Ukraine has regained control of settlements near Kherson while fighting with the Russian army in Azovstal continues, the Ukrainian army said.
Ukraine has regained control of several settlements around Mykolayev and Kherson in the south of the country, military officials said.
“Due to the successful actions of the Ukrainian defenders, the Russian forces lost control of several settlements on the border. Mykolayev and Kherson »reports the latest intelligence report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian forces have fought hard in the Kherson, seeking to build a land bridge between the Crimean peninsula and the Donbass to the east.
At the same time, fierce fighting in Mariupol continues, with the Russians focusing their efforts on destroying the remaining Ukrainian forces defending Azovstal, Ukrainian officials added.
“With the support of aircraft, the enemy resumed the attack to take control of the factory,” the report continues. Yesterday, the Ukrainians announced that Russian forces had entered the vast Azovstal complex. Russia also “causes tensions” in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, Kyiv said.
Meanwhile, five civilians have been killed in bombings by Russian forces in the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk in the past 24 hours, Governor Serhiy Gaidai said today. According to Gaidai, the cities of Severodonyetsk, Popasna, Hirsch and Lisichansk were mainly affected.
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