Published on: 18.08.2022 – 14:03
On Wednesday evening, August 17, and Thursday, August 18, Russian strikes intensified in north-eastern Ukraine, particularly in Kharkiv: at least four dead and twenty injured on Thursday morning, down from seven people in the evening, Ukrainians say. The strikes also targeted Belgorod and Krasnograd, near the country’s second largest city. But in the south, Ukraine continues the counteroffensive, causing trouble for the Russians.
Ukrainians hit a military base in Nova Kakhovka near Kherson: the infrastructure was destroyed and the attack killed 12 Russian soldiers, reports the Ukrainian General Staff.
strong explosion
Quiet to the south, in the occupied zonethe mayor of Melitopol reported a loud explosion heard near a Russian operations center in the heart of the city.
the Southern front is under high tension and after the recent attacks in Crimea, which particularly affected airports. Moscow is reorganizing its armed forces, the Russian army is protecting its planes and helicopters: According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the occupying forces are pushing their planes back into the interior of the peninsula or even further into the territory of the Russian Federation.
New commander
The Kremlin has also appointed a new commander at the helm of the Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov. The prestigious Russian force has suffered major setbacks since the invasion began, including the sinking of the flagship Moskva in April.
And before the visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Military adviser Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today in Lviv that the conflict is strategically at a dead end.
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