Russia launches new battery of attacks against various regions of Ukraine as it encircles Bakhmut

The Wagner Group claims to have taken control of towns northwest of Bakhmut

MADRID, 9 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Russian Armed Forces have launched a new wave of attacks on several regions of Ukraine on Thursday, bombings that have left at least five dead in Lviv as Russian troops try to finally gain complete control of the city of Bakhmut , which has become a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance.

The president, Volodimir Zelenski, has admitted that it has been "a hard night", with bombings in regions such as Kiev, Mikolaiv, Kharkov, Odesa, Zaporizhia, Yitomir and Lviv, among others. "Massive attacks have taken place throughout the country. The enemy has launched 81 rockets trying to intimidate the Ukrainians again, returning to their pathetic tactics," he asserted in a message posted on his Telegram account.

Thus, he has pointed out that "occupation forces can only terrorize civilians." "That's all they can do, but it won't help them. The responsibility for everything they've done is not going to go away," he pointed out before stating that work is being done to restore electricity supply to the most affected areas.

In this sense, it has confirmed that some vital infrastructures have been affected, as well as several residential buildings. "Unfortunately, there are fatalities", he has asserted before transferring his condolences to family and friends.

The governor of the Lviv region, Maxim Kozitski, has confirmed that at least five people have been killed by shelling in a residential area in the Zolochiv district. "My most sincere condolences to the relatives," lamented Kozitski, who also warned that a fire has broken out that has affected several homes, vehicles and premises.

The head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yermak, has condemned the attacks and has branded the perpetrators "terrorists", whom he has accused of "doing everything possible to leave Ukrainians without electricity." "They continue to terrorize peaceful people, but they cannot understand that after what we have already been through, this will not break us and we will continue to confidently move towards the goal of clearing the Ukrainian land of Russian waste," he said, according to a report. release.

Previously, the mayor of kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, has confirmed that the attacks have left several injured in the capital, although they are already hospitalized receiving medical treatment.

The attacks have also affected the country's energy infrastructure, for which the Ukrainian nuclear company Energoatom has warned of supply cuts, especially in areas of Kiev, Mykolaiv, Kharkov, Odesa, Dnipro and Yitomir.

In a statement, the company has indicated that the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant has suffered a power outage and is without power. "The station has suffered a blackout for the sixth time since the occupation began. Units five and six are in a cooling state and the emergency generators have been turned on," the text collects.

The Ukrainian Energy Minister, Herman Galushchenko, has warned that "the Russians are putting the world on the brink of a nuclear catastrophe" and has urged "to start negotiations on the demilitarization of the plant."

In Kiev, on the other hand, the authorities have announced cuts in the supply with the aim of "avoiding the greatest possible damage to energy infrastructures", for which 40 percent of consumers have been left without heating for the moment.

Likewise, the city of Kharkiv has suffered a general blackout due to a missile attack and, according to the mayor, Igor Terejov, the area has been left without electricity, water and heating. "The authorities are working to restore all the supply. We believe that the situation is complete, but we are confident that we can return the supply in the shortest period of time possible," he said.

However, the Ukrainian forces have highlighted that they have managed to repel a hundred Russian air attacks in five regions of the country over the last day. "The enemy continues to violate the norms of International Law and continues with its attacks as it tries to destroy the country's infrastructure," the Army warned in a statement collected by the Ukrinform news agency.

Russian forces continue to advance in the vicinity of the city of Bakhmut, which has become vitally important at this stage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The owner of the Wagner Group, Yevgeni Prigozhin, announced this Thursday that the Dubovo and Vasilevka area, northwest of the town, is already under "complete control" of Russian forces.

Prigozhin, who has previously indicated that the Russian mercenary group controls the entire eastern part of the city, said in a statement that the area northwest of the city "is already under Russian control although there are clashes on the outskirts of Bakhmut." .

Likewise, it has warned of the deployment by Ukraine of four Army units in the region to stop the advance precisely towards Bakhmut. On Wednesday, Zelenski urged forcefully defending the area, considering that the capture of Bakhmut by Russia would mean establishing a "direct route" to access other cities in the east of the country.