► Two dead in a strike in occupied Russian territory
A Ukrainian strike in territory occupied by Russia left at least two dead and 13 injured in the Kherson region (south), the services of the local official appointed by Moscow, Vladimir Saldo, announced on Monday January 20.
“As a result of the shelling of the village of Bekhtery, two adults were killed and 13 people were injured. Among the injured are three children”indicated the press service of Vladimir Saldo.
“Two attacks”led by the Ukrainian army “with cluster munitions”, “took place near a school where children and teachers were on their way to class”lamented Vladimir Saldo.
► The Russian army takes two localities in the East
The Russian army has claimed the conquest of two localities in eastern Ukraine, one of which is six kilometers south of Pokrovsk, a key town for the logistics of Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily statement that it had taken control of Shevchenko, south of Pokrovsk, as well as Novoyegorivka, a village in the Luhansk region. Despite heavy losses, the Russian army has been advancing for months against Ukrainian forces lacking men and less well armed.
► 31 Ukrainian drones destroyed in Russia
Russia claimed to have destroyed 31 Ukrainian drones which notably targeted industrial companies. “Over the last night, the air defense system intercepted and destroyed 31 Ukrainian drones”the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram.
-“An attempt to attack enemy drones” was notably carried out against “industrial companies” in Tatarstan (Volga), located about 1,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the regional government announced on Telegram.
► Moscow accuses Ukraine of having killed civilians
Russia announced on Sunday that it had opened an investigation into allegations that Ukrainian troops killed civilians in a Russian village captured by kyiv forces.
Ukraine has taken control of dozens of border towns in western Russia’s Kursk region since launching a surprise offensive there in August, and says around 2,000 civilians still live there. the areas it occupies.
The Russian Investigative Committee, which investigates major crimes, claimed that Ukrainian troops had “killed at least seven civilians who were sheltering in the basement of a house” in a village about twenty kilometers from the border. Russian state media published a video overnight, provided by the army, showing Russian troops discovering bodies in a basement.
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