The Russian military operation in Ukraine continues today, Tuesday, as units of the Russian army are extending full control over the Ukrainian regions and striking the positions of the Kyiv forces, while The latter continues to repel strikes with Western support.
In the latest field developments, the Ukrainian media reported that the outskirts of Kyiv witnessed several explosions, where the air defense system worked. The correspondent of “Al-Arabiya” and “Al-Hadath” reported that there was intense missile shelling on Lviv, near the Polish border.
Sirens were sounded in a number of regions of the country this morning, including Kyiv, amid reports of new explosions in Kremenchug, Poltava, Sumy and Kirovograd. The Ukrainian emergency said that more than 300 residential areas in 5 regions of Ukraine are still without electricity, adding that the death toll from the Russian strikes on Ukraine on Monday rose to 19, in addition to dozens of injured.
At the same time, the Russian Information Agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying today that entering into a direct conflict with the United States and NATO is not in Moscow’s interest, but that Russia will respond to the West’s increasing interference in the Ukrainian conflict.
“We warn and hope that they realize the danger of uncontrolled escalation in Washington and other Western capitals,” Ryabkov said.
has been met Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities Among them was Kyiv, yesterday, Monday, with a wave of Western reactions condemning and threatening, while China called for a “stop escalation.”
For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that its forces had achieved the targets set for their massive strikes in Ukraine yesterday, confirming that all the target sites had been hit.
The country’s military intelligence said that Russian missile strikes It has been planned since early October.
In the international reactions to the Russian strikes on Ukraine, the White House announced that the US President will hold a virtual meeting with the leaders of the Group of Seven countries today to support Ukraine, which was subjected to unprecedented Russian bombardment yesterday for months.
The US President, in a call with the Ukrainian President, condemned the Russian missile attacks, and expressed his condolences to the families of the dead and wounded in these attacks.
Biden pledged to continue supporting Ukraine to defend itself and to provide it with advanced air defense systems. The US President also stressed his continued participation with allies and partners to continue imposing sanctions on Russia and holding it accountable for what he described as “war crimes and atrocities” it is committing in Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss described the Russian tactics as reckless.
The European Union, in turn, said that the Russian attacks showed Moscow’s choice of the indiscriminate method of bombing civilians.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry called for a halt to the escalation in Ukraine after explosions rocked several cities, including Kyiv, in what appeared to be “Russian retaliatory” strikes, following the explosion of a bridge linking Crimea and Russia. “We hope to stop the escalation soon,” ministry spokesman Mao Ning told a news briefing.