Russia sets new settlement record — Ukraine

The Ukrainian Interior Minister, Ihor Klymenko, said that Russia attacked 118 towns and villages in Ukraine within 24 hours. This was the most intense attack in a single day so far this year.

He said that out of the 27 regions in Ukraine, 10 regions were attacked. These attacks resulted in deaths and injuries.

A lot of the towns and cities that were affected were close to where the fighting was happening in the eastern and southern areas.

Russia has been focusing its military strength on Avdiivka, an important town in eastern Donetsk, for several weeks.

Avdiivka is being completely destroyed and broken apart. Local leader Vitaliy Barabash said that the territorial community has experienced over 40 serious attacks with shelling in the last day.

He said that two ordinary people were killed and cautioned that Russia was getting ready for another attack. Ukraine claims that Russia has been sending more soldiers and weapons to surround and take control of the town.

On Tuesday, Ukraine’s army stopped twenty attacks in the Avdiivka area.

Russia has also increased its attacks on the town of Kupyansk in the north-eastern Kharkiv region and tried to prevent Ukrainian forces from taking back land near Bakhmut.

There were also attacks in places away from where the fighting was happening. In a city called Nikopol, on the bank of the Dnipro river, a block of flats, shops, and a pharmacy were attacked. In another place called Kremenchuk, a Russian drone set fire to an old oil refinery.

The oil processing plant in Poltava has been attacked by Russia many times. Officials have reported that the plant was attacked again on Wednesday morning.

The Kremenchuk refinery used to be the largest in Ukraine. However, it was forced to stop operating after being damaged by attacks from Russia during their invasion.

Ukraine’s attempts to retake land from Russian forces in the south and east have not been successful. This is worrying because there are concerns that Western countries may become tired of the ongoing war.

One of the Ukrainian leader’s closest friends, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, talked about feeling tired during a fake phone call from two Russian pranksters. These pranksters are well-known for tricking people who are against the Russian government.

“I notice that there is a lot of tiredness, if I have to be honest, from all perspectives,” she tells the duo, Vovan and Lexus. “We are getting closer to the point where everyone realizes that we need a solution. ”

The Ukraine’s counterattack may not be going as planned or expected. It is still happening, but it hasn’t made a difference in the outcome of the conflict.

The US President Joe Biden’s team has requested Congress to give approval for a $106 billion package to support both Ukraine and Israel. This week, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that if we do not help, Russia’s Vladimir Putin will succeed.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech on Tuesday that people in our world tend to become complacent about success too easily.

He praised the military for reducing Russia’s control over the Black Sea. He said that by protecting our coastline and sea, we are also protecting the world.

Russian navy ships in Crimea were attacked by Ukraine, so they had to move their ships away from there.

Kyiv has attempted to establish a safe route for boats to transport grain from Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, through Romania’s waters, and finally to the Turkish coast.

Ukrainian officials said that war planes dropped explosive objects on civilian ships, even though 700,000 metric tonnes of grain managed to avoid being bombed by Russia. “According to Ukraine’s southern operational command, the defense forces still oversee the operation of the navigational corridor. ”

Russia’s Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu, said on Wednesday that Ukraine is not winning the war, even with new weapons they received from NATO.

He said that Ukraine was having a hard time in their attempt to move into areas held by Russia, like Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Donetsk. The morale of the personnel is decreasing. He said that Russian groups were moving forward.

The BBC cannot confirm or prove these statements.