The Russian attack on Donetsk has left a dozen dead, including several children. Ukraine has attacked an airfield in Crimea that temporarily halted traffic in an area that is a key supply route for the Kremlin's war effort.
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Eleven people died According to regional governor Vadym Filashkin, there was Russian shelling in the partially occupied Ukrainian province of Donetsk on Saturday. Between dead There are five boys Eight other people were injured in the attack in Pokrovsk district, he said.
The Ukrainian army announced this on Saturday successfully attacked the military airfield from Saki in the west of the peninsula Russian-occupied Crimea.“Saki Airfield! All targets hit!” Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on Telegram. He also posted a photo that appeared to show the airfield, although it was not immediately possible to verify the image.
The Russian officials had no comment. about the alleged attack, but the Russian Defense Ministry said in the early hours of Saturday that there had been one shot down successful four Ukrainian missiles At night over the peninsula. Later Saturday, the ministry reported that its air defense forces had shot down six Anti-ship missiles over the Black Sea.
He Traffic Was exposed For the third day in a row, temporarily on a bridge that connects the peninsula illegally seized by Moscow in 2014 with the Krasnodar region in southern Russia. The area is a connection of crucial supplies for the Kremlin's war effort. In Russia, local officials in Belgorod (about 40 kilometers from the Ukrainian border) said an “aerial target” was shot down as it approached the city. He December 30 Attack on Belgorod Officials said 25 people were killed and missile and drone attacks continued. during this week.
How the Russians prepared it Celebrate Orthodox ChristmasThe Christmas Eve masses in Belgorod were canceled due to the “operational situation,” said Mayor Valentin Demidov.