The Ukrainian Air Force announced shortly after 6:00 a.m. that several intruder missiles had reached the country’s territory.
The Kyiv Oblast War Administration said explosions could be heard over the capital as air defense systems were operating. Latvian Radio’s correspondent in Ukraine Indra Sprance also reported on a strong attack on Kyiv.
A few hours earlier, Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, witnessed Russian missile attacks that damaged a residential building. So far, there are no reports of injured or killed.
Ukraine’s military leadership also said its forces were being bombarded by heavy Russian attacks around the devastated city of Bakhmut in the north of the country. “‘The situation is very tense and is characterized by intense shelling with artillery, mortars and combat drones, as well as offensive operations of the enemy,’ Oleksandr Sirsky, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, said on his Telegram channel.
He said he had coordinated further defenses with brigade commanders on the ground. The Ukrainian army has been defending itself against Russian attacks in the east of the country for several months, and the Russian army has made small territorial gains in recent weeks.
Bakhmut and the section of the front in the Kharkiv region were also mentioned in the evening report of the General Staff of Ukraine on the situation.
The Ukrainian army has repelled four Russian attacks near the village of Sinkivka near the strategically important city of Kupyansk. The enemy attempted to “break through the defenses” and seven attacks were repulsed in the area, the report said.
Russian attacks again focused on Avdiyivka and the area around the town of Maryinka, which Russia captured a few weeks ago. Both cities directly border the regional city of Donetsk, which Russian forces have controlled since 2014.
CONTEXT:
Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked large-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, the Kremlin’s propaganda brazenly promised to capture Kyiv in three days, but the selfless and strong resistance of the Ukrainians prevented the Kremlin from realizing its plans.
After the setbacks, the Kremlin withdrew the army from the Kyiv region, but continued the offensive in other regions. In the fall of 2022, the Ukrainian army managed to liberate Kharkiv region and part of Kherson region in successful operations, raising hopes for the possibility of defeating the enemy.
However, the Ukrainian counteroffensive launched in the summer of 2023 was not so successful, which the Ukrainian army explains both by the insufficient supply of weapons from the Western allies and by the deep defense line and extensive minefields created by the Russian army. Now there are reports that a war of positions has begun at the front with exhausting battles and preparations must be made for long-term support for Ukraine.
Meanwhile, aid from both the US and the European Union “hangs in the air”.
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2024-01-23 05:54:10
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