Russia claimed it had downed two drones, without causing any damage or casualties. The fire that spanned 1,000 square metres broke out at a car repair centre, Ria Novosti, a state-run media outlet, reported, citing the Russian emergency ministry. It came after a large-scale fire broke out in the Domodedovo suburbs of Moscow in the early hours of Thursday as two drones flying near the Russian capital were shot down. Meanwhile, a Russian drone strike destroyed an oil depot in Ukraine’s western Rivne region on Thursday. Ms Maliar added the bodies of dead Russian soldiers were being cremated “almost continuously” near the occupied city of Melitopol, as the counter-offensive raged on. Dead Russian soldiers being crematedĪ prominent Russian military blogger said Kyiv’s forces had established a position on the north-east of the settlement. In the south-west of the Donetsk region, Ukraine has made advances to the Russian-held village of Urozhaine, Hanna Maliar, the deputy defence minister, said. ![]() Oleksandr Pershin, an infantryman, said the weapons had been used to wipe out tree cover used by the Russians. The introduction of cluster munitions had provided a “fresh impetus” to the counter-offensive, helping Ukraine capture Russian positions that were otherwise unreachable.Ĭluster bombs, which drop dozens of smaller bomblets, helped a Ukrainian platoon push forward east of Robotyne when they had been pinned down and were planning to pull back last month, the Wall Street Journal reported. Western analysts said Kyiv’s forces had likely managed to advance to the east of Robotyne, in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, as part of the push. On Thursday, Ukraine’s general staff said its forces “continue to conduct offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Melitopol and Berdyansk directions”.
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