The Russian military operation continues in Ukraine today, Sunday, as units of the Russian army strike the places of concentration of forces, while Kiev continues going to reclaim its territoryas well as in mobilizing Western support against the Russian bear.
In the latest developments on the ground, the Ukrainian military has confirmed that it has targeted Russian military sites in Kherson. He also confirmed that the Air Force bombed 8 Russian sites and 5 anti-missile systems.
In a new development, the pro-Russian authorities in Kherson have announced that they do not rule out the interruption of work at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant due to the heavy Ukrainian bombing of the station.
Meanwhile, pro-Russian forces have advanced on the outskirts of the Ukrainian military-held towns of Avdiivka and Marinka, northwest of the capital Donetsk.
Pro-Russian authorities also revealed the continuation of clashes on the outskirts of the city of Bakhmut, north of Donetsk province, by Wagner’s Russian forces to push the Ukrainian army to withdraw from the city.
He added that the process of pressuring the city of Ogildar, south of Donetsk province, which is controlled by the Ukrainian army near the city of Valnakha, continues after taking control of the city of Pavlovka, with the cover of the Russian naval fleet from the Sea of u200bu200bAzov to Mariupil.
He indicated the arrival of advanced Russian weapons for the Russian military in areas of military operations in the coming months, the most important of which are the Donbass regions of Luhansk and Donetsk provinces.
air strikes
A state of alert for air strikes was declared at dawn on Sunday in several regions of Ukraine, including the capital Kiev.
Russia is targeting energy plants, defense industries, military leadership and communications facilities across Ukraine.
For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday evening that the Ukrainian armed forces had regained control of nearly 60 cities in the region. Kherson region.
Volodymyr Zelensky
“Before fleeing Kherson, the Russians destroyed all the basic infrastructure: communications, water supply, heating and electricity,” he added, noting that there had been severe damage in the region.
And the Ukrainian president added: “We are very happy” and indicated that 2,000 explosive devices have been defused.
Demining
In addition, Ukrainian police began clearing Kherson on Saturday, in the aftermath of its recovery and documenting “crimes” attributed to Russia in the large southern city of the country, the loss of which constitutes a major setback for the Kremlin.
About 200 policemen have been deployed in Kherson to set up checkpoints on roads and document the “crimes of the Russian occupiers,” National Police Chief Igor Klimenko said in a statement.
He also warned the city’s residents of the presence of mines left by Russian forces and urged them to “move with caution”. According to Klimenko, a policeman was injured during an operation to clear mines from a building in Kherson.
Painful blow
Interestingly, the Russian Defense Ministry had announced on Friday that it had completed the withdrawal of its forces from Kherson and its withdrawal to the western bank of the Dnipro River, emphasizing that it had not suffered any loss of life or equipment during the withdrawal. .
This withdrawal has dealt a serious blow and shown a serious setback for the Russian military, especially as it is the first major Ukrainian city to fall into its hands since the conflict broke out on February 24th.
It also constitutes, together with Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhia, the four regions that the Kremlin announced at the end of September 2022 to annex.
Furthermore, its geographical position is of particular importance, as the region lies on the borders of the Dnipro, Petrovsk and Nikolaev regions, and has land borders with the Crimea to the south, while facing the Black Sea to the southwest and southeast the Sea of Azov.
This is the third major Russian withdrawal since the start of the Russian operation on February 24th. Russia was forced to abandon its hold on Kiev in the spring in the face of fierce resistance from Ukrainians before being expelled from all of Kharkiv (northeast) region in September.
