A series of explosions on Friday caused a power outage in Kharkiv city Ukrainian, while defense ministers meet European Union To discuss increasing military aid to Kiev as its forces announce new advances in Kursk Russian.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent reported a power outage in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv following a series of explosions in various neighborhoods.
The Ukrainian General Staff confirmed the continuation of Russian offensive operations in the Kharkiv region, where 8 armed clashes took place along the northeastern border with Russia.
In the county DonetskUkrainian forces said they repelled 12 attempted attacks in towns towards the Kramatorsk region, while Russian attacks intensified on the Pokrovsk axis, in an attempt to force the Ukrainian army to evacuate its positions in the area.
For its part, Ukrainian forces announced that they carried out 19 air strikes on Russian sites, targeting personnel gathering centers, artillery points, and radars.
In a related context, Ukrainian authorities in the Sumy region announced the killing of two women and the injury of at least 9 people as a result of a Russian night attack targeting an industrial facility in the region, which resulted in a fire that prompted the authorities to call on residents to stay inside their homes and close the windows.
The airstrike sparked a fire, prompting authorities in the area to issue instructions for residents to stay indoors and close windows due to air pollution.
The Ukrainian Air Force added that it was able to shoot down 12 out of 18 drones launched by Russia during the night attack on 5 regions in Ukraine. It explained that Moscow also used an Iskander-M missile during the attack.
Kursk Front
In contrast, Ukrainian army commander Oleksandr Syrsky said on Friday that his country’s forces had advanced two kilometers during their incursion into the Kursk region in western Russia during the past 24 hours.
Sirsky informed the president Volodymyr Zelensky On the developments during their conversation via video link, he said that Ukrainian forces had taken control of 5 square kilometers of Russian territory.
On August 6, 2024, Ukrainian forces launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Russian territory, during which they took control of dozens of towns in Kursk Oblast. This attack was described as the largest campaign against Russian territory since World War II.
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In the same context, European Union defense ministers began a meeting today, Friday, in Brussels to discuss how to provide more assistance to Ukraine.
Among the topics on the table are lifting restrictions on the use of weapons given to Ukrainians to strike targets in Russia and military training.
Military support for Kiev was on the agenda at a meeting of foreign ministers in the EU capital on Thursday, with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba calling on the Europeans to deliver to his country the air defence systems they have promised.
