Russian forces attacked along a broad front in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as part of a full-scale ground offensive to take control of the country's eastern industrial heartland.
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces attacked along a broad front in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as part of a full-scale ground offensive to take control of the country's eastern industrial heartland in what Ukrainian officials called a"new phase of the war."
On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address that a"significant part of the entire Russian army is now concentrated on this offensive." Haidai said that before advancing, Russian forces"just started leveling everything to the ground." He said his forces retreated to regroup and keep fighting.
The sprawling plant contains a warren of tunnels where both fighters and civilians are sheltering. It is believed to be the last major pocket of resistance in the shattered city. The attack hit three military infrastructure facilities and an auto shop, according to the region's governor, Maksym Kozytskyy.
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