Volodymyr Zelensky visits combat zone as Vladimir Putin rallies forces
Bakhmut, about 380 miles east of Kyiv, has remained in Ukrainian hands, thwarting Moscow’s goal of capturing Ukraine’s entire Donbas region.
Bakhmut, about 380 miles east of Kyiv, has remained in Ukrainian hands, thwarting Moscow’s goal of capturing Ukraine’s entire Donbas region.
The attack follows one of Russia’s biggest assaults on the city since the start of the war.
Four people were killed in the strike, and 13 injured, four of them children, authorities said.
Blasts were reported in at least four cities.
Explosions have been reported in at least three cities.
A Patriot battery can need as many as 90 troops to operate and maintain it.
Wednesday’s attempted strikes underline how vulnerable Ukraine’s capital remains to regular Russian attacks.
The blasts were reported in the Kyiv city centre district, home to many government offices, on Wednesday.
The reported blasts come as Ukraine has faced a barrage of Russian air strikes across the country.
Denys Shmyhal said Russia wants to swamp Europe with a new wave of Ukrainian refugees by targeting infrastructure.
A suspected drone attack hit an airport in the southern Kursk region, which borders Ukraine.
Earlier, Russian media reported that explosions had rocked two air bases in Russia.
The limit is set to take effect on Monday, along with an EU embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea.
A Kremlin spokesman said Vladimir Putin remains open to talks but the demand that Moscow first withdraws its troops is unacceptable.
The US secretary of state spoke during a Nato foreign ministers’ meeting in Bucharest.