Russian forces have stepped up shelling in the region around the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine. This is reported by the Ukrainian army. The strategic supply posts for the Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk would be the main target, it sounds like.
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Ukrainian officials on Monday reported rocket and artillery attacks on Chuhuiv district south of the city of Kharkiv. At least 10 rockets were allegedly fired from the Russian city of Belgorod.
A residential area in Kharkiv is also said to have been hit by rocket attacks, it is said, as has the city of Merefa, which is about 40 kilometers from the front lines. Five people are said to have been injured, four of whom have been hospitalized and two are in critical condition.
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The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has been the target of Russian artillery fire since Thursday evening. Ukrainian forces have virtually driven Russian forces out of the country’s second-largest city, but Kharkiv is not yet completely out of the reach of Russian artillery.
According to the Ukrainian army, Ukrainian troops were able to repel several Russian army ground attacks in the eastern city of Donetsk. The Russians continue to attack the region with heavy shelling, but are barely making any territorial gains on the ground, it sounds.
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