’s just the way the world is going.
great news i live near enough to Mitchelstown. the distribution centre was built nearly 3 years ago but didn’t open (due to the economic downturn) fair play to Aldi for keeping the place in good condition. they did excellent work on the landscaping of the building Ps the place is humoungous so plenty of room for expansion if they go well good news for the local area
How many local jobs in small shops will be lost as most (though not all) of their good are imported?
Lidl n ildi owned by 2 brothers
wrong…Aldi is 2 separate companies, Aldi Nord & Aldi Sud, controlled by brothers. Lidl is a totally different company. Even Aldi Nord & Sud are separate entities.
And what about the employees in their distribution centre in Naas who they are currently letting go? 160 jobs is pure spin. They are not new -it is just a relocation.
Thats true Bears News and also for all suppliers who now need double their vehicles to deliver the same amount of products to 2 different sites with no increase in unit sales. But double the overheads. All pure spin !!!
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