The Russian army continues, today, Monday, Attacking the positions of Ukrainian forces and military infrastructureAnd the liberation of the Donbass lands, as part of its military operation that began on February 24, while Kyiv continues to Western powers rally once morest Moscowas well as receiving financial support and military equipment.
On the ground, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the targeting of a military facility for the production of missiles in Kyiv.
In this context, the British Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian army will increasingly rely on reserve forces in its war in Ukraine. In its daily intelligence update, it said that the main focus of Russian operations remains in the Severodonetsk-Lisechansk region, but that Moscow is “now trying to restore momentum on the North Izyum axis.” The ministry statement said the Russian government was still “reluctant to issue orders for general mobilization.” “In the coming weeks, the Russian campaign is likely to rely increasingly on levels of reserve forces,” the statement added.
Earlier, regional authorities urged civilians to urgently evacuate the city of Lyschansk in eastern Ukraine as it came under attack by Russian forces. “Dear residents of the city of Lysechansk and their relatives … in view of the real threat to life and health, we invite you to urgently evacuate,” the governor of the Lugansk region wrote on the Telegram app.
He said the situation in Lysekhansk was “extremely difficult” but did not say how many civilians remained there. About 100,000 people lived in the city before the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine.
This comes as the Ukrainian media reported the occurrence of Russian bombing that caused the interruption of electricity and gas service in large areas in Zaporizhia, as well as the fall of several wounded, including a child, in a Russian air raid on the city of Odessa.
Sources reported that the forces of the Chechen special unit “Ahmed” and the Luhansk People’s Forces continue the process of mopping up the lands of the chemical plant “Azot” in the liberated Severodonetsk region, according to what the Russian media reported.
In the latest developments, CNN reported that President Joe Biden plans to supply Ukraine with “SAMs” this week, which are medium-range missiles capable of hitting targets at a distance of 170 km, which are the missiles that Kyiv has demanded.
Before that, an informed source told Archyde.com that the United States is likely to announce this week the purchase of an advanced medium to long-range surface-to-air missile defense system for Ukraine.
The source added that Washington is also expected to announce the presentation Other Security Aid to Ukraine Including additional artillery ammunition and radar equipment to detect artillery shells to meet the needs that the Ukrainian military said it wanted.
This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense Large-scale strikes on 3 training centers of the Ukrainian armed formations led to its destruction.
“High-precision weapons of the Russian Air Force and Kalibr missiles directed intense strikes on the 169th training center of the Ukrainian Ground Forces near the settlement of Desna in Cherngovskoye region,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said. He pointed out that the plan to transfer these formations to the battlefields has been disrupted.
Russia intensified air strikes on Ukraine at the weekend, which also saw a strategic eastern city fall to pro-Russian forces.
For its part, the authorities of the Lugansk Republic announced the presence of several high-ranking employees of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Leszychansk, in the west of the republic, and the necessary measures are being taken to arrest them.
“In addition to many foreign mercenaries in Lyschansk, there are many high-ranking employees of Zelensky’s office,” the Russian TASS news agency quoted the authorities as saying.
“Currently, all necessary measures are being taken to prevent them from infiltrating outside the city,” she added.
This andRussian missiles hit an apartment building and a kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital, KyivOn Sunday morning, US President Joe Biden denounced strikes as “barbarism”, while leaders of major countries in Europe met to discuss imposing more sanctions on Moscow.
Up to four explosions rocked central Kyiv in the early hours of the morning, in the first such attack on the city in weeks.
Life was returning to normal in Kyiv following fierce resistance hampered the Russian advance in the first phase of the war, although sirens sounded repeatedly across the city.
Kyiv has not been hit hard since early June.
Russia denies targeting civilians, but Ukraine and the West accuse Russian forces of war crimes in a conflict that has killed thousands and forced millions to flee Ukraine and devastated cities.