The Russian military intensified bombings in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, on Saturday, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the country’s forces had “tactical successes” in the region. Today the war enters its 66th day.
The Kharkiv regional military administration said in a statement on Telegram that one person was killed and five more injured due to “enemy artillery and mortar attacks”. “The situation in the Kharkov region is difficult, but our Armed Forces and intelligence have achieved significant tactical success,” Zelensky said on television. Said.
A team of experts in defusing bombs is roaming the streets of Kharkov this Saturday in search of Russian rocket remains.
The Ukrainian military said that Russian forces also attacked the Donbass region today, but failed to capture three target areas. Moscow said Western sanctions on Russia and arms shipments to Ukraine hinder peace talks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovsent a message to Ukraine’s western allies. In an interview published this Saturday by the official Chinese agency, Lavrov United States and if nato Those who want to solve the Ukrainian crisis should stop sending weapons and ammunition to Kiev.
Kyiv police said the bodies of three men, who were tied and blindfolded, were found “visibly tortured and shot” in an area near the town of Bucha. “The victims were tortured for a long time … In the end, each of them was shot in the temple,” Kyiv police chief Andriy Nebytov said in a statement. Said.
Hundreds of people protested the end of the war in Ukraine in Budapest, Hungary. Protesters carried national flags and placards against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
attack on Odessa
The port city of Odessa in southern Ukraine was the target of heavy Russian attacks on Saturday, and in one of them the local airport was hit hard, according to the country’s media.
According to messages posted by the authorities on Telegram, the runway was badly damaged. The action intensified after 18:00 (local time) and explosions were heard in various parts of the city. There are no reports of any injuries or deaths.
Three more long-range missiles were reportedly intercepted by the Ukrainian defense forces.
Yesterday, a Russian reconnaissance aircraft briefly breached Swedish airspace, informing officials in the Nordic country that have been investigating the possibility of joining NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“A Russian AN-30 propeller plane violated Swedish airspace on Friday,” the Swedish Ministry of Defense said in a statement, adding that its crews recorded the entire incident and took pictures.
Corpses with traces of torture
Ukrainian authorities reported that the bodies of three men bearing signs of torture were found in a ditch near Bucha, which had been occupied for weeks by Russian troops, who bombed Kharkov and other cities in the east of the country on Saturday.
The bodies taken from a ditch in the town and Myrotske were bound and blindfolded, Kyiv police chief Andriy Nebytov said. “The victims were tortured for a long time… Finally, each and every one of them was shot in the temple,” he said.
Ukrainian prosecutors said this week they have identified more than 8,000 war crimes since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.
*With Information from AFP, ANSA and Reuters
source: Noticias
