Ukraine: “Russia Launches Ballistic Missile in Khyou… Most Likely Made in North Korea.”

Ukrainian authorities announced on the 18th that Russia launched a ballistic missile at the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, for the third time this month.

Sergiy Popko, head of the Kju Military Administrative Service, told Telegram today that this Russian attack is the third ballistic missile attack on Kju in August, just six days apart. He then said that all these missiles were intercepted while approaching K’iu.

Director Popko also said, “According to preliminary information, it is very likely that Russia used North Korea’s ballistic missiles three times in a row.”

Meanwhile, Ukraine claimed to have taken control of more than 80 towns, including Sudja, since its surprise attack on Kursk on the Russian mainland on the 6th.

The town of Sudja, 10 km from the border, with a population of about 5,000 before the war, is the largest town that has fallen to Ukrainian forces since Ukraine began its offensive on the Russian mainland.

The Ukrainian military also announced that they had captured dozens of Russian soldiers in the area. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on social media

Meanwhile, Russia said it was in the process of recapturing Kursk and that Ukraine had not taken full control of the town of Sudja.

Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned Ukraine on the 16th for destroying a bridge over the Seym River in the Glushkovsky district with a US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rocket. .

Zakharova’s comments could not be independently verified, but if true, this was the first use of Haimas in the Kursk region.

The Russian authorities held a press conference on the 17th and announced that approximately 10,000 residents have been evacuated from the Kursk region, including 3,000 children, living in approximately 170 shelters temporarily across the country.

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This article refers to ‘Reuters’.