The Ukrainian capital has been relatively calm in recent weeks as Russia has concentrated its attack on the Donbass region.
5.6. 15:47 • Updated June 5th. 15:54
There have been several explosions in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on Sunday morning. Russia says it has destroyed the military equipment Ukraine received from abroad in missile strikes.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian air forces fired long-range missiles on the outskirts of Kiev. According to the Ministry of Defense, the attacks destroyed T-72 tanks delivered to Ukraine by Eastern European countries, as well as other armored vehicles in the halls.
The information could not be verified from objective sources.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky a spokesman says the missiles destroyed the railway infrastructure.
No similar attacks have taken place in Kiev since the end of April.
Mayor Vitali Klytškon according to the attacks, no people died, but one was wounded.
The Ukrainian Air Force has analyzed the trajectory of missiles that hit Kiev. According to the Air Force, the cruise missiles were fired from Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers in the Caspian Sea at the time of launch.
Missile strikes have also been reported in the vicinity of the port city of Odessa today, Sunday.
Putin warns against giving Ukraine long-range missile weapons
President of Russia Vladimir Putin warns the West against giving Ukraine long-range missile armaments.
Russia could strike targets it has not yet hit if Ukraine gets rockets, Putin said in an interview with Rossiya-1.
He did not specify what the targets would be.
Throughout the war, Russia has sought to destroy Ukraine’s arms depots and arms transport links. Russia has also hit civilian targets numerous times.
Ukraine has specifically requested rocket launchers from the West with a range longer than that of a conventional cannon. In this way, Ukraine would gain an advantage in the battle of Donbas, where Russia uses a lot of artillery.
The United States has previously announced that it will supply Himars rocket launchers to Ukraine.
Ukraine has carried out counter-attacks in Severodonetsk
Ukrainian forces have carried out counterattacks in the last day in the city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense said in an intelligence report released on Sunday morning.
In recent weeks, Russia has concentrated its units and firefighting in the region and made local profits. The British Ministry of Defense estimates that the Ukrainians are likely to have been given operational force from Russia by the counterattacks that have now taken place.
Russia has lost its position in Severodonetsk and the city is divided, says the governor of the region.
– The Russians ruled about 70 percent of the city, but they have been forced back in the last two days, writes the governor of the Luhansk region Serhi Haidai In the telegram.
According to Haidai, Ukraine now controls about half of the city.
Residents have returned to Kiev
The Ukrainian capital, Kiev, has been relatively calm in recent weeks as Russia has concentrated its attack on eastern Ukraine. Russia said in March it was focusing on capturing Donbass and withdrawing its troops from the Kiev region.
Russia has gained local victories in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks and has little by little persuaded Ukrainian defenders to retreat in the Donbass region.
Kyiv Mayor Klychko said in May that two-thirds of Kiev residents would have returned to the city. Residents fled after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.