Russian forces retained up bombed them of cities across ukraine, with heavy bombardment of Sumy in The northCluster bombs targeting Mykolaiv and a missile strike in Odessa in The authorities in the south said on Tuesday.
after failure in capture Capital Kyiv At first of The invasion on February 24, Russia turned into campaign of A devastating bombardment to strengthen it and extend its control of Southern and Eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine says Russian forces for a long time intensified-distance strikes on goals far from the front, killing large numbers of civilians. Moscow says it hits military Objectives.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia fired more More than 3,000 cruise missiles and countless artillery shells during the five-month conflict.
Over the weekend, Zelensky arrested the country’s chief security and prosecutor, saying they failed To purge Russian spies from their organizations.
Although he disclosed of Russian hack of SBU and US officials on On Monday, he said Washington would continue to share the intelligence reported by US officials Kyiv It is used to respond to the Moscow attacks.
This week could be pivotal for European countries concerned About the effect of war and sanctions on gas supply.
Russia is set to reopen a file main Natural gas pipeline to Germany, Nord Stream 1, in Next days after regular maintenanceBut the Europeans worry that Moscow may keep it closed.
Russia’s Gazprom, which operates the pipeline, has informed customers in Europe can’t guarantee gas supply because of ‘Extraordinary’ circumstances according to a letter seen by Reuters raise the stakes in Economy Nipple-for-tat with the West.
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In Odessa, a Russian missile strike hit at least four people, houses burned to the ground and set else homes on fireOleksiy Matsulevich, official spokesperson for Provincial administration said on His channel on Telegram.
Russian forces attacked the city of Mykolaiv with The two cluster bombs, wounding at least two people and devastating windows and ceilings of private Ukrainian city houses, said the mayor of the city Oleksandr Senkevich in a social media post.
More than 150 mines and shells were fired on Sumi region, Dmytro Zhyvytskyi and head of Regional Sumy military management, he said on cable.
“They fired mortars, barrels and rocket artillery… the Russians,” he added also opened fire using machine “Guns and grenade launchers,” he said.
Russian forces tried unsuccessfully to advance towards city of Avdiivka north of Donetsk head of in Avdiyivka military Vitaly Barabash said on Tuesday.
He said that the Ukrainian forces moved in back The Russians after the last attack for several days.
“The enemy’s losses are much greater than ours,” he said, and include about 40 dead.
Reuters was not immediately able to verify who battlefield reports.
Kyiv Hope the war is at a turning point, with Moscow after being exhausted offensive Capabilities in grab a little small cities in East, while Ukraine now possesses long fields-range Western weapons can strike behind Russian fonts.
Kyiv cites series of successful hits on 30 Russian logistics centers and ammunition says Paralyze forces dominated by Russian artillery need to move thousands of Shells on the front every day.
in Facebook post on Monday, top Ukraine military The commander, General Valery Zalogny, credited the US advanced long-range missile systems known as HIMARS with Helping to “stabilize the situation” through “big strikes in the enemy He orders points, ammunition and fuel storage depots.”
Russia said on On Monday, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a missile launch military to focus on Destruction of the Ukrainian missiles and artillery supplied from the West.
EU foreign ministers on The two agreed to submit Ukraine with Another 500 million euros ($504 million) in EU money for Arms, lift the block support to 2.5 billion euros since the invasion of Moscow on February 24.
In the south, Ukraine is preparing a counterattack to retake the largest patch of Land taken since invasion. Ukraine reported the destruction of Russian missile systems, communications, radar, ammunition and armor vehicles in strikes in South Kherson region.
In the east, Ukrainian forces withdrew from start of July from Luhansk, one of Two provinces called Russia on In my name or for me of separatist agents.
Kyiv says Moscow is planning another attack capture The last Ukrainian jeep of neighboring Donetsk province.
President Vladimir Putin says his assault on Ukraine isspecial military Operation “Disarmament of Russia’s neighbor and its roots out dangerous nationalists. Kyiv and the west call It is an attempt to reoccupy a liberated country of Moscow rule in 1991.
