Ahead of the announced talks in Alaska on Friday, massive Ukrainian drone attacks have once again kept Russia on edge. Videos of fires are spreading at lightning speed across social media, and many injuries have been reported. Smoke rose over downtown Rostov-on-Don, and ambulances rushed frantically through the area, according to the local news portal 161.ru. Telegram channels posted photos of damaged residential buildings with shattered windows. Eyewitnesses reported a deafening explosion.
As a result of the drone attack on the southern Russian city, 13 people were injured, two of whom had to be hospitalized in critical condition. In Russia’s border region of Belgorod, the regional administration building was attacked, leaving at least three people injured. All have been taken to hospitals, according to regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on Telegram. Oil refinery in flames
In the Volgograd region of southern Russia, a fire and a leak broke out at an oil refinery as a result of a drone attack. The cause, according to governor Andrei Bocharov, was debris from downed drones. Ukrainian General Staff: Situation near Pokrovsk stabilized Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military says it has managed to stabilize the difficult situation on the front line near Dobropillya and Pokrovsk in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk.
The First Corps of the National Guard and neighboring and subordinate units have inflicted significant losses on the enemy, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported, citing General Staff spokesman Andriy Kovalyov. Several prisoners were also taken. “The situation is stabilizing,” Kovalyov said. Previously, according to military observers, Russian units had advanced more than ten kilometers northeast of Pokrovsk in the direction of Dobropillya.
Media reports spoke of a major breakthrough on the front. As a result, Ukraine’s military leadership had moved reserves into the area, including the “Azov” National Guard Corps. Ukrainian units in the cities of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad remain under serious threat of encirclement by Russian troops.
