Russia rains attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv region
Published: 07:05 PM,May 13,2024 | EDITED : 11:05 PM,May 13,2024
Workers remove debris of a damaged multi-story apartment block, in the city of Belgorod. — Reuters
KYIV: Russia on Monday pummelled more than 30 towns and villages in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region after launching a surprise ground offensive over the border last week, the local governor said.
The Ukrainian army acknowledged Russia was 'achieving tactical success' after the ground assault, which sparked the evacuation of almost 6,000 people.
Russia's defence ministry said its troops had 'improved the tactical position and dealt a blow to (Ukrainian) manpower' around border villages, including Lyptsi, and the town of Vovchansk.
'They are shelling the villages, firing everything they can,' Sergiy Kryvetchenko, deputy head of the Ukrainian military administration in the village of Lyptsi, said.
'The KABs (guided aerial bombs) are flying. The artillery is flying. Drones. Everything,' he said.
Russia began an offensive across the border into the Kharkiv region on Friday and later claimed to have taken several villages.
The situation in Kharkiv is 'complex and dynamically changing', with Russian troops mounting assaults in various areas, Ukraine's army said.
Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov wrote on social media that over the last day, 'more than 30' towns and villages 'were struck by enemy artillery and mortar attacks', wounding at least nine people.
Some areas were also bombed by Russian aircraft, Synegubov said, adding that 5,762 people had been evacuated from their homes since the start of the offensive.
Russia 'carried out 22 assaults' in five border areas on Sunday, 14 of which were still ongoing, the Ukrainian army said.
Vovchansk, which previously had a population of 2,500 but now has only 200-300 residents, suffered 'massive shelling' on Sunday, said Synegubov.
Ukraine separately launched drone strikes on western Russia, a security source in Kyiv said, hitting an oil terminal in the Belgorod border region and an electrical substation in the Lipetsk region.
Regional authorities in the Kursk border region of Russia said one woman had been killed and three others wounded when a drone struck several cars.
Kyiv and Moscow have been targeting each other's energy infrastructure and Ukraine's generation facilities have been severely damaged.
Ukraine also struck the Lugansk region of eastern Ukraine under Russia's control, according to a Moscow-appointed official.
An industrial zone of the town of Sorokyne, known as Krasnodon in Russian, killed three and injured four, said Russia-appointed governor Leonid Pasechnik. — AFP
The Ukrainian army acknowledged Russia was 'achieving tactical success' after the ground assault, which sparked the evacuation of almost 6,000 people.
Russia's defence ministry said its troops had 'improved the tactical position and dealt a blow to (Ukrainian) manpower' around border villages, including Lyptsi, and the town of Vovchansk.
'They are shelling the villages, firing everything they can,' Sergiy Kryvetchenko, deputy head of the Ukrainian military administration in the village of Lyptsi, said.
'The KABs (guided aerial bombs) are flying. The artillery is flying. Drones. Everything,' he said.
Russia began an offensive across the border into the Kharkiv region on Friday and later claimed to have taken several villages.
The situation in Kharkiv is 'complex and dynamically changing', with Russian troops mounting assaults in various areas, Ukraine's army said.
Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov wrote on social media that over the last day, 'more than 30' towns and villages 'were struck by enemy artillery and mortar attacks', wounding at least nine people.
Some areas were also bombed by Russian aircraft, Synegubov said, adding that 5,762 people had been evacuated from their homes since the start of the offensive.
Russia 'carried out 22 assaults' in five border areas on Sunday, 14 of which were still ongoing, the Ukrainian army said.
Vovchansk, which previously had a population of 2,500 but now has only 200-300 residents, suffered 'massive shelling' on Sunday, said Synegubov.
Ukraine separately launched drone strikes on western Russia, a security source in Kyiv said, hitting an oil terminal in the Belgorod border region and an electrical substation in the Lipetsk region.
Regional authorities in the Kursk border region of Russia said one woman had been killed and three others wounded when a drone struck several cars.
Kyiv and Moscow have been targeting each other's energy infrastructure and Ukraine's generation facilities have been severely damaged.
Ukraine also struck the Lugansk region of eastern Ukraine under Russia's control, according to a Moscow-appointed official.
An industrial zone of the town of Sorokyne, known as Krasnodon in Russian, killed three and injured four, said Russia-appointed governor Leonid Pasechnik. — AFP