The Ukrainian military has denied what Moscow said 600 of his soldiers were killed In the Russian bombing of Kramatorsk, in the east of the country.
A spokesman for Ukraine’s Army Eastern Command, Sergey Cherivaty, said Russian forces lack the capability to launch a highly accurate strike, denouncing what he described as Russia’s media operation in the face of Ukrainian successes, while he put it .
The Ukrainian official added that the Russian shelling of Kramatorsk targeted civilian infrastructure, causing no casualties.
On Sunday, Russian forces announced they had carried out a retaliatory strike for those killed in the shelling of the city of Mikivka, while Russian fighters bombed two gathering places for Ukrainian forces in the city of Kramtorsk.
There were 700 Ukrainian soldiers stationed at one site and 600 soldiers at the second. The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that the death toll is more than 600 Ukrainians.
The firmness of two great cities
In context, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces were repelling continued attacks on the town of Bakhmut in the eastern Donbass region and were holding their positions in nearby Solidar under “very difficult” conditions.
Zelensky added in his videotaped speech tonight: “Bakhmut is resolute despite everything. Despite the destruction of most of the city by the raids,
“Our soldiers are fending off continued Russian attempts to advance,” he said, “Soolidar is resolute despite the massive destruction and things are very difficult.”
Leopard tanks in Ukraine
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has announced that Berlin cannot rule out the delivery of Leopard tanks to Ukraine and heavy combat vehicles to support the Ukrainian armed forces.
The German minister’s remarks come two days after Berlin announced its desire to deliver around 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine by the end of March.
