According to their own statements, Ukrainian armed forces successfully repulsed attacks by the Russian side in the Sloviansk region of the eastern region of Donetsk. The general staff announced in Kiev on Sunday that there had been massive artillery shelling on military and civilian infrastructure in several cities. However, the enemy was unsuccessful and suffered many losses.
After resistance from the Ukrainian side, the Russian forces withdrew, it was said. The information could not be independently verified. The Russian army also fired massive artillery toward Siwersk and Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. Dozens of cities were affected by the attacks. The Russian Defense Ministry also released a video allegedly showing the shelling of Ukrainian positions (see above).
“Given the heavy casualties in their own ranks, most units of the occupying forces are in a very bad moral and psychological condition and are looking for a way to avoid participating in further hostilities,” the Ukrainian General Staff report said.
Meanwhile, Russian shelling in the Donetsk region on Saturday reportedly killed three civilians and injured 12, the head of the military administration of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kyrylenko, wrote on Telegram. According to the Ukrinform news agency, a total of 623 civilians have been killed and 1,598 injured in Donetsk since the start of the Russian invasion. The exact number of victims in Mariupol and Wolnowacha cannot be quantified at this time.
Ukraine: More than 1,000 children killed
In total, nearly 38,300 Russian attackers have been eliminated since the start of the war on February 24, including 160 on the previous day. This comes from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukrinform reported. The staff also said more than 1,015 children have died across Ukraine as a result of Russia’s armed aggression. The number of unreported cases is likely to be even higher.
The Russian Defense Ministry recently announced an expansion of attacks in eastern Ukraine. After conquering the Luhansk region, Russia then wants to wrest the Donetsk region from full Ukrainian control. The head of Ukraine’s military administration for the Luhansk region, Serhiy Hajday, said on Sunday that two villages there are still under Kiev control. He contradicted reports from Moscow that Russia had completely taken over the Luhansk region.
Russia strengthens positions in the south
According to British information, the Russian army has strengthened its defense positions in the occupied territories of southern Ukraine. Troops and equipment would be increased between Mariupol and Zaporizhzhya and in the Kherson region, the Defense Ministry in London said on Twitter. Security measures would also be tightened in Melitopol. The information comes from military intelligence reports.
Source: Krone
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