Russia on Thursday (28th) fired more than 20 rockets at Chernihiv and Kyiv in Ukraine in a new offensive in the country’s northern region.
The bombing was launched from Belarus, which borders Ukraine to the north.
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Kyiv Governor Oleksiy Kuleba said an unspecified “infrastructure object” was hit in Vyshhorod district north of the capital. No casualties were reported.
Northern Ukraine and Kyiv, as well as towns on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, had managed to resist an initially intense Russian advance early in the war. After months of focusing its attacks on the east of the country, Moscow is beginning to shift its focus to other areas.
Major Kherson Bridge badly damaged by bombing in Ukraine
This week Russian troops attacked port infrastructure in southern Ukraine.
In total, this Thursday Russia fired (28) rockets in five different areas of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Mykolayiv and points in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the bomb attack, which took place on the Ukrainian State Day.
2 of 2 Russian attacks hit areas near Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, on July 28, 2022. — Photo: General Andri Nebytov/Telegram
Russian attack hits areas near Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, on July 28, 2022. — Photo: General Andri Nebytov/Telegram
“A restless morning. Rocket terror again. We will not give up. We won’t be intimidated. Ukraine is an independent, free and indivisible state. And it will always be like that,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials have announced a counteroffensive to retake the occupied Kherson region in the south of the country, an area seized by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces earlier in the war.