Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Russia’s attack on Ukraine is almost in its fifth month. Until now, the fighting between the two is still fierce where Kyiv has started attacks on areas occupied by Russian troops.
Here are the latest developments as quoted The GuardianFriday (29/7/2022):
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1. Ukrainian prisoner of war killed
Russia and the occupied authorities in Donetsk have claimed that more than 50 Ukrainian POWs have been killed and at least 75 injured after Ukrainian forces opened fire on a prison where they are being held.
2. Russia is still fighting Mykolaiv
At least five people were killed and seven injured in the attack on a bus stop in the city of Mykolaiv, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. Graphic images of the scene showing a street littered with corpses.
3. Ukraine counterattacked Russia
Ukraine has stepped up its campaign to retake Russian-held territory in the south by trying to bomb and isolate Russian troops in hard-to-supply areas.
The Kyiv military said Ukrainian aircraft struck five Russian strongholds around Kherson and other nearby towns on Thursday. Ukraine says it has also retaken several small settlements on the northern edge of the Kherson region.
4. Britain says Ukraine is setting up momentum for attacks on Russia
British intelligence says a Ukrainian counter-offensive in the Kherson region is gathering momentum to cripple Russia’s hold on the city.
“Ukrainian forces have most likely built a bridge south of the Ingulets River, which forms the northern boundary of Russian-occupied Kherson,” the British Ministry of Defense said.
“Ukraine has used its new long-range artillery to damage at least three bridges across the Dnipro River that Russia relies on to supply areas under its control.”
Kherson is a territory occupied by Russia. Moscow even plans to establish a government in the city.
Even so, this city became the center of the Ukrainian attack to cripple Russia. Kyiv has reportedly destroyed the Kremlin’s arsenal in the region with US-made HIMARS missiles.
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace himself said that Russian troops in Ukraine were in “a very difficult place.” He said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategy was similar to putting his troops through a meat grinder.
“They may be able to continue killing indiscriminately and destroying as they go, but it’s not a win”.
5. Russian Foreign Minister calls US
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow would soon propose a date for the call with his US counterpart, Anthony Blinken. The call is expected to trigger a potential prisoner swap.
6. Russia uses private soldiers to beat Ukraine
The private Russian military company Wagner may have been allocated responsibility for certain sectors of the front line in eastern Ukraine.
According to the British Ministry of Defence, Moscow is currently facing a major shortage of combat infantry.
7. Ukraine urges residents to evacuate
Residents of the Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region have been urged to evacuate. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said people risk being cut off from “electricity, water, food and medical supplies, heating and communications” if they live in the area.
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