Russia targets infrastructure to slow Ukraine's advance as Kremlin-staged votes continue

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Russian forces launch new strikes on Ukrainian cities as Kremlin-orchestrated votes continue in occupied regions of Ukraine.

abc.net.au/news/russians-strike-ukraine-as-kremlin-staged-votes-continue/101471776Russian forces have launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities as Kremlin-orchestrated votes continued in occupied regions of Ukraine to pave the way for their annexation by Moscow.Moscow is targeting infrastructure facilities in Ukraine as it attempts to slow its opponent's advance

In one attack on a dam's sluice gates, British officials say Russian forces are "attempting to flood Ukrainian military crossing points"Zaporizhzhia governor Oleksandr Starukh said the Russians targeted infrastructure facilities in the Dnieper River city on Saturday.The Russians also struck other areas in Ukraine, damaging residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.

The British Defence Ministry said that Russia was targeting the Pechenihy dam on the Siverskyy Donets River in north-eastern Ukraine following previous strikes on a dam near Kryvyi Rih, causing flooding on the Inhulets River."As Russian commanders become increasingly concerned about their operational setbacks, they are probably attempting to strike the sluice gates of dams, in order to flood Ukrainian military crossing points.

Amid the fighting, voting continued in Kremlin-organised referendums in occupied areas — votes that Ukraine and its Western allies dismissed as a sham with no legal force.

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