Russia unleashed a barrage of strikes across Ukraine from Thursday to Friday, particularly against the southern city of Zaporizhia and the northeastern region of Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian officials. However, the capital Kyiv was also hit in the attack.
Fierce fighting continues for control of the strategic eastern town, which is southwest of the city of Donetsk.
Russia attacked Mykolaiv, Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions in Ukraine with drones yesterday. The Russians claim they managed to hit a major bridge in Odessa with an unmanned craft.
The Russian-occupied city of Litopol was hit by a series of explosions on Friday night, according to both Ukrainian and pro-Russian officials.
Ukrainian forces have repeatedly attacked Melitopol in recent weeks in an effort to regain land in the south of the country.
Ukrainian forces say they shot down 20 Iranian-made drones on Friday during a barrage of Russian attacks across the country.
The governments of Ukraine and Moldova claimed that a Russian cruise missile crossed the territory of Moldova.
President Volodymyr Zelensky this week finished a diplomatic tour of European capitals during which he called for more modern tanks, long-range missiles and fighter jets to be sent to Kyiv.
US President Joe Biden will visit Poland this month to mark the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
