Fierce fighting continues in eastern and southern Ukraine as authorities report more casualties
Emergency crews examine a residential building damaged following a Russian shelling in Kherson, southern Ukraine, on January 29. (Photo: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)
Fighting continues in southern and eastern Ukraine, while authorities report more casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure on Monday.
Donetsk region
The Donetsk region continues to be the scene of some of the most intense fighting. On Monday, the Ukrainian army stated that Russian forces are trying to advance towards Lyman, Bakhmut and Avdiivka.
At least one person was killed in the town of Krasnohorivka, said Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk region’s military administration.
Region of Jerson
Russian forces have fired 42 times in the region in the past 24 hours, the regional military administration reported Monday. “The enemy attacked civilian settlements in the region with artillery, MLRS, mortars, tanks and infantry fighting vehicles,” he said.
At least three people were killed this Sunday by Russian shelling in the city of Kherson and eight civilians suffered injuries of varying severity, according to the regional military administration.
Kharkiv region
This Sunday, at least one person was killed and three were injured in the city of Kharkiv, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the military administration of the Kharkiv region.
Preliminary investigations suggest the missile was fired from an S-300 air defense system, it said.
“The missile hit a four-story residential building in the Kyivsky district,” Syniehubov said. “The upper floors and the roof of the building were destroyed, and a large-scale fire broke out.”
Kupiansk, Vovchansk, Strilecha, Dvorichna and other cities came under enemy fire, Syniehubov added, and private homes, shops and other buildings were damaged.
In Kupiansk, a 41-year-old man was injured as a result of enemy shelling, it said.
Zaporizhia region
The situation remains relatively stable as Russian forces are concentrating on holding the occupied territories in the region, the military administration of the Zaporizhia region said Monday.
Russian shelling damaged residential houses and buildings in various parts of the region, regional police said.
