Geography of Ukraine

Russian paramilitary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on Friday threatened to pull frontline troops out of Bakhmut -- the epicentre of Ukraine's determined fight against Moscow's forces - in an extraordinary attack on military chiefs ahead of an expected offensive by Kyiv.

Russian strikes killed one person and wounded three others in the Ukrainian region of Kherson, a regional official said Monday.

Moscow also launched a hail of missiles across Ukraine early on Monday, with Kyiv reporting it had shot down most of the projectiles.

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Ukrainians state that everything happened in the occupied city of Stanytsia Luhanska in the Donetsk region.
"The two sides (different Russian forces) are trying to shift the blame for their own tactical misjudgments and losses to each other," the report said.

Ukrainian military forces have successfully established positions on the eastern side of the Dnieper River, according to a new analysis, giving rise to speculation Sunday that the advances could be an early sign of Kiev's long-awaited spring counteroffensive.

He added that the situation in the city is difficult, but that it is under control.

Thus, in recent days, an extraordinary video from the war in Ukraine appeared on social networks, which allegedly shows how the Meteorit UR-77 mine-clearing vehicle, operated by Ukrainians, does not make its way through the minefield, which is what it is intended for, but is used as an offensive weapon against the Russians forces in an urban environment.

"Practically the entire city is in the hands of our army. The most important thing is that our forces liberated the AZOM industrial zone a long time ago - this was the last difficult border. After that, the Bakhmut-1 station was captured. After that, the enemy had to retreat somewhat chaotically on ill-prepared lines," he said.

According to him, fighting is raging around the city administration building, which the Russian paramilitary group Wagner claims raised the Russian flag on.
Cherevaty told Reuters by telephone that Bakhmut is Ukrainian.
"Bakhmut is Ukrainian, they have not taken anything and they are very far from doing so, to put it mildly," said Cherevaty.

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