The Russian Defense Ministry has accused the Ukrainian military of having executed at least ten prisoners of war, denouncing them as “systematic and intentional” killings. No one will be able to say that the atrocities in Kiev “are a tragic exception”. In these hours, the pro-Russian authorities of the Donetsk region have accused the Ukrainian military of a massacre of Russian soldiers who had surrendered in the city of Makivka, specifying that they have images documenting what happened.
ELECTRICITY RESTORED ALMOST 100% – Ukrainian authorities have virtually restored electricity throughout the country after more than 10 million people were left without electricity yesterday following Russian missile attacks on the energy grid. This was told to journalists by Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Industry Research Center, according to reports from CNN. “Maybe there are still 300 users without electricity, but they are mostly near the front lines,” he added.
30% OF THE LAND IS MINNED – Approximately 30% of the Ukrainian territory is mined as a result of the war launched by Russia. This is an area twice the size of Austria, the Ukrainian emergency service announced on its website this evening. The affected area and the number of mines planted on the territory of the country have increased tenfold compared to the pre-war period, especially compared to the territories of eastern Ukraine, a theater of conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists, in the years since 2014. In Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, explosive ordnance clearance is continuing, it said. The area to be de-mined is 8,000 square kilometres.
FIRST TRAIN FROM KIEV TO KHERSON LIBERATA – One week after the arrival of Ukrainian soldiers in Kherson, the train service from Kiev to the liberated city resumes today. There are 200 passengers on the first train to depart, said Serhii Khlan, adviser to the Kherson oblast administration, quoted by Kyiv Independent.
RUSSIA LAUNCHES NEW ATTACKS IN DONETSK AND LUHANSK – Russia has launched new attacks on Ukrainian frontline positions in eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. This was announced by the Kiev army. “The enemy is concentrating its efforts to hamper our defense forces in specific areas by launching assaults in the direction of Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka,” said Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Bakhmut and Avdiivka have been fiercely contested for several months, but remain in Ukrainian hands. Several other Ukrainian positions in Donbass were also targeted yesterday, Shtupun added. Russia “probably” will boost its offensive operations in eastern Ukraine by redeploying troops from the south, after they were forced to withdraw from the city of Kherson last week, according to the UK’s defense ministry.
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