According to information from Kiev, Russia is continuing its attacks on a broad front in eastern Ukraine: In the Kharkov area, the Russian army is trying to recapture lost positions with artillery support, the Ukrainian General Staff announced on Saturday. Numerous places would be shelled to tie up the Ukrainian army there. A Russian attack was repulsed in the Donetsk region and Russian airstrikes were reported from the Avdiivka area.
In the Black Sea, on the other hand, Russia continues to block Ukraine’s maritime connections. According to Ukrainian sources, Russia used cluster munitions in rocket attacks on the city of Sloviansk, which killed at least four people. On Saturday night, civilian areas where there were no military installations were hit, Mayor Wadym Lyach reported on Telegram. Four people were killed and seven people were injured. Cluster munitions are rockets and bombs that detonate in the air above the target, releasing many small explosives. Its use is prohibited under international law.
On Saturday morning, explosions were heard from Mykolayiv. “There are powerful explosions in the city! Stay at the shelter!” Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich wrote on Telegram. The cause of the explosions is not yet known.
Source: Krone
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