2023-08-15 22:03:11
The 3rd Assault Brigade said unmanned vehicles to counter a Russian tank attack near that city.
On the battlefront, Ukraine claimed small advances in the south and east of the country, around Bakhmut. The Third Assault Brigade said on its Telegram channel that used drones to counter a Russian tank attack near that city.
Ukrainian troops have more difficulties in the north, although “they continue to slow down the Russian offensive in the direction of Kupiansk and Liman,” said army spokesman Andrei Kovalev.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky visited the Zaporizhia region on the southern front on Tuesday, where soldiers have been searching for weeks for weak points in Russia’s defense lines.
Russian forces prevented the incursion of a “group of saboteurs” Ukrainians with drones in the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said on Tuesday.
The military called for more drones and “emphasized the need for front-line radio electronics and air defense systems to counter enemy aircraft and drones,” according to the presidency.
The Ukrainian military asked for more drones. AP Photo
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Russian soldiers and border guards “prevented an attempt by a group of Ukrainian saboteurs to penetrate Russian territory” near the village of Kurkovichi, 3.2 km from the border, in the Briansk region, Bogomaz stated on Telegram.
According to the official, “no one was injured” as a result of this incident, but added that Ukrainian attacks in the region had damaged industrial facilities.
The Russian border regions with Ukraine have faced in recent months an increase in Ukrainian drone strikesaccording to Moscow.
Fighting and shelling have also affected several villages near the border with Ukraine.
In early June, raids claimed by armed groups claiming to be Russian and fighting alongside the Ukrainian army led to violent clashes in the Belgorod region.
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At least three people were killed in a new wave of Russian airstrikes launched on Tuesday against eight regions of Ukrainewhose army, according to Moscow, has its resources “almost exhausted”.
A Ukrainian military launches a drone near a front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the Zaporizhia region. Photo Reuters
Moscow, after a new series of nightly bombardments, claimed to have destroyed “key kyiv regime” military sites.
The Ukrainian army announced for its part that it had shot down 16 of the 28 missiles launched by the Russian army.
One of those not intercepted left three dead at an industrial facility in Lutskcity in the west of the country less than 100 kilometers from the border with Poland.
The factory belongs to the Swedish giant SKF, specialized in bearings and engaged in “ordinary civil activity”, said a company spokesman, who confirmed the deaths of three of its employees.
Another missile hit the courtyard of a kindergarten in Lviv, according to AFP journalists.
This city, like Lutsk, is hundreds of kilometers from the front.
“I feel terrible pain”said Olga Bura, a 64-year-old resident, visibly shaken at seeing the extensive damage to her home.
According to local authorities, 19 people were injured, more than 100 homes were damaged and the roof of a supermarket collapsed.
In Dnipro, in the center of the country, a sports complex was also hit, according to the Ukrainian presidency.
After a year and a half of war, Russia continues to deny responsibility for the civilian casualties and claims that its bombardments only target legitimate targets.
Source: AP and AFP
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