Ukraine reported a fresh wave of Russian attacks Saturday including hits on a residential block and key infrastructure facilities, as Britain became the first Western country to offer the heavy tanks Kyiv has long sought to counter the onslaught.
The British move drew a swift reaction from Moscow which warned it would only"intensify" the conflict.
In the major eastern city of Dnipro, an apartment building was targeted, he said."The whole entrance was destroyed. There are people under the rubble." A man wearing a Vladimir Putin mask takes part in a performance during the celebration of Malanka in Pyrogove village, near Kyiv on Saturday"There is a hit to an infrastructure facility, without critical destruction or fire," the Kyiv city administration said.
Emergency blackouts were applied in"most regions" of Ukraine due to the fresh barrage of attacks, energy minister German Galushchenko said Saturday.Russian attacks killed three people on Friday, the deputy head of presidency Kyrylo Tymoshenko said.British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday pledged to provide Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, making it the first Western country to supply the heavy tanks Kyiv has been calling for.
Both sides have conceded heavy losses in the battle for the town, with Moscow desperate to sell any win back home after repeated humiliations and Ukraine determined to hold -- and win back -- ground. Zelensky said"the difficult battle for Donetsk region continues, the battle for Bakhmut and Soledar... continues, although the enemy has concentrated its greatest forces in this direction."
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