Russian forces launch overnight attack on Kharkiv region
Emergency services at the scene of a missile hit. Pic/AP
Russian authorities early on Tuesday accused Kyiv of yet another attack on Moscow and its surroundings with drones, one of which hit a building in the capital that was damaged by a drone just days ago in a similar attack early on Sunday. It wasn’t clear why the same building was hit twice in a row. In both incidents, the Russian military said the drones that hit the skyscraper were jammed before crashing.
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Russian officials have claimed that the intensified attacks on the capital region reflect failures in Ukraine’s counteroffensive, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said over the weekend that “the war is gradually coming back to Russian territory,” but stopped short of taking responsibility of the attacks. The repeated drone strikes underscore Moscow’s vulnerability as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags into its 18th month.
Meanwhile, Russian forces launched an overnight attack on Kharkiv—Ukraine’s second largest city—with Iranian-made Shahed drones, according to Kharkiv Gov. Oleh Syniehubov. One drone struck a three-story building at an educational institution in the Saltivka district, partially destroying the top two floors of the building, as well as the roof. No people were inside the building at the time of the attack.
Three more drone strikes hit the area of a sports complex in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv. A two-story building on the complex was partially damaged, and a 63-year-old security guard was injured, according to Syniehubov. Tuesday morning, Russian forces shelled the Kherson region and hit a medical facility, according to Regional Governor Roman Mrochko, killing a doctor and injuring one nurse.
In Russia, authorities said they shot down two Ukrainian drones outside Moscow and jammed another in the early hours of Tuesday, sending it crashing into a skyscraper in the Moscow City business district and damaging the building’s facade.Agencies
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