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Major General Sergei Goryachev, 52, reportedly killed in missile strike on June 12, 2023 – east2west news/east2west news
A top Russian general leading troops in southern Ukraine has been killed in a missile strike, pro-Russian military bloggers have said.
Major General Sergei Goryachev, the chief of staff of the 35th Combined Arms Army, was reportedly killed on June 12 amid heavy fighting around the so-called “Vremivka Ledge” region in southern Donetsk, where Ukraine has liberated four villages in their counteroffensive. .
Goryachev, who is at least the fifth senior Russian general killed in Ukraine, had previously served in Transnistria, Moldova’s self-declared militarized region, and Tajikistan.
Ukraine has launched a counter-offensive in recent days to recapture territory from Russian troops.
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Nova Kakhova dam breach will have ‘huge impact on global food security,’ UN official says
The breach of the Nova Kakhovka dam will have a “huge impact on global food security,” said the United Nations deputy chief.
Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the Emergency Relief Coordinator, told the BBC: “This is a breadbasket – that whole area towards the Black Sea and Crimea is a breadbasket, not just for Ukraine but for the world.
“We already have food security problems, but I’m sure food prices will rise.”
He added: “It’s almost inevitable that we’re going to see huge, huge problems in harvesting and sowing for the next crop. And so what we’re going to see is a huge impact on global food security – that’s what’s going to happen. “
The dam in the Kakhovka reservoir burst last Tuesday, leaving hundreds of thousands of people in southern Ukraine without access to drinking water. President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of deliberately bringing down the structure with explosives. Russia blames Kiev for the attack.
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Russian oil refinery in Krasnodar caught fire
An oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region caught fire on Tuesday due to a technical malfunction of flaring equipment, state news agency RIA Novosti said.
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The fire has since been extinguished, according to a local emergency task force, and RIA reported that the refinery was operating normally.
The Krasnodar region is located in the south of Russia and is close to Crimea.
Oil refineries and energy facilities in southern Russia have been the frequent target of drone attacks in recent months, often leading to fires. Afipsky and Ilsky refineries were both reported to have been attacked by drones last month.
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Pictured: Vladimir Putin meets Russian soldiers injured during the war in Ukraine at a military hospital in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Russian servicemen who were injured in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and are currently being treated in a military hospital, after an award ceremony in Moscow – SPUTNIK/via REUTERS
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Zelensky says Russia will ‘never be forgiven’ after attack on Kryvyi Rih
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia “will be held responsible for every missile they launch” following the attack on his hometown of Kryvyi Rih.
Mr Zelensky shared a video of rescuers working to put out fires in a burning building in the central Ukrainian city surrounded by wrecked cars on Twitter on Tuesday morning, writing: “More terrorist missiles, Russian killers continue their war against residential buildings, ordinary cities and people.
“Unfortunately there are deaths and injuries. The rescue operation in Kryvyi Rih continues. My condolences to all the people who have lost their loved ones! Russian terrorists will never be forgiven and they will be held responsible for every missile they launch.
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Death toll rises to six after Kryvyi Rih rocket attack
At least six people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the town of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, the town’s mayor said.
Oleksandr Vilkul said on the Telegram: “Unfortunately, six have already died. The rescue operation continues.”
Mr Vikul had previously said three people had died and more were trapped under the rubble of a five-storey apartment building.
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Watch: Russian missile strike hits Zelensky’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih
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‘Massive’ rocket attack on Kryvyi Rih overnight
Russia launched a “massive rocket attack” overnight on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killing and injuring people and damaging civilian infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.
Serhiy Lisak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, where Kryvyi Rih is located, said on the Telegram messaging app that there had been a “massive missile attack” and that “there are deaths and injuries”.
Russian airstrikes hit several civilian buildings in the city, including a five-story building, Kryvyi Rih Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul said earlier.
“There are probably people under the rubble,” Vilkul said on Telegram.
A residential building badly damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region – DNIPROPETROVSK REGIONAL MILITARY ADMINISTRATION / via REUTERS
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