Russia says its troops took control of two more Ukrainian villages
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that Russian forces had taken control of two settlements in Ukraine – Shcherbakivka in the Kharkiv region, and Nove Pole in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield report.
Ukrainian military says it attacked an oil refinery in Orsk, Russia
The Ukrainian military said it attacked an oil refinery in the Russian city of Orsk, the second-largest city in the Orenburg region and an important industrial hub.
In a statement on Telegram, the Ukrainian military said it had targeted the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery, which has an annual crude oil capacity of 6 million tons. “Fire was recorded. Damages are being ascertained,” it said.
The Orsk refinery produces gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel, fuel oil, bitumen, and other petroleum products.
Zelensky says Russia fired North Korean missiles in Zaporizhzhia
Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia fired North Korean missiles in an overnight attack that killed six and wounded 19 in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia.
"The city was struck with North Korean ballistic missiles, Zircons, and guided aerial bombs," he said, referring to Russia's hypersonic cruise missile system, Zircon.
Aftermath of Russia's strikes on Ukraine
Residents stand at a site of a Russian missile and air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. © Stringer, Reuters
A firefighter works at a compound of a warehouse hit by an overnight missile strike in Kyiv. © Handout via Reuters
An employee stands among debris at a compound of the City Children's Clinical Infectious Disease Hospital in Kyiv, which was hit by an overnight missile strike. © Valentyn Ogirenko, Reuters
Russia has lost 1,460,400 soldiers since 24 February 2022, according to Ukraine
Industrial enterprise on fire in Russia's Orenburg region after attack, governor says
An industrial enterprise was on fire in Russia's Orenburg region after an attack by "enemy drones", the local governor said on Tuesday. There had been no reports of casualties, Yevgeny Solntsev said.
Ukraine hits Wildberries facility in Voronezh again
Drone attack kills one in Russia's Voronezh region, sets warehouses ablaze
A drone attack killed one person and injured two others in Russia's Voronezh region overnight, while falling debris triggered fires at warehouse facilities, Alexander Gusev, the regional governor, said on Tuesday.
Russia's air defence units destroyed 15 drones over the city of Voronezh and five districts of the region, Gusev said on Telegram.
"A drone crash caused fires at two warehouses of a large company. At one facility, the fire has been contained to an area of 16,000 square meters, while at the other, a blaze covering 20,000 square metres is being extinguished. Emergency services are on scene," the governor said.
He did not identify the company whose warehouses were affected.
Earlier on Tuesday, Russian online retailer Wildberries said its logistics facilities in the Voronezh region had been evacuated in accordance with safety requirements.
- Russian missiles strike Kyiv, triggering fires in city centre
- Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills five, wounds 20
- Drone attack kills one in Russia's Voronezh region, sets warehouses ablaze
- Zelensky says Russia fired North Korean missiles in Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine accuses Russia of systematic torture of detainees
Former Ukrainian detainees and Ukrainian officials accused Russia on Monday of systematically torturing prisoners of war and civilian detainees, holding captives incommunicado and subjecting them to beatings, electric shocks and sexual abuse, with thousands still in captivity.
Russia rejected the allegations made at an informal UN Security Council meeting, with its Deputy UN Representative Maria Zabolotskaya calling it "a disinformation campaign" and alleging that Russian prisoners in Ukraine were subjected to "torture and degradation and moral and physical abuse".
Khuan Alberto Levya Garsiya, still an active member of the Ukrainian military, said his Russian captors subjected him to every imaginable form of torture during 1,183 days in captivity.
Trump-Putin diplomacy fades as Russia-Ukraine war escalates
In the year since Donald Trump hosted Vladimir Putin on US soil for a summit designed to broker an end to Russia's offensive on Ukraine, the diplomatic initiative has fizzled out and the conflict has escalated.
For months, Russian officials talked up the "spirit of Anchorage" – a supposed climate of détente, renewed dialogue with Washington and a framework for finding a way out of the deadliest European conflict since World War II.
Now there are few traces of that atmosphere. US mediation efforts are at a standstill, both Russia and Ukraine are ramping up attacks and more civilians are being killed than at any point since the first months of the war.
12 killed, 39 wounded in Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Nizhnekamsk
Kyiv mayor says Ukraine's capital is 'under ballistic missile attack'
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on social media that the capital was "under ballistic missile attack".
He said emergency services had been sent to Shevchenkivsky district, while city authorities said at least one person had been wounded.
Air raid sirens had begun to sound shortly before the blasts were heard.
In Zaporizhzhia, Fedorov said earlier that Russian forces had struck industrial facilities and infrastructure.
"The Russians attacked industrial facilities and infrastructure," he said on Telegram. "A garage cooperative and residential buildings were damaged."
Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills five, wounds 20
A Russian attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed five people and wounded 20, the regional governor said early on Tuesday.
"Five people killed, a further 20 wounded: sadly, the number of casualties continues to rise following the enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia," Ivan Fedorov, the head of the regional military administration, said on Telegram.
Nine injured in another night attack in Zaporizhzhia
In Zaporizhzhia, in the southeast of Ukraine, another nightly Russian attack injured at least nine people, wrote the head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov, on Telegram.
Russian forces "attacked industrial facilities and infrastructure," he said.
At least one injured in Kyiv
At least one person was injured in Kiev, the capital's military administration said, without providing further details.
Russian missiles strike Kyiv, triggering fires in city centre
Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with missiles early on Tuesday, triggering fires in the city centre, officials said.
The city's military administration said warehouses in a central district were ablaze. One person was reported injured.
The air raid alert was in effect for about 40 minutes before officials declared the all clear.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said medical personnel had been dispatched to a central district.
Reuters witnesses reported explosions in the city.
Russian forces also deployed missiles and bombs in an attack on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram. He said two people were injured and several buildings had been damaged.
Blasts heard in Kyiv after missile attack warning
A series of blasts were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, shortly after midnight local time, AFP journalists said, after authorities warned of several approaching missiles.
The reporters said they heard several loud explosions while the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, wrote on social media that Kyiv was "under attack by ballistic missiles".
Welcome to the France 24 liveblog covering the war in Ukraine. Catch up on recent developments here.
Yesterday's key developments:
• Russia intercepted 456 Ukrainian drones in overnight attacks targeting around 15 regions, including Tatarstan in central Russia and annexed Crimea.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that as many as 50,000 North Korean soldiers could be deployed to Russia, reflecting growing military cooperation between the two countries.
• Russian bomb strikes on Ukraine's northern city of Sumy injured at least five people and damaged a number of residential areas, according to regional governor Oleh Hryhorov.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
