Ukraine war: Severodonetsk Explosion as a battle of anger Rock Kyiv
The explosion shook the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Sunday as the regional governor said Ukrainian troops were opposed to Russian troops in the strategic eastern city of Severodonetsk.
The battle for the city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine was taking place street by street, President Volodymyr Zelensky said while the explosion shook the capital at the beginning of Sunday.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram, “Several explosions occurred in the city’s Darnitsky and Doniplovsky districts. Service stopped shortly after warnings of air raids were issued in Kyiv and several other cities. I’m doing it. “
“Currently, no one was killed in a missile strike on infrastructure. One injured was hospitalized.”
Separately, at least 11 civilians were reportedly killed in the Luhansk region, where Severodonetsk is located, the nearby Donetsk region, and the southern city of Mykolaiv.
Ukrainian officials said rail infrastructure was targeted in the first strike in Kyiv since April 28, when Russian missiles killed U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty producers.
“The situation in Severodonetsk, where street fights continue, is still very difficult,” Zelensky said in his daily speech on Saturday night.
Cities in the eastern Donbus region, at the heart of Russia’s offensive, were exposed to “continuous airstrikes, artillery and missile launches,” but Ukrainian troops maintained their position, he said.
Severodonetsk is Ukraine’s largest city in the Luhansk region of Donbas, with Russian troops gradually advancing in recent weeks after being withdrawn or repelled from other regions, including around the capital Kyiv.
