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Ukraine: Two killed in Lugansk pounding – Russian strikes in Odessa and Mariupol

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Two civilians lost their lives today from the Russian pounding in the greater Lugansk region.

According to the governor of the eastern region, the two civilians were killed by artillery fire.

Others two people were injured from the attack on the city Zolote.

Rocket attack on infrastructure in Odessa

Earlier one rocket hit infrastructure today in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, local authorities said in an online statement without giving further information.

“Odessa was hit by a rocket. Infrastructure was damaged,” the statement said.

Once again, Mariupol comes under Russian fire

The Russian forces resumed air strikes and are launching an attack on the Azofstal steel plant in Mariupolwhere the remaining Ukrainian forces are located in the city, said today the adviser to the Ukrainian president, Oleksy Arestovich.

“The enemy is trying to quell the latest resistance from Mariupol defenders in the Azofstal area,” Arestovic told national television.

He added that the Russian troops trying to invade the factory.

“They have resumed airstrikes on the factory, in the area where our troops are defending and trying to carry out offensive operations. “Our defenders are resisting a numerically superior enemy, despite the extremely difficult situation, and are even carrying out counterattacks,” he said.

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