KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones attacked the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv early Sunday, setting hotels on fire and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported, while also carrying ammunition for more than two years. Shortages continued to hamper the Kiev army. old war.
Vitaly Kim, the governor of southern Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, said a Russian drone “caused significant damage” to a hotel in the capital of the same name and started a fire that was later extinguished. Kim also reported that the airstrike damaged heat-generating infrastructure in the city, but did not provide details. He added that there were no casualties.
Russia’s state agency RIA claimed that the attack on Mykolaiv targeted a shipyard where naval drones are assembled and a hotel where “English-speaking mercenaries” fighting for Kiev were staying. The RIA report names Sergei Lebedev, an alleged coordinator of local pro-Moscow guerrillas. His claims could not be independently verified.
Also on Sunday morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that 17 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight over four regions in southwestern Ukraine. Three drones were intercepted near an oil depot in the industrial city of Lyudinovo, about 230 kilometers north of the Ukrainian border, Governor Vladislav Shapsha said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Russian shelling on Saturday injured at least seven civilians across Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials said.
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Violent clashes have erupted in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions in recent weeks, with Russian forces trying to chip away at a front line of more than 1,000 kilometers, while ammunition shortages make Ukraine increasingly difficult to defend. .
The Washington-based think tank says the Russian military is “likely to achieve a significant increase in numbers in the coming weeks” while Kiev waits for much-needed weapons to reach the front lines in a huge U.S. aid package. Stated.
In its latest operational assessment, the Institute for War Studies says Moscow’s forces have no opportunity to advance around the eastern city of Avdiivka, which they captured in late February after months of intense fighting, and threaten nearby Chassiv Yar. He said there is. Capturing this area would give Russia control of the hilltop from which it could attack other major cities that form the backbone of Ukraine’s eastern defenses.
Nevertheless, the institute assessed that none of these efforts by Moscow are likely to collapse Kiev’s defense lines.
US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he would immediately rush desperately needed weapons to Ukraine as he signed a $95 billion war aid package that also includes aid to Israel, Taiwan and other global hotspots. .
The announcement ended a long and bitter battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed aid to Ukraine, with Biden pledging on Wednesday to begin shipping U.S. arms to Ukraine within hours. .
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