Huge explosion rocked the capital Kiev, Russia shot down the Ukrainian plane

An eyewitness told Reuters news agency that smoke had risen after loud explosions. Earlier, air raid sirens sounded throughout Ukraine, including the Kiev region.

According to CNN, early this morning, missile attacks took place around the Ukrainian port city of Odessa. In Donetsk, five people were killed and 20 others injured after a series of explosions near the city. Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency said the explosions in Donetsk were caused by the Ukrainian armed forces. Donetsk is rarely shelled by Ukrainian forces and Kiev officials have yet to comment on the explosions in the city.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, the waves shelling Russia has destroyed 113 churches in Ukraine since the beginning of the war. “Among these are many ancient churches that have stood in World War II,” the head of Ukraine said.

The governor of the Luhansk region Serhiy Gaidai said that Russian forces had blown up several bridges across the Siverskyi Donets river to prevent Ukraine from sending reinforcements and delivering aid to civilians in the city of Severodonetsk. The official also said that Ukrainian forces have now recaptured a fifth of the territory they lost in the city of Severodonetsk.

At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry said via Telegram channel that Ukrainian forces are withdrawing to the city of Lysychansk after suffering serious losses of up to 90% in some units participating in the fighting near Severodonetsk. .

The Russian Defense Ministry added that Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian transport plane carrying weapons and ammunition near the port of Odessa. However, Reuters news agency said that it has not been able to independently verify the news on the battlefield.

Hoai Linh