Russian forces launched massive strikes across Ukraine, including in the Kharkiv and Odesa regions, and explosions were heard in Kiev, local authorities said on Thursday, amid a battle for control of Bakhmut.
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Since October, and after several military setbacks on the ground, Russia has been bombing key energy facilities in Ukraine with missiles and drones, plunging millions into darkness and cold each time during the freezing winter.
Targeted energy infrastructures
Before dawn on Thursday in Kharkiv, in the east of the country, “The enemy made about 15 attacks in the direction of the city and region. Occupants again target essential facilitiesOleg Sinegubov, the governor of the region, announced on social networks. “According to preliminary information, a private residential building was hit in Kharkiv regionHe added, giving details.simpleabout possible victims and extent of damage.
Mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov clarified.energy infrastructurethe city, the head of the district, were targeted and there wereproblems» electricity in some districts. By mid-January, Kharkiv’s energy facilities had already been hit by Russian strikes. In turn, the governor of Odesa region (south) Maxim Marchneko said that “missiles hit regional energy infrastructure and damaged residential buildings“Speaking”massive missile strike“.
The attack, which took place just over a year after Russian troops invaded on February 24, 2022, did not cause any deaths, according to the governor, but “power supply restrictionswere put in place. Two people were injured, however, according to a local rescue official.
The mayor of Kyiv, Vitaly Klischko, reported on Thursday about the explosions in the south of the capital. According to the authorities, anti-aircraft defense has been deployed there, as in other regions of the country. “Explosions in Holosiivskyi district of the capital. All services are performed on siteMr Klitschko posted on social media referring to the neighborhood in the south of the city.
Frequent hits
In the west, the governor of the Khmelnytskyi region, Segy Gamali, called on residents to “stay in shelters“because”the enemy attacks the country’s critical infrastructure“. The police reported the explosions in Mykolaiv (south), the mass media, in particular, in Lviv (west) and Dnipro (east) regions.
The large-scale strikes come a day after Russian Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigogine announced the capture of the eastern part of Bakhmut, a small town in eastern Ukraine that has been at the center of fighting for months, despite controversial strategic value.
Fortune may fall.”over the next few daysNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told journalists, however, that.this does not necessarily reflect any turning point in the war“. Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky himself, have warned, however, that the city’s fall could pave the way for a Russian advance in the east.
The latest strikes followed a meeting of EU27 defense ministers in Stockholm on Wednesday with their Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov to negotiate a plan to supply Kiev with missiles and ammunition that could add up to two billion euros. On Wednesday, Ukraine’s president welcomed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Kiev, specifically to discuss extending an agreement that allows Ukraine to export its grain products.
“Major Territorial Achievements”
In mid-February, Moscow had already launched an attack.”massivewith dozens of missiles aimed at energy production facilities, due to which Ukraine temporarily loses a significant part of its production capabilities. Kiev made the announcement shortly after restoring enough electricity production to avoid cuts following months of restrictions due to repeated Russian strikes.
US intelligence director Avril Haynes said on Wednesday that a major Russian attack feared several weeks ago had failed and the Kremlin was unlikely to arrive.major territorial gainsin Ukraine this year and seems to have to settle for lowered targets.
HAVE also – The capture of Bakhmut is necessary to continue the Russian attack in Ukraine, according to Moscow.
Source: Le Figaro
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