Another night of fighting in Ukraine against the Russian advance. The attempt by Russian forces to encircle Kyiv while maintaining control of the two main roads leading to the capital on the right and left banks of the Dnieper River has been halted. This was reported by Oleksandr Hruzevych, deputy chief of staff of the Ukrainian army, quoted by CNN. “To date, the enemy has been stopped at a distance of almost 70 kilometers from the right bank” of the Dnipro River, which divides Kyiv in two, Hruzevych said. Moreover, even “on the left bank, the advance was stopped. Enemy cynically fires on our infrastructure structures ”, but ” the main attack routes are blocked “.
Meanwhile, at least 40 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a Russian airstrike on the southern region of Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich wrote on Facebook, denouncing multiple bombings in the city. In addition, the Kiev Ministry of Defense claimed responsibility for the assassination of General Andrei Mordvichev. According to the Ukrainian defense, this is the fifth Russian general killed in Ukraine since the invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. A photo of him was posted on Twitter by the Ukrainian Defense Staff.
