Russia confirmed to launch cruise missiles, will continue to bomb the Ukrainian capital

A devastated area in the village of Bohdanivka northeast of Kyiv on April 14 afp

Reuters news agency on April 15 Ministry of Defense of Russia Confirmed cruise missile launch hitting a target military on the edge of Kyiv during the night and vowed to continue bombing the capital of Ukraine.

In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian army had taken full control of the Ilyich steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which has been besieged by Russian forces for weeks.

Earlier on April 13, Russia said that 1,026 soldiers of the 36th Ukrainian Marine Brigade, including 162 officers, had surrendered near the plant.

However, the sheet Kyiv Independent Serhiy Volyna later quoted the brigade commander as saying that the soldiers would never surrender, despite the dire situation.

He said the enemy troops aggressively attacked and the two sides fought fiercely until dawn on April 15, and called for urgent support.

Related information Klimovo village in the region Bryansk Russia was attacked by Ukrainian helicopters on April 14, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the S-400 system shot down an enemy MI-8 helicopter. Ukraine denies sending helicopters to the area.

In another development related to the war in Ukraine, AFP on April 15 quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying that five people were killed and nine injured in the east due to Russian fire.

He accused Russian forces of intending to “destroy” the region and that “fighting continues along the entire front” in Donetsk.

“Donbass remains the main target of Russia. It is the Luhansk and Donetsk regions where Russian soldiers are destroying so that only stones are left, not people,” he alleged. The Russian side has not commented on this statement.