KYIV, UKRAINE: Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital within the early hours of Sunday morning, hanging a minimum of two residential buildings, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko mentioned, as elsewhere Russian troops consolidated their features within the east.
Related Press journalists in Kyiv noticed rescue providers battling flames and rescuing civilians. Klitschko mentioned two folks have been hospitalized with accidents.
Ukraine member of parliament Oleksiy Goncharenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app that “in accordance with prelim information 14 missiles have been launched in opposition to Kyiv area and Kyiv.”
Earlier than Sunday’s early morning assault, Kyiv had not confronted any such Russian airstrikes since June 5.
In the meantime, Russian forces have been looking for to swallow up the final remaining Ukrainian stronghold within the jap Luhansk area, urgent their momentum after taking full management Saturday of the charred ruins of Sievierodonetsk and the chemical plant the place lots of of Ukrainian troops and civilians had been holed up.
On Saturday, Russia additionally launched dozens of missiles on a number of areas throughout the nation removed from the guts of the jap battles. A few of the missiles have been fired from Russian long-range Tu-22 bombers deployed from Belarus for the primary time, Ukraine’s air command mentioned.
The bombardment preceded a gathering between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, throughout which Putin introduced that Russia deliberate to provide Belarus with the Iskander-M missile system.
Russian protection ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov mentioned late Saturday that Russian and Moscow-backed separatist forces now management Sievierodonetsk and the villages surrounding it. He mentioned the try by Ukrainian forces to show the Azot plant right into a “cussed middle of resistance” had been thwarted.
Serhiy Haidai, the governor of the Luhansk province, mentioned Friday that Ukrainian troops have been retreating from Sievierodonetsk after weeks of bombardment and house-to-house preventing. He confirmed Saturday that town had fallen to Russian and separatist fighters, who he mentioned have been now attempting to blockade the neighboring metropolis of Lysychansk from the south. The town lies throughout the river simply to the west of Sievierodonetsk.
Russia’s Interfax information company quoted a spokesman for the separatist forces, Andrei Marochko, as saying Russian troops and separatist fighters had entered Lysychansk and that preventing was going down within the coronary heart of town. There was no quick touch upon the declare from the Ukrainian facet.
Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk have been the point of interest of a Russian offensive aimed toward capturing the entire Donbas and destroying the Ukrainian army defending it — essentially the most succesful and battle-hardened phase of the nation’s armed forces.
Capturing Lysychansk would give Russian forces management of each main settlement within the province, a big step towards Russia’s intention of capturing your complete Donbas. The Russians and separatists management about half of Donetsk, the second province within the Donbas.
Related Press journalists in Kyiv noticed rescue providers battling flames and rescuing civilians. Klitschko mentioned two folks have been hospitalized with accidents.
Ukraine member of parliament Oleksiy Goncharenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app that “in accordance with prelim information 14 missiles have been launched in opposition to Kyiv area and Kyiv.”
Earlier than Sunday’s early morning assault, Kyiv had not confronted any such Russian airstrikes since June 5.
In the meantime, Russian forces have been looking for to swallow up the final remaining Ukrainian stronghold within the jap Luhansk area, urgent their momentum after taking full management Saturday of the charred ruins of Sievierodonetsk and the chemical plant the place lots of of Ukrainian troops and civilians had been holed up.
On Saturday, Russia additionally launched dozens of missiles on a number of areas throughout the nation removed from the guts of the jap battles. A few of the missiles have been fired from Russian long-range Tu-22 bombers deployed from Belarus for the primary time, Ukraine’s air command mentioned.
The bombardment preceded a gathering between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, throughout which Putin introduced that Russia deliberate to provide Belarus with the Iskander-M missile system.
Russian protection ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov mentioned late Saturday that Russian and Moscow-backed separatist forces now management Sievierodonetsk and the villages surrounding it. He mentioned the try by Ukrainian forces to show the Azot plant right into a “cussed middle of resistance” had been thwarted.
Serhiy Haidai, the governor of the Luhansk province, mentioned Friday that Ukrainian troops have been retreating from Sievierodonetsk after weeks of bombardment and house-to-house preventing. He confirmed Saturday that town had fallen to Russian and separatist fighters, who he mentioned have been now attempting to blockade the neighboring metropolis of Lysychansk from the south. The town lies throughout the river simply to the west of Sievierodonetsk.
Russia’s Interfax information company quoted a spokesman for the separatist forces, Andrei Marochko, as saying Russian troops and separatist fighters had entered Lysychansk and that preventing was going down within the coronary heart of town. There was no quick touch upon the declare from the Ukrainian facet.
Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk have been the point of interest of a Russian offensive aimed toward capturing the entire Donbas and destroying the Ukrainian army defending it — essentially the most succesful and battle-hardened phase of the nation’s armed forces.
Capturing Lysychansk would give Russian forces management of each main settlement within the province, a big step towards Russia’s intention of capturing your complete Donbas. The Russians and separatists management about half of Donetsk, the second province within the Donbas.
