Russia intensifies its bombing of eastern Ukraine

The Russia Increased frequency and intensity of attacks in the eastern regions of Ukraine.

According to the Ukrainian forces, in Mariupol The invading forces intensified their bombing of the city’s last stronghold, the steel mill Azovestal It will cause more casualties. The number of refugees there is estimated at more than a thousand civilians.

Ukrainians say the Russian army wants to seize territory Donetsk And Luhansk.

This was announced by the spokesman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Stabun “The enemy continues its offensive operations in the eastern area of ​​operations with the aim of establishing complete control over the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and on the land corridor with the temporarily occupied Crimea. The enemy is increasing the pace of the Russian offensive operation. The occupiers are firing intense fire in almost all regions.”

On Thursday, the Russian army said that Ukrainian forces attacked the city of Kherson, southern Ukraine, which is under the control of invaders, with missiles.

Mikhailo Podolekim, Adviser to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZelenskyHe wrote on Twitter that “Ukraine will defend itself in any way, including attacks on the warehouses and bases of Russian killers” because “the world recognizes this right.”

The Kremlin She responded with more threats to Kiev and the West.

“This kind of criminal act of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russia cannot go unanswered. We would like Kyiv and Western capitals to take seriously the statements of our Ministry of Defense that further attempts to incite Ukraine to strike Russian targets will certainly lead to a tough response from Russia.”Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warns.

Odessa residents are preparing to defend the city from invading Russian forces… The conflict in Ukraine has already claimed thousands of lives, including a British man, the UK government announced Thursday. Another is still missing. The two men were volunteers in the Ukrainian army.