2023-07-19 06:42:04
Drone attack on Kyiv
As in the Odessa region, Russia has launched a drone attack on kyiv and its region in recent hours. According to Serhiy Popko, head of the military administration of the city of Kyiv on Telegram, the Ukrainian air defense destroyed all the devices. For now, the report shows no casualties and no damage to infrastructure.
The hotly contested Kupyansk sector
Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Maliar announced on Tuesday evening on Telegram that “the fighting is continuing” in the Kupyansk sector “but the initiative is already on our side”. The Russian Ministry of Defense had previously claimed that its troops had gained “up to two kilometers in front and up to one and a half kilometers in depth”.
Ukraine still has ‘significant’ reserves, says Pentagon
Kyiv has been endowed with “significant combat power that has not yet been committed” since the start of the counter-offensive and is currently preserving it, US Chief of Staff General Mark Milley said on Tuesday. “They are advancing through these minefields, slowly, deliberately and steadily, and it is an uphill battle. »
For Mark Milley, it is “far too early” to say if this counter-offensive is a failure. “It’s going to be long, it’s going to be difficult, and it’s going to be bloody,” he added.
General Mark Milley. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy.
The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin assured that the United States “continued” to help the forces of kyiv. Three brigades are currently being trained and armed in Germany, and further training is underway in the region.
The Odessa region again targeted by Russia
Moscow targeted Ukraine’s southern Odessa region early on Wednesday for the second straight night since a crucial grain deal expired.
“All clear! Details on the consequences of the massive attack “from Moscow” will be provided later, the region’s governor, Oleg Kiper, said on Telegram.
Earlier, the Kyiv Air Force reported detecting Kalibr missile launches from the Black Sea, without providing details, according to a post on the same social network.
Oleg Kiper had asked the “residents of the entire Odessa region” to stay in the shelters.
During the night, air alerts also sounded in a dozen Ukrainian regions.
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