Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) – At least eight people died overnight while Russian drone and missile strikes beat the cities and cities of Ukraine, local officials announced on Saturday. Meanwhile, Moscow’s troops continued their lead across the east of the country.
A Russian missile strike on a building in the Ukrainian city of Poltava killed at least seven people and injured 14 others, three children, said the Ministry of the Interior of Ukraine.
Some 22 people were saved from the five -story building, which partially collapsed following the attack, the acting governor of the Poltava region, Volodyr Kohut said. He also announced that the region would observe three days of mourning for the victims of the attack. The rescue teams remain on the site.
Elsewhere, a 60 -year -old woman was killed by the fall in debris of a drone shot in the Kharkiv region, wrote local governor Oleh Syniehubov on social networks.
The bombing comes as the Russian forces continue their campaign for several months to capture the main bastions of Donetsk of Pokrovsk and nearby CHASIV YARFraying a path through agricultural fields and woods and engulfs small rural colonies.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that its troops had taken control of Krymske, a suburb north of the disputed front line of Totretsk in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. Russian troops are fighting for the colony in an assault of grinding throughout the winter of 2024. The Institute for the Study of War, a group of reflection based in Washington, said last week that it ‘Waited for the Russians to take total control of Totretsk “in a few days. “” Last night, Russia launched an attack on our cities using various types of weapons: missiles, attack drones and air bombs, “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social networks on Saturday.
“Each act of terror proves that we need greater support in defense against Russian terrorism. Each air defense system, each interceptor missile, means a saved life. »»
The southern metropolis of Ukraine of Odesa was also attacked on Friday evening, with Russian missiles falling on the historic center of the city, appointed a world heritage site for the United Nations UNESCO Cultural Organization. Seven people were injured during the attack, which also saw debris approaching the opera adorned from the 19th century of the city. Norwegian diplomatic representatives were also in the region during the strike, said local governor Oleh Kiper.
Large -scale war Between Russia and Ukraine, which started almost three years ago and shows no end sign, killed More than 10,000 Ukrainian civilians, according to the United Nations.
Many have been evacuated from the areas along the front line of approximately 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) where the Ukrainian defenses are trying to hold the largest Russian army at a distance.
Civilians have suffered difficulties caused by Russian attacks against the electrical network which refused them heating and running water. On Saturday’s missile attack caused emergency electrical networks in seven Ukrainian regions, notably Poltava, said Ukrenergo state energy company.
The Ukrainian strikes also struck Russia, the air defenses intercepting nine drones through the Bryansk, Belgorod and Saratov regions of the country, announced on Saturday morning in a statement.
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