Russia’s biggest offensive in months is failing, says Ukrainian commander; at least six people killed in Russian strikes
Ukrainian servicemen of the Donbas battalion take part in their military training close to the frontline in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.Ukrainian servicemen of the Donbas battalion take part in their military training close to the frontline in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.Russia has continued to deploy new forces in an attempt to surround the city, according to Vitaliy Barabash, the head of its military administration.
Two people were killed and three more injured in the Kherson area after more than 100 shells bombarded the region over the weekend, the local governor, Oleksandr Prokudin, wrote on social media, according to AP. In an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation, Sullivan said Joe Biden would have extensive talks with the US Congress this week on the need for the package to be approved.
Reuters reported that in a video posted to social media by the Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin, Putin said: “What is happening now along the entire length of the contact is called an active defence.”In his regular address he said: “I thank everyone who is holding their positions and destroying Russian troops”, citing Avdiivka, Maryinka and other key locations in the Donetsk region.