Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Russia’s Defense Ministry on Friday blamed Kiev for continued shelling, despite the unilateral 36-hour ceasefire announced by the Russian president, over Christmas, according to the calendar. Christian.
“Despite the fact that Russian forces were observing the ceasefire, as of 12:00 Moscow time on Friday, January 6, the Kiev regime continued shelling residential areas and positions of Russian forces,” the ministry said. of the Russian Defense in a note.
The Russian Defense Ministry added in its statement that on the Krasny-Limansky axis, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out four mortar attacks against Russian positions, and continued: “The Belogorovka region of the Luhansk People’s Republic was subjected to three artillery attacks.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine from January 6 to the end of January 7, but Kiev considered this step “hypocrisy” and a “cover” to regroup military forces and equipment and halt the advance of forces Ukrainians.
Ukraine said the cities of Kramatorsk and Kherson were bombed ahead of entering Russia’s unilaterally declared ceasefire on Friday.
“In Kramatorsk, the occupiers bombed the city twice with rockets, and also bombed a private residential building,” Kyrilo Tymoshenko, deputy director of Ukraine’s presidential office, said via “Telegram”.
He added that “at a separate location in Kherson, before the ceasefire came into effect, at least 4 explosions were recorded and a house was burning next to the fire station which was bombed.” He went on to say that there were dead and wounded in Kherson, but did not mention a precise number.
