The Russian military operation in Ukraine continues today, Sunday, as Russian army units are extending control And it hit the positions of the Ukrainian forceswhile Kiev continues to do so Attempt to repel Russian attacks and recapture the territorywith the help of Western weapons.
In the latest developments on the ground, the RIA Novosti news agency reported that Ukrainian forces bombed Donetsk with 3 HIMARS missiles. The correspondent of “Al-Arabiya” and “Al-Hadath” said that Ukrainian bombings targeted the Donetsk city administration building, adding that within 24 hours about 300 shells and missiles fell on Donetsk and the bombing resulted in one death and 6 injuries.
Ukrainian forces have declared air alert status in the central, southern and eastern parts of the country and areas declared air alert have been published on the map by the Ukrainian edition of “Klimenko Time” with the indication of the regions in which they come. signals issued. The air strike alert includes almost all regions of Ukraine, including the capital Kiev.
This comes when the Russian Defense Ministry announced the launch of the Russian space missile “Angara-1.2” which carries a satellite from the “Plesetsk” military space airport in northwestern Russia for the ministry. In its statement, the ministry said that all pre-launch operations took place in a normal situation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Saturday evening that the Ukrainian forces It still controls the strategic city of Bakhmut in the east of the country, despite repeated Russian attacks While the situation in the Donbass region is still very difficult.
Zelensky said Russian missiles and drones continued to bomb Ukrainian cities, causing destruction and casualties.
Although Ukrainian forces have recaptured a territory of thousands of square kilometers in recent campaigns to the east and south, officials say the advance is likely to slow down once Kiev’s forces meet fiercer resistance.
The fighting intensified, especially in the eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions, on the border with Russia. Together, the two regions make up the Donbass industrial region, which Moscow has not yet fully acquired.
Russian forces have repeatedly attempted to capture the city of Bakhmut, which is located on a main road leading to the cities of Slovensk and Kramatorsk. Both cities are located in the Donetsk region.
“The fighting continues in several areas of the front,” Zelensky said. The situation is still very difficult in the Donetsk and Lugansk regionsHe added that the situation is more difficult in the direction of Bakhmut, “as it was in the previous days. (But we) keep our sites.”
This comes when the Ukrainian electricity system operator announced on Saturday that a missile attack severely damaged a major electrical installation in the Ukrainian capital region, at a time when the Russian military tried to cut off water and electricity. in populated areas.
Electricity transmission company Ukrenrego said repair teams were working to restore power, but warned residents of the possibility of attacks.
Kirillo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Ukrainian president’s office, urged residents of the Kiev region and three neighboring regions to reduce energy consumption during evening rush hours.
After a truck bomb exploded a week ago that damaged the bridge connecting Russia to Crimea, the Kremlin launched what it believes are the largest coordinated missile attacks since the military operation in Ukraine began.
Large-scale retaliatory attacks this week hit apartment buildings, killing dozens, as well as destroying civilian infrastructure such as power plants near Kiev and other cities away from the war front.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow did not consider it necessary to launch more massive attacks, but that its military would continue to launch selective attacks. He said that of the 29 targets the Russian military planned to destroy in this week’s attacks, seven of them have not been damaged and will be phased out.
