Ukraine responded to almost a hundred Russian attacks in the last 24 hours

The Ukrainian Army responded in the last 24 hours to some 90 Russian attacks, mainly targeting areas in the northeast and east of Ukrainewhere the greatest combats between both sides are concentrated.

As reported on Thursday by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army, the Russian offensive is concentrated in the Kharkov region, in the northeast, and in the neighboring Lungansk and Donetskin the east, both bordering Russia.

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”Ukraine repelled attacks near Kupiansk, in the eastern Kharkov region, not far from neighboring Lugansk, and in the Donetsk towns of Lyman, Bakhmut, Adviika and Shakhtarsk.where, according to the General Staff, “Russia is concentrating its main offensive efforts.”

Precisely, in the strategic town of bakhmutthe Ukrainian army assures that the confrontations continue “street by street”, since the control of the area it would allow either side a safe corridor to transport weapons and soldiers.

The General Staff also reported that Russia launched 19 air strikes and 37 multiple launch rocket system strikes over the past day, causing damage to towns and villages and injuring an unspecified number of civilians.

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Kiev assures that Moscow maintains its harsh offensive in the area to achieve full control over Donetsk, one of the four regions that Moscow unilaterally annexed last September and also warned that the threat of Russia launching missile attacks “continues being high throughout Ukraine” and therefore the Ukrainian authorities maintain a reinforcement of security measures throughout the country, which tomorrow will live the first anniversary of the start of the invasion.

Also in southeastern Ukraine, in the Kherson region, there were attacks on Wednesday that killed, according to the regional administration, at least two civilians. ”The Russian occupiers fired 71 rounds in the Kherson region. They attacked with various weapons: MLRS (multiple launch rocket systems), mortars, artillery, tanks and UAVs.” regional authorities said.

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This region is partly occupied by the Russian Army, which withdrew to the left bank of the Dnieper River last January, splitting it in two. which it has not yet managed to fully occupy.

“Local Russian-backed militias and private mercenary groups, such as the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group, have been helping Russian regular forces in the area and have suffered heavy losses,” the Ukrainian army said, quoted by local agencies. .

Source: Elcomercio

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