Russian troops increased the bombardment of Lysychans'k city, intensifying fierce fighting in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine on Saturday.
Russia was unable to occupy Kyiv after the February 24 invasion, targeting this area as troops are trying to push deeper into the industrial area that was the focus of recent attacks. I am doing it.
According to Oleg Sinegbov, chief of the Kharkiv region, four people were killed and three were injured in two districts in the northeastern part of the Kharkiv region, Izyum and Chuhuiv.
A Russian rocket also struck a residential area in Slovyansk, killing a woman in the yard and injuring her husband, according to a neighbor who spoke with Agence France-Presse.
In Kharkiv, missiles attacked several rail infrastructures, but no casualties were reported. The strike damaged the tracks and knocked down the high-voltage power lines.
"After the Russian rocket collided at 4 am, the grid and three high-voltage lines that power the traffic lights and substations were damaged," Pavlo Svistelnikov, regional power grid manager, told Reuters. Told.
Russian troops struck cities for over a week, killing civilians, and attacking apartment buildings and schools, local officials said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of "terrorism". "We emphasize that this is a deliberate and deliberate act of terrorism in Russia, not some kind of mistake or accidental missile attack," Zelensky said.
As the fighting continues, the United States has released another $ 820 million in details. Military aid to Ukraine, including a new surface-to-air missile system and counter-battery radar.
The 14th US Military Aid Package includes two air defense systems called NASAMS to help defend the Ukrainian army. Cruise missiles and aircraft.
The latest aid package is designed to help Ukraine counter the use of long-range Russian missiles, and is more suitable for Moscow's equipment, following the Ukrainian authorities' call to Western countries. Send an advanced weapon system.
US officials said the system is a NATO standard defense system and is part of an effort to upgrade Ukraine's air defense from a Soviet-era system to a modern system.
The latest Army y Assistance Package will also provide Ukrainians with up to 150,000 155 mm shells and additional ammunition for the medium-range rocket system that the United States provided to Ukraine in June.
Some information in this report was provided by The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse.
