Advisor to Ukrainian President Oleksiy Arestovych admitted that the city of Lysychansk could fall into Russian hands
Powerful explosions around three in the morning in the perimeter of the airport of Melitopola city in south-eastern Ukraine occupied by the Russian army where the troops of the Federation are based, according to Ria Melitopol, publishing photos and videos.
Meanwhile, Kiev admits that the Russians could take Lysychansk. Admissions also from the Russian front: for the first time the sinking of the Saratov.
On the airport area of Melitopol a huge column of smoke has risen. The consequences of the attack are also visible tens of kilometers from the city. Civilians have not been able to access the air raid shelters because Russian forces have closed them all – Ukrainian media report – and many residents are trying to leave the city.
TO Melitopol the Ukrainian armed forces destroyed one of the four Russian military bases. “More than 30 bombs were dropped,” Mayor Ivan Fedorov wrote on social media. And he added that a large flow of Melitopol residents is expected for the evacuation: “Our task is to help accommodate people who want to move to Zaporizhzhia.” “The Russians are trying to claim that there have been bombings on civilian areas and that the population has been hit: but this is not true,” Fedorov said. The city has been under Russian occupation since the end of February.
Meanwhile, advisor to the Ukrainian president Oleksiy Arestovych admitted that the city of Lysychansk could fall into Russian hands as fighting intensifies in Ukraine’s last bastion in eastern Luhansk province. The Guardian reports it.
Russia claims to have recovered a large landing ship that was reportedly sunk by its crew “to prevent the detonation of onboard ammunition due to the fire that broke out” after a Ukrainian missile struck it in the port of Berdyansk March 24: it is the first time that Moscow admits the sinking of the Saratov. The BBC reports it. A Telegram post by a Russian-appointed official in southern Ukraine, Vladimir Rogov, claims that Tochka-U ballistic missiles had targeted the Russian-controlled port. The ship will be towed to Kerch, Crimea.
Three Russian ships carrying 24 cruise missiles and two large amphibious ships in the Black Sea are ready for attacks on the Ukrainian territory. This was announced on Facebook by the Southern Operations Command in Kiev, reports Ukrinform. “There have been quantitative and qualitative changes in the naval formation of the Russian fleet: three missile carriers equipped with 24 cruise missiles and two large amphibious ships are now in operation”, reads the post.
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