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75th day of hostilities: Ukraine says Russia is stepping up attacks on Azovstal factory

Ukrainian officials say the enemy has stepped up attacks on the Azovstal factory in the southern city of Mariupol, while Russia has announced that it has launched a missile to hit a target in Odessa.

Fierce fighting continues in eastern and southern Ukraine, as the Russian army tries to defeat the forces entrenched in the Azovstal iron and steel factory in Russia. Mariupol.

“The enemy continued to blockade the units in the Azovstal factory, and at the same time carried out raid operations with the support of tanks and artillery. The possibility of air strikes by Tu bombers cannot be excluded. -22M3 will be resumed,” Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said today.





Pro-Russian separatist tanks move in the city of Mariupol, southern Ukraine, on May 7.  Photo: AFP.

Pro-Russian separatist tanks move in the city of Mariupol, southern Ukraine, on May 7. Image: AFP.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin visited Mariupol, becoming the highest-ranking Russian government official to visit the city since Moscow launched its military operation in Ukraine.

Published photos show Mr Khusnullin meeting the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic leader Denis Pushilin. Mr. Khusnullin also visited the commercial port of Mariupol, arguing that this place should be used to bring building materials into the city’s reconstruction.

Ukrainian officials said all women, children and elderly people were evacuated from the Azovstal factory last week. This information was also confirmed by the Russian military.

The fall of Mariupol cost Ukraine an important seaport, while Russia completed the land corridor connecting the Crimean peninsula and freed up forces for other operations in the Donbass region.

“Oniks anti-ship missiles destroyed six Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters of the Ukrainian army near the village of Artsyz in the province of Odessa. A US-made anti-aircraft radar station is deployed in the Zolote area, along with two command posts and a Grad rocket artillery system in the village of Popasnaya in the region. Luganskeastern Ukraine, was also wiped out,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on May 9.

Ukrainian officials had previously announced that Russia had launched four cruise missiles from the Crimean peninsula at Odessa, adding that no civilians were injured but did not disclose the location of the attack.

75th day of hostilities: Ukraine says Russia is stepping up attacks on Azovstal factory

Russian rockets and rockets hit targets in Ukraine in a video released on May 9. Video: Zvezda.

The attack occurred on the same day European Council President Charles Michel made a surprise visit to the city of Odessa and met Prime Minister Denys Shmygal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also joined the meeting via videoconference, expressing “please that the EU shows support for Ukraine at the highest level”.

“The meeting was interrupted because the officials in attendance had to take cover when the missile hit the Odessa area. They continued the meeting in the shelter,” the European Union (EU) official said.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that the defense industry still meets all the requirements for high-precision missiles.

“If you believe what the other side says, Russia has been running out of missile arsenals since March, but somehow this has not happened. Defense industrial complexes still supply adequate missiles in quantity. order. The stockpile of modern missiles is enough to meet all the tasks assigned to the army,” he said.





Ukraine's military situation after 11 weeks of fighting.  Graphics: Washington Post.

Ukraine’s war department. Graphics: Washington Post.

Many analysts thought that Russian President Vladimir Putin would mention a victory in Ukraine during his speech at the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow, as well as declare war with Ukraine, issued an order to mobilize the whole country and mobilize reserve troops to replenish the reduced forces after more than two months of conflict.

However, none of this happened. Analysts say that Russia does not have a specific plan to compensate for damage on the battlefield.

“Without certain steps to build new forces, Russia will not be able to enter the war for long,” said Phillips P. O’Brien, professor of strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, making the point.

Vu Anh (According to Interfax, Reuters)

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