8 people killed and 12 injured by Russian missile strikes in Ukraine

Attacks with missiles from Russia in Ukraine last night and on Saturday has caused the death of eight people and injured 12 others, according to officials.

According to the governor of Kharkiv, Oleh Syniehubov, six people died and 11 were hurt in missile attacks on the city of Kharkiv, which is the second biggest city in Ukraine. The attack broke buildings where people live, a gas station, and a cafe where little kids go to learn.

On Saturday afternoon, another attack in Kharkiv killed one person and injured another, according to the mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov. Another rocket attack killed a regular person in the southern Odesa region, the governor, Oleh Kiper, said.

Last night, Russia used 32 drones and 6 missiles made in Iran to attack Ukraine. This information was confirmed by the air force commander. The Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed three cruise missiles and 28 drones. General Mykola Oleshchuk told everyone in a message. “Russian murderers keep scaring Ukrainians and attacking Kharkiv and other calm cities,” he said.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the attacks last night were aimed at Ukraine’s military factories that make and repair armored vehicles, drones, and military airfields, as well as areas where they believe foreign mercenaries are located. The ministry said they reached all of their goals.

Ukraine shot rockets called Vampire at Russia on Saturday morning, according to the report, 10 of them were shot down over Russia’s border in Belgorod by defense systems, according to the ministry.

Belgorod government Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the rockets were destroyed as they were getting close to the city of Belgorod. Belgorod is the main city in the region with the same name. He also said that 12 houses in the city were damaged. In a village close by, a person’s house caught on fire and some other buildings were also harmed, according to Gladkov.

It was not clear from what he said if the buildings were damaged by rocks falling from the stopped rockets or if the rockets actually hit the buildings.

Fights on the land

Russian troops were moving forward in Ukraine, and it was hard for Ukraine’s armed forces to push them back, said Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of Ukraine’s armed forces.

Syrksyi mentioned that the situation in the Bakhmut area in eastern Donetsk is very difficult. He said Russian soldiers are attacking all the time using groups of soldiers and vehicles.

There are bigfightshappening to the east of the town of Chasiv Yar. Ukraine still controls this town, and it’s close to the city of Bakhmut, which is occupied by enemies.

The Russian army is trying to get past our defenses,but they haven’t been able to take over the town of Chasiv Yar. We are still in control there.

Close to Avdiivka, another city in the Donetsk region controlled by the Russians, the most intense fighting was happening in Pervomaiskyi and Vodyanyi, as reported by the official. He also said that things are very tense in the southern and northeastern parts of the front line.