Russia-Ukraine live news: Missile attacks in Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk |
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promises not to give up territory in the east of the country to end the war with Russia.
- Regional governor says six people have been killed in missile strikes on Ukraine’s western city of Lviv.
- Ukrainian forces in Mariupol continue to hold out after Russian deadline to surrender passes.
Here are the latest updates:
Two injured from missiles strikes in Dnipropetrovsk region: Official
Two people were injured and railway infrastructure “destroyed” as a result of a missile attack on settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Valentyn Reznichenko, the head of the regional military administration, wrote on his Telegram channel.
“Two victims in the Sinelnikovsky district. A rocket hit an infrastructure facility there. Rescuers curbed the fire. No people were caught in the Pavlogradsky district. But the railway infrastructure was destroyed,” Reznichenko wrote.
Spain to reopen Kyiv embassy in coming days: PM
Spain will reopen its embassy in Kyiv in the coming days, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said in an interview with the Antena3 TV network.
The Spanish embassy in Ukraine’s capital was evacuated on February 24 when Russian troops invaded the country.
The move comes after several other European countries, including France, recently announced they would move back their embassies to Kyiv.
Russia says it destroyed four arms depots in Ukraine overnight
Russia’s defence ministry says it has destroyed four arms and military equipment depots in Ukraine overnight with Iskander missiles, the TASS news agency reported.
Russian forces hit 315 Ukrainian targets in total overnight, TASS cited the ministry as saying.
It added Russia’s air defence shot down three Ukrainian warplanes and 11 drones.
Regional governor says six killed in missile strikes on Lviv
Six people have been killed and eight others wounded in missile strikes on Lviv, regional governor Maksym Kozystkiy has said.
Three missiles hit military infrastructure facilities while one struck a car tire replacement facility.
Russia’s attacks on Mariupol similar to its approach in Chechnya, Syria: UK
The British defence ministry says Russia’s targeting of civilian areas in Ukraine’s Mariupol aligns with its approach to Chechnya in 1999 and Syria in 2016.
“This is despite the 24 February 2022 claims of Russia’s defence ministry that Russia would neither strike cities nor threaten the Ukrainian population,” the ministry said in its latest intelligence briefing.
The ministry also praised Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol and elsewhere, saying it has “severely tested Russian forces”.
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 18 April 2022
Find out more about the UK government’s response: https://t.co/3ukVqHHIOX
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