Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainians must remain vigilant in the lead-up to the nation's 31st anniversary of independence from Soviet rule, warning Russia could try to do 'something particularly vicious'.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainians must remain vigilant in the lead-up to the nation's 31st anniversary of independence from Soviet rule, warning Russia could try to do"something particularly vicious".
"We must all be aware that this week Russia could try to do something particularly ugly, something particularly vicious," he said ahead of the anniversary on 24 August, which also marks six months since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.The curfew in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, would be extended for the entire day on 24 August, regional governor Oleh Synehub said.
Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the attacks, but analysts have said at least some have been made possible by new equipment used by Ukrainian forces. "A drone flew onto the roof. It was flying low," governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Telegram. "It was downed right over the Fleet headquarters. It fell on the roof and burned up. The attack failed."
The Ukrainian military's south district, updating an earlier toll, said 14 civilians had been wounded. Russia and Ukraine traded fresh accusations of shelling around the Zaporizhzhia station, held by Russia since March.
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