Russia ‘withdraws officers from Kherson’ ahead of expected Ukrainian advance
The Ukrainian military said its forces have continued their counter-offensives in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
The Ukrainian military said its forces have continued their counter-offensives in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Kherson has been in Russian hands since the early days of the invasion in February.
Russia has intensified its strikes on power stations, water supply systems and other key infrastructure across the country.
The move comes as winter begins to bite.
The blasts occurred inside and outside of the parcel reception office of the prison, according to reports.
Kyiv city mayor Vitaliy Klichko said the central Shevchenko district of the capital had been hit.
Attacks on Kyiv had become rare before the capital city was hit at least four times during Russian strikes on Monday.
It is the second time the Russian-controlled plant has lost power in the past five days.
The UN watchdog said the repeated loss of off-site power for the plant is a ‘deeply worrying development’.
Some analysts suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming a hostage of his own allies’ views on how the campaign in Ukraine should unfold.
Vladimir Putin said the strikes were retaliation for Kyiv’s ‘terrorist’ actions including an attack on a key bridge between Russia and Crimea.
The Russian president claims the attack was carried out by Ukrainian special services.
The blasts in the city blew out windows in adjacent buildings and left at least one high-rise apartment building partially collapsed.
The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the bomb set alight seven railway carriages carrying fuel.
It was not immediately clear what caused the Kharkiv blasts or what was hit.