Ukrainian rockets struck Russian forces in the south of the country on Tuesday and killed 52 people, Kyiv said.
The attack, which has not been independently verified, appears to have hit the city of New Kakhovka in the Kherson region with long-range rockets.
The rockets also destroyed Russian ammunition, including seven armored vehicles, said the military command of southern Ukraine.
Ukraine said the attack indicates its new counteroffensive to attack the Kremlin in the south with hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
Russian officials said they had been attacked by HIMARS missiles, which have recently been supplied to Ukraine by the US and hailed by Kyiv as a “changer” in their fight.
“There are still a lot of people under the rubble. The wounded are being taken to hospital, but many people are stranded in their apartments and houses, “a Russian news agency quoted a military official as saying. At least seven people have been killed and about 60 are dead. wounds.
A satellite image captures the aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on a Russian ammunition depot in New Kakhovka, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Planet Labs PBC via AP The attack, which has not been independently verified, appears to be hit the city of New Kakhovka in the Kherson region with long-range rockets, destroying Russian ammunition. Pavlo Narozhnyy via REUTERS
Ukraine has said it will intensify its attacks in the region and has warned its citizens that they are still in the assaulted city of Kherson to evacuate.
“It is clear that there will be fights, there will be artillery bombardment … and that is why we urge it. [people] evacuate urgently, “Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Sunday.” I know for a fact that there should be no women and children there, and that they should not become human shields. “
The news of Ukraine’s attack comes when it announced that 35 people had been pronounced dead after Russia attacked an apartment block in Chasiv Yar, a city in the eastern Donetsk region.
Ukraine has said it will intensify its attacks in the region and warns its citizens that they are still in the assaulted city of Kherson to evacuate. Dmytro Smoliyenko via Sipa USA
At least 12 Ukrainians were also injured in the south on Tuesday night in the city of Mykolaiv.
With post cables