2023-07-31 13:00:16
► At least four dead in a strike on an apartment building in central Ukraine
At least four people were killed and 43 injured by a Russian strike on an apartment building Monday morning in Kryvyi Rig, in central Ukraine, according to a new report given by the Ukrainian Minister of the Interior.
“The Russians hit the city with two missiles” one of which destroyed several floors of a “residential building”, Minister Igor Klymenko wrote on Telegram messaging. Four people were killed and 43 were injured, he said in a new report midday, adding that three residents were rescued and 30 evacuated.
► Moscow has intensified its strikes in Ukraine, says the Russian defense minister
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday that the intensity of the strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure had “skyrocketed” in response to attacks targeting Russian territory.
“The intensity of strikes on Ukrainian military installations, including those supporting these terrorist acts, has increased dramatically”he said during an address with Russian military officials.
► Drone attack: the Kremlin believes that kyiv is desperate for the failure of its counter-offensive
The Kremlin ruled on Monday that the drones launched against Moscow the day before were a “act of desperation” of Ukraine, whose counter-offensive would be a failure.
“It is obvious that the counter-offensive is not successful”Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, calling the situation a ” very difficult “ for the Ukrainian forces which, according to him, have “no success”. “And in an act of desperation, the kyiv regime is resorting to such terrorist strikes”he assured.
Russia announced on Sunday that it had repelled a Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow where the facades of two office towers in the business district « Moscou City »the largest in the capital, were damaged and several windows were blown out.
► Drone attack against a police station in a Russian region bordering Ukraine
A Ukrainian drone attack targeted a police station in the Russian region of Bryansk, bordering Ukraine, without causing any casualties, regional governor Alexander Bogomaz announced on Monday.
“Ukrainian forces attacked the Trubchevsky district during the night”wrote Alexandre Bogomaz on Telegram. “A drone hit the police station in this district. No casualties”he said, adding that the windows and the roof of the building were damaged.
—–
#Moscow #drone #attack #Russia #steps #strikes