Russia claims control of more Ukrainian cities

“The Russian armed forces continue to carry out their duties in special military operations. By the morning of March 24, units of the Russian army had completely taken control of the city of Izyum in the Kharkov province,” a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense said. said member Igor Konashenkov today.

Izyum is a city in eastern Ukraine with a population of about 54,000. The city has been virtually cut off from all communications since Russian and Ukrainian forces fought fierce battles here last week.

Konashenkov added that on the night of March 23 and the early hours of March 24, Russian troops carried out attacks with long-range precision weapons.

“The strike destroyed 13 missile launchers, including nine S-300 systems and four Buk-M1 systems at Danilovka, south of Kiev, an operational command facility and an armory in Bakhmut. , the Donetsk region, and the temporary base of the nationalist battalion. in Lisichansk,” Konashenkov said.

Russia has been carrying out a military operation in Ukraine since February 24 and the fighting between the two sides remains tense, with no sign of abating. Russia’s military advances were most profitable on Ukraine’s southern coast, when it captured the large city of Kherson and a number of smaller targets such as Melitopol.

In the remaining key points such as the cities of Kharkov, Mariupol and the capital Kiev, the Russian troops appeared to be taken aback by the resistance of the Ukrainian army. Officials in Kiev and the West on March 23 said Russia was repulsed in Kiev and had to endure.

Moscow and Kiev have held several rounds of negotiations since the outbreak of the conflict, with the help of a number of countries that have good relations with both sides but have yet to find a common voice on a peace deal. Ukraine.

Ngoc Anh (Based on TASS)

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