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French diplomats have condemned Moscow’s strike on the northeastern village of Hroza on Thursday, killing at least 51 people who had gathered for a wake, in “the strongest possible terms”. Read our live blog for all the developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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7:58am: Russia to move towards revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
Russia’s top lawmaker said on Friday that parliamentary bosses will swiftly consider revoking ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty after President Vladimir Putin held out the possibility of resuming nuclear testing.
A resumption in nuclear tests by Russia, the United States or both would be profoundly destabilising at a time when tensions between the two countries are greater than at any time since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
7:28am: Russian missile strike on Ukraine village wreaks carnage
Ukrainians woke up today in shock across the country following the Russian missile strike on the eastern Ukrainian village of Hroza, said FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Ukraine Emmanuelle Chaze.
At least 51 people were killed when a rocket hit a group of people gathered for a wake. “The wife, the mother and the son of the soldier who was being buried were among the victims,” added Chaze.
Key developments from Thursday, October 5:
A Russian attack killed at least 50 people, including a six-year-old boy, in the village of Hroza in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that the Russian missile attack was “no blind strike” and Russian troops could not have been unaware of where they were striking.
President Zelensky said that he was in the Spanish city of Granada for a summit bringing together leaders from almost 50 European countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday suggested that the plane crash which killed Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in August was caused by hand grenades detonating inside the aircraft, not by a missile attack.
Putin on Thursday held out the possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing for the first time in more than three decades and might withdraw its ratification of a landmark nuclear test ban treaty.
Ukraine said Thursday that more than 26,000 people, including many civilians, were still unaccounted for since Russia launched its full-scale invasion last year.
Read yesterday’s live blog to see how the day’s events unfolded.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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