Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to end Russia’s siege of Mariupol as fighting erupted over large iron ore areas in the city and port, and the capital Kyiv was shaken by a powerful explosion in two weeks. Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskiy described the military situation in the south and east of the country as “extremely difficult,” while praising the work of his armed forces. ” The success of our military campaign is truly significant, historically significant. But they are still not enough to clean up our country. for residents. We will beat them again, “Zelenskiy said in a video message last night, also demanding that his allies send heavy weapons and block the international blockade of Russian oil.
Russian casualties
Russia has said it has struck what it describes as a suburb of Kyiv that built and repaired missiles, apparently in retaliation for the sinking of Moskva on Thursday, the base of Moscow’s Black Sea warships. Ukraine said one of its arrows caused Moskva to sink, which is a strong signal against a better-armed enemy. Moscow said the ship sank when it was towed into a stormy sea following a fire caused by an explosion. The United States believes Moskva was hit by two Ukrainian arrows and that there are Russian casualties, although the numbers are unclear, a U.S. official said. .
The worst battle of the seven-week war
Russia has said more than 500 passengers aboard Moskva were evacuated after the blast. That is the assertion or test of the U.S. could not be independently verified. Mariupol, on the Azov Sea in southeastern Ukraine, witnessed the worst of the seven-week war. Home to 400,000 people before the Russian invasion, the city has been reduced to rubble. Thousands of residents have died and tens of thousands are still trapped in the city. The situation in Mariupol is difficult and difficult. Fighting is happening right now. Russian troops are constantly demanding more units to attack the city, “Defense Department spokesman OleksandrMotuzyanyk told a televised forum, although he said the Russians had not yet fully recovered.
Motuzyanyk said Russia had used long-range bombs to attack Mariupol for the first time since its attack on February 24. In a statement, Zelenskiy said Ukrainian allies had the power to make the war much shorter, by sending the weapons needed by his government. “I always tell all our partners … that the amount of Ukrainian support directly affects the restoration of peace. It literally explains how many Ukrainian citizens will be able to kill,” he said. Moscow said its main military target was to capture the Donbas, an eastern region already ruled by Russian-backed separatists, after its troops were ousted from the outskirts of Kyiv this month.
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister said
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister IrynaVereshchuk said 2,864 people had been evacuated from the disputed areas on Friday, including 363 Mariupol residents using their vehicles. “The list currently includes four countries: North Korea, Cuba, Iran and Syria. A White House spokesman declined to comment directly on the report, adding,” We will continue to consider all possible measures to increase pressure. to Putin. “If Moscow conquers Mariupol, it may be the only major city to fall to the Russians so far.
Ukrainian defenders are believed to have seized Azovstal
Russia’s defense ministry has said it has seized control of Illich City. The report could not be verified. Ukrainian defenders are believed to have played a role in Azovstal, another major metalworker. Both plants are under Metinvest – Ukraine’s richest businessman and the eastern backbone of Ukraine’s industry – which told Reuters on Friday it would not allow its businesses to operate under Russia. Moskva was the largest Russian ship on the shores of the Black Sea, which was equipped with shotguns to shoot down planes and attack the coast. It had radar to provide air protection cover to ships. Moscow has used its naval power to block Ukrainian ports and threaten its potential waters off the coast. Without their flag, a huge warship that died during the collision from General Belgrano of Argentina in the 1982 Falklands war, its ability to threaten Ukraine at sea could be crippled. Russia’s defense ministry has said troops will intensify strikes in Kyiv.
Attack targets in Kyiv
“The number and range of missiles fired at Kyiv targets will increase as a result of any terrorist attacks or acts of genocide in Russia carried out by the Kyiv state,” the Department said. Kirill Kyrylo, 38, who works at a car repair shop in the Ukrainian capital, said he had seen three impacts on an industrial building, which had caused a fire extinguished by firefighters. My car, “he said, pointing to the broken glass of a repair shop and equipment flying from a burning building. Russia first described its intentions in Ukraine as disarming its neighbors and defeating nationalists there. of the 44 million Ukrainians in their homes and resulted in the deaths of thousands of.
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