Russian commanders intensify their bombardment of urban areas in a shift of tactics after their six-day assault stalls, with Ukrainian resistance so far stopping the invading forces from taking a single city.
Four people were killed when homes in the Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr were hit by a Russian cruise missile apparently aimed at a nearby air base, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister says.Ukraine's defence ministry says 16 high-precision guided missiles were fired at residential areas of Kharkiv in less than an hourAnton Gerashchenko said homes near the base of the 95th Airborne Brigade in Zhytomyr, 120 kilometres west of the capital Kyiv, had been set on fire.
Ukraine's defence ministry said a total of 16 guided missiles had been fired in less than an hour on Monday at residential areas of Kharkiv from a strategic bomber flying over Russia's Belgorod region."High-rise buildings, schools, kindergartens and other infrastructure of the city were destroyed," the ministry said on its Facebook page.
"Unfortunately, in the current situation, it is extremely difficult for the Air Force to cover the sky in this region, because part of the country's air defence system was destroyed by Russian ballistic and cruise missile strikes."People flee Kyiv as Russian forces advanceFacing emboldened Ukrainian troops bolstered by citizen soldiers, Russia has failed to capture a single city since its full-scale invasion began nearly a week ago.
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