Russian forces stepped up their battle to seize one of the dwindling number of cities in embattled eastern Ukraine not already under their control.
not already under their control while continuing to fire on towns and villages in the country's north and south, Ukrainian officials said Saturday. Russian shelling collapsed balconies and blew out windows in the southern region of Mykolayiv, injuring at least nine civilians, authorities said.
The Ukrainian mayor of Melitopol said preliminary reports pointed to"a precise hit" on a Russian military base. The head of the Kremlin-backed administration said the attack damaged residential areas and slightly injured one civilian. Burned-out cars are seen near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, as Russia's attack on the country continues Aug. 20, 2022.A local Ukrainian official reported sustained fighting Saturday morning near four settlements on the border between Luhansk and Donetsk provinces, which together make up the contested region.
The General Staff update said Sloviansk and Kramatorsk also were targeted Friday along with the Kharkiv region to the north, home to Ukraine's second-largest city. "During the night, the Kyiv regime launched two attacks on our beautiful Melitopol, on residential areas of the city. Russian air defense systems shot down missiles, but as a result of the shelling, the houses of residents on streets were partially destroyed and damaged," Galina Danilchenko said on Telegram.
Shortly after Dalnichenko's post, Ferodov reported that residential areas in the city were hit but he blamed that strike that destroyed about 10 homes on the Moscow-backed forces stationed in Melitopol. He also reiterated his earlier claim that a Ukrainian airstrike badly damaged a Russian military base.
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