Russia is raising “real hell” in eastern Ukraine, according to a local governor, as deadly rocket attacks hit the invaded country overnight. Serhyi Haidai, who heads Luhansk province, said “no operational pause” had been announced by Russian troops, who were “still attacking and shelling … with the same intensity as before.” The governor said there were 20 artillery, mortar and rocket attacks overnight in his province, whose last major resistance stronghold was captured by Russia last week. Deadly blows continue to fall elsewhere as Ukraine continues to fight the Russian invasion, which has now turned its attention to the East. Five people were killed and eight others wounded by Russian shelling on Friday in Shiversk and Semikhria in Donetsk province, regional governor Pavlo Kirilenko said on Saturday. Meanwhile, Russian rockets were reported to have killed two people and wounded three others on Saturday morning in the southern city of Kryvyi Rih. Ukraine urged its allies to send more weapons to the country as its chief negotiator said a turning point in the war was taking shape.
Basic points
Show latest update 1657306627
The only way out: volunteers saving Ukrainians from hell on the front lines
To escape the areas hardest hit by the war, the most vulnerable Ukrainians rely on volunteers who use buses to ferry people to safety. Bel True joined such a convoy in the Donbass.
The only way out: volunteers saving Ukrainians from hell on the front lines
To escape the areas hardest hit by the war, the most vulnerable Ukrainians rely on volunteers who use buses to ferry people to safety. Bel True joined such a convoy in the Donbass Joe Middleton July 8, 2022 7:57 p.m 1657371780
“Our commitment to the people of Ukraine is unwavering,” the US says
The US Secretary of State says the country will support Ukraine with more than £300 million in humanitarian aid: Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 2:03 p.m 1657370015
Strike in Kharkiv
Here are some more images coming out of Kharkiv this morning after a Russian attack on a residential neighborhood. Rescuers have been seen clearing the rubble of a damaged house: Rescue crews and police begin work at the site of a damaged house in Kharkiv (AP) Rescuers clear the remains of a damaged house in Kharkiv (AP) Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 1:33 p.m 1657368155
Full story: Russia continues to ‘raise hell’ in East, says Ukrainian governor
Russian forces are managing to “raise real hell” in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, despite reports they were taking an operational pause, a regional governor said on Saturday.
Russia continues to “raise real hell,” says Ukraine’s governor
Regional official in eastern Ukraine says Russian forces are raising ‘real hell’ in the country’s industrial heartland despite reports they are winding down Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 1:02 p.m 1657366302
Where has it been hit in recent strikes?
Luhansk
Its governor says Russia launched more than 20 artillery, mortar and rocket attacks on the province overnight.
Donetsk
Five were killed and eight wounded in shelling in Shiversk and Semikhria on Friday, according to the regional governor. He also said many people were trapped in the rubble after shelling hit a building in Sloviansk on Saturday morning. Images also show damage from a suspected rocket strike in Druzhkivka in the early hours of the morning. (AFP via Getty Images)
Kryvyi Rih
Two people were killed and three wounded in a rocket attack on Saturday morning in the city.
Kharkiv
Seven people were injured in a rocket attack in Ukraine’s second-largest city this morning, according to the governor, who said three – including a child – were hospitalized. Rescue crews were seen clearing debris in a residential neighborhood on Saturday. A house was destroyed after a Russian strike in Kharkiv (AP)
Mykolayiv
The mayor of the southern city said on Saturday a Russian missile attack was underway. Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 12:31 p.m 1657363753
Ukraine urges residents of Russian-held areas in the South to leave
Ukraine’s deputy prime minister appealed to residents of Russian territories in the South to evacuate so that occupation forces cannot use them as human shields in the event of a Ukrainian counterattack. Iryna Vereshchuk told a press conference that an effort to evacuate citizens is underway for parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. It was unclear how civilians were expected to safely leave Russian-held areas while rocket and shelling of surrounding areas continued, or whether they would be allowed to leave or even heed the government’s appeal. Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 11:49 am 1657361278
Russia is ‘raising real hell’ in eastern Ukraine, governor says
Russian forces are managing to “raise veritable hell” in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, despite reports of a halt, a regional governor said. Luhansk Governor Serhyi Haidai said Russia had launched more than 20 artillery, mortar and rocket attacks in the province overnight and its forces were pushing towards the border with neighboring Donetsk. “We are trying to contain the armed formations of the Russians along the entire front line,” Mr Haidai wrote on Telegram. “So far no operational pause has been announced by the enemy. It is still attacking and bombing our territories with the same intensity as before.” Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 11:07 am 1657358893
US says Russia is ‘isolated’ at G20
Anthony Blinken, the US secretary of state, said Russia was “left isolated” at the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting. Some ministers avoided talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the meeting in Bali. Mr Blinken noted that Mr Lavrov had left the meeting earlier, suggesting it may have been because he did not like what he was hearing from his counterparts. “It was very important that he heard loud and clear from around the world the condemnation of Russia’s aggression,” Blinken told a news conference on Saturday. He added: “We see no sign that Russia at this point is ready to engage in diplomacy.” Antony Blinken participated in the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bali (REUTERS) Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 10:28 am 1657355075
US ‘expresses concerns to China over alignment with Moscow’
Anthony Blinken also said he discussed Russia’s aggression in Ukraine during five-hour talks with the Chinese foreign minister. The US secretary of state said he expressed concerns about Beijing’s alignment with Moscow. Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, and Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, met in Bali on Saturday (REUTERS) Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 09:24 1657352639
Suspected missile attack in the city of Donetsk region
There was a suspected rocket attack on Druzhkivka, a town in the Donetsk region, early this morning. Here are Ukrainians observing the damage caused to the House of Culture: (AFP via Getty Images) A Ukrainian soldier inspects a hole left in the House of Culture, in Druzhkivka, south of Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, after a suspected rocket attack (AFP via Getty Images) Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 08:43
title: “Ukraine War Breaking News Today Russia Raises Real Hell As Missile Attacks Continue Overnight " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-21” author: “Earline Remo”
Russia is raising “real hell” in eastern Ukraine, according to a local governor, as deadly rocket attacks hit the invaded country overnight. Serhyi Haidai, who heads Luhansk province, said “no operational pause” had been announced by Russian troops, who were “still attacking and shelling … with the same intensity as before.” The governor said there were 20 artillery, mortar and rocket attacks overnight in his province, whose last major resistance stronghold was captured by Russia last week. Deadly blows continue to fall elsewhere as Ukraine continues to fight the Russian invasion, which has now turned its attention to the East. Five people were killed and eight others wounded by Russian shelling on Friday in Shiversk and Semikhria in Donetsk province, regional governor Pavlo Kirilenko said on Saturday. Meanwhile, Russian rockets were reported to have killed two people and wounded three others on Saturday morning in the southern city of Kryvyi Rih. Ukraine urged its allies to send more weapons to the country as its chief negotiator said a turning point in the war was taking shape.
Basic points
Show latest update 1657306627
The only way out: volunteers saving Ukrainians from hell on the front lines
To escape the areas hardest hit by the war, the most vulnerable Ukrainians rely on volunteers who use buses to ferry people to safety. Bel True joined such a convoy in the Donbass.
The only way out: volunteers saving Ukrainians from hell on the front lines
To escape the areas hardest hit by the war, the most vulnerable Ukrainians rely on volunteers who use buses to ferry people to safety. Bel True joined such a convoy in the Donbass Joe Middleton July 8, 2022 7:57 p.m 1657386274
Ukraine thanks US for military support
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine thanked the US for the recent package of military support: Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 6:04 p.m 1657384253
Research on crop destruction
Ukraine’s national police have announced that they are opening a criminal investigation into the alleged destruction of crops by the Russian military in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region. In a Telegram post, he accused Russian troops of not allowing residents to put out fires in fields and otherwise sabotaging the harvest. “Because of the constant bombardment, it is extremely difficult to extinguish [field] fires in the occupied territories and in the occupied, the Russians deliberately do not allow fires to be extinguished,” the police force said. Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 5:30 p.m 1657382573
Konstantinovka cluster missile attack
Russian blows continue to fall on Ukraine in every way. On Saturday, cluster rockets hit a residential area in Konstantinovka, a city in the Donetsk region in the east of the country. Cluster rockets fell on Saturday in a residential area in Konstantinovka (AP) A house burst into flames after cluster rockets hit Konstantinovka (AP) Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 5:02 p.m 1657380773
ICYMI: Analysis Says Russia Could Ease Offensive – For Now
Foreign analysts have suggested that Russia may temporarily ease its offensive in Ukraine as the Russian military tries to regroup for a new offensive.
Russia is ‘shutting down’ Ukraine, analysts say
Foreign analysts say Russia may temporarily ease its offensive in Ukraine as it tries to rebuild its forces for a new offensive Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 4:32 p.m 1657379114
Six injured from a strike in Kharkiv
Officials say six people were injured in the rocket attack in Kharkiv on Saturday, including a 12-year-old girl. “An Iskander ballistic missile was likely used in the strike,” the city’s district attorney’s office said. “One of the rockets hit a two-story building, which led to its destruction. Neighboring houses were damaged.” Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 4:05 p.m 1657374792
Moscow is “rubbing its hands with glee” at the departure of Boris Johnson
“The clown is leaving,” said Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Russian parliament after the fall of Boris Johnson. “He is one of the main ideologues of the war against Russia to the last Ukrainian.” Kim Sengputa, global affairs editor, takes a look at how the UK’s political instability could play out on the world stage:
Moscow is “rubbing its hands with glee” over Johnson’s departure and will “exploit” it
Boris Johnson is now the head of a Potemkin government – a fake and hollow structure – that leaves it vulnerable in uncertain times, writes World Affairs editor Kim Gupta. Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 2:53 p.m 1657371780
“Our commitment to the people of Ukraine is unwavering,” the US says
The US Secretary of State says the country will support Ukraine with more than £300 million in humanitarian aid: Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 2:03 p.m 1657370015
Strike in Kharkiv
Here are some more images coming out of Kharkiv this morning after a Russian attack on a residential neighborhood. Rescuers have been seen clearing the rubble of a damaged house: Rescue crews and police begin work at the site of a damaged house in Kharkiv (AP) Rescuers clear the remains of a damaged house in Kharkiv (AP) Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 1:33 p.m 1657368155
Full story: Russia continues to ‘raise hell’ in East, says Ukrainian governor
Russian forces are managing to “raise real hell” in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, despite reports they were taking an operational pause, a regional governor said on Saturday.
Russia continues to “raise real hell,” says Ukraine’s governor
Regional official in eastern Ukraine says Russian forces are raising ‘real hell’ in the country’s industrial heartland despite reports they are winding down Zoe TidmanJuly 9, 2022 1:02 p.m
