Governor of Ukraine’s Donetsk Region Pavlo Kyrylenko reported an overnight missile strike on Kramatorsk on his Telegram channel.
According to Kyrylenko, at least 25 people were injured, including 6 who need emergency care. “Nine residential buildings, a school and numerous city infrastructure objects have been damaged in the strikes,” he wrote.
Ukrainian media also reported attacks on Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works plant and Mykolaiv.
“The storming and the shelling do not end. Even at night, they continue, adjusting fire with drones (shown on video). There is fighting behind the plant’s fence in some places,” Petro Andryushchenko, an aide to the mayor of Mariupol, wrote.
On Wednesday evening, Russian troops breached the territory of Azovstal. According to Ukrayinska Pravda, fighting was reported on the territory of the plant, and contact with Ukrainian troops was lost.
Vadym Boychenko, Mariupol’s mayor, previously reported that the combat at the Azovstal steel works had resumed. “Our brave lads are defending this fortress but it is a tough thing to do: the whole area is being shelled by aircrafts, tanks and heavy artillery. Some warships also arrived at the city’s port and are shelling the plant,” he said.
Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, stated that the Russian army was not assaulting the steelworks, claiming that the Russian troops are suppressing the militants’ attempts to take up positions.
