Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has visited Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine. The Defense Ministry in Moscow released a video on Sunday in which Shoigu in dark green military clothing steps out of a plane and then consults with military officials.
The minister inspected the situation and “listened to the commanders’ reports on the current situation and actions of the Russian armed forces in the main areas of operation,” the attached statement said. He also awarded medals to individual soldiers for their efforts in the “special military operation”, as the war against Ukraine is officially called in Russia. The exact location of Shoigu in Ukraine has not been disclosed.
Russia, which invaded the neighboring country more than four months ago, is currently targeting the eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. Following the withdrawal of the Ukrainian army from the Luhansk town of Sievjerodonetsk, the area is now almost completely under Russian control.
Multiple missiles in the center of Kiev
The Ukrainian capital Kiev was hit by several rockets on Sunday morning. A rocket hit a nine-storey apartment building, Anton Herashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, wrote on Telegram. According to police, five people were injured. Another rocket fell on the grounds of a kindergarten in the central district of Shevchenko, it said.
Rescue and extinguishing work continued into the morning. A fire broke out in the apartment building and three floors were partially destroyed, the Ukrainian Civil Defense said, according to the Ukrinform news agency. The explosions could be heard as the sirens of the air raids sounded. The historic district in the center of Kiev is home to a number of universities, restaurants and art galleries.
Kiev governor Oleksiy Kuleba reported that the air defense system had shot down a missile. The remains of the projectile fell on a village. According to the Ukrainian Air Force Command, Russian forces have used various types of missiles to attack targets in western and southern Ukraine.
Source: Krone
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