Russia "burns" Ukrainian cities as Moscow lands on Donbus

Russialaunched a full-scale attack on the last Ukrainian fortress in eastern Luhansk, "burning" the city of Lysychansik from the ground and air. The Governor said Monday when Western leaders gathered to discuss ways to strengthen support for Kyiv.

Governor Luhansk, Severodonetsk, said Russian troops have recently beaten Lysychans'k after occupying the neighboring city of Sievierodonetsk.

Western experts say that robbing the widerDonbusregion from Ukrainian government control is part of the strengthening of Russia's attacks,Ukraine, now in the 5th month.

"They are burning the city both from the air and on the ground. After the takeover of Sieviero Donetsk, enemy forces are fully committed to occupying Lysychans'k, the last base in the Luhansk region. "Pour," Hidai told The Associated Press.

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, and the Russians tried to blockade the city from the south, "destroying everything their cannons and multiple rocket launchers could reach," Heidi said. Said.

Last week, Russian troops occupied several villages and towns southeast of Lysychansik. It is currently the setting for air strikes and artillery attacks.

President Volodymyr Zelensky's office has at least six civilians in the last 24 hours as part of a fierce Russian bombardment of various cities, including Kieu and major cities south and east of the country. Was killed and 31 people were injured.

Two people were killed and five were injured in a Russian rocket attack in and around Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. Russian troops also said the missile attack destroyed houses, injured six people, including children, and continued to target Odesa's main southern port.

Similarly, in cities in southern Mykolaiv, Russian shells are used in kindergartens and presidents. Said the press office. Details of the casualties have not been disclosed.

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At least 5 in Rischansik Two Skyscrapers-According to Haidai, the city's skyscrapers and the last road bridge were damaged in the past day. An important highway connecting the city and the territory owned by the government further south was impassable due to bombardment, but it was not captured, he said.

Such artillery also makes it increasingly difficult for civilians to evacuate, Haidai said. The prewar population was about 100,000, about half of which remains.

According to analysts, Lysychans'k is high on the banks of the Donets River, and the large areas dotted with hills offer great benefits to Ukrainian defenders.

"It's very difficult to break. Russians could spend months and a lot of effort to attack Lysychans'k," military analyst Ole Zhdanov told AP. ..

Ukrainian troops have territory to the west of the city and weapons And used to supply humanitarian aid. Moscow is now moving to block Lysychans'k from the south.

In Slovyansk, a government-controlled city in the west, local governments accuse Russian troops of launching cluster munitions. Residential area after dawn on Monday.

Authorities say the number of dead and injured has not yet been confirmed. AP saw one dead. The man's body sat on the chambranle of the car, and blood spilled on the ground from scratches on his chest and head. The bloody woman with her bandages sat shocked by her roadside, waiting for the doctor to arrive.

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The shock wave explosion blew most of the windows in the surrounding apartments, parking the car underneath and cluttering the ground with broken glass.

"Last week, the use of these cluster munitions increased," said Vadim Lyakh, Mayor of Slovyansk, who was helping to coordinate the emergency response. "As you can see, there is no military base here. It was a residential area with only civilians."

When locals Valentina Witkovska were talking about the effects of the explosion. I cried.

"Everything was destroyed. We are the only ones living in this part of the building. We have no power. Call us to tell others what happened. I can't even do it, "she said.

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