According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the situation is “extremely difficult” in the Donetsk region, but “the results are tangible” are seen in Kharkiv.
Five people were injured and firefighters battled several fires in the northeastern city of Kharkiv overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, after several Russian drones targeted the citysaid the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine.
According to the ministry, the drone hits residential properties, damaged buildings and vehicles.
A total of three fires broke out in two of the city’s neighborhoods. The buildings that caught fire were two residential buildings and a garage, while a minibus was also burnt.
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid cause blackouts
Repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid in recent weeks have forced the war-torn country’s leaders to implement energy cuts to the country. However, in the absence of adequate air defenses to counter attacks and allow repairs, the shortage could be even worse with increased needs at the end of summer and the bitter cold of winter.
Russian airstrikes against the grid since March led to the return of power cuts in the capital, Kiev, who had not known one since the first year of the war. Remarkably, a powerful barrage in April damaged the largest thermal power plant in Kievwhile a massive attack on May 8 electricity production and transmission facilities targeted in several regions.
In total, half of Ukraine’s energy system was damaged, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
Zelensky: the situation in the Donetsk region “extremely difficult” but “the results are tangible” in Kharkiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that the situation “It remains very difficult” in the eastern Donetsk region.
“That’s where most of the fighting takes place.”Mr. Zelensky said in his video address at night, adding that “the results are tangible” in the Kharkiv region.
Russia has launched an offensive in the Kharkiv region At the end of last week, significantly increasing the pressure on the forces of Ukraine in addition to the number and in addition, who are waiting for the late delivery of crucial weapons and ammunition from their Western partners.
Overwhelmed Ukrainian forces are trying to slow down Russia on this new front by using bomb-laden drones to destroy military vehicles.
Russian Ministry of Defense: the village of Pletenivka captured
The Russian Defense Ministry released images on Tuesday showing a ruined village, Pletenivka, in the Kharkiv region, which the Russian military had taken over.
“From the outskirts of this country, Ukrainian nationalists repeatedly fired at Belgorod, Shebekino and other settlements of the Belgorod region.”says the video description.
The Ministry of Defense said that the village was taken in mid-May.