: Ukraine presses counteroffensive after Russian setback #IndiaNEWS #Home News Kyiv: Russia attacked the Ukrainian presidents hometown and other targets with suicide drones Sunday, and Ukraine took

Ukraine presses counteroffensive after Russian setback #IndiaNEWS #Home News
Kyiv: Russia attacked the Ukrainian presidents hometown and other targets with suicide drones Sunday, and Ukraine took back full control of a strategic eastern city in a counteroffensive that has reshaped the war.
Russias loss of Lyman, which it had been using as a transport and logistics hub, is a new blow to the Kremlin as it seeks to escalate the war by illegally annexing four regions of Ukraine and heightening its threats to use nuclear force.
Ukraines recent gains have embarrassed Russian President Vladimir Putin and prompted rare domestic criticism.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday his forces now control Lyman, after Russias military announced on Saturday its retreat.
“As of 12. 30 pm (0930 GMT) Lyman is cleared fully. Thank you to our militaries, our warriors, Zelenskyy said in a video address.
In southern Ukraine, Zelenskyys hometown Krivyi Rih came under Russian attack by a suicide drone that struck a school early on Sunday and destroyed two stories of it, said Valentyn Reznichenko, the governor of Ukraines Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russia in recent weeks has begun using Iranian-made suicide drones to attack targets in Ukraine. In southern Ukraine, the Ukrainian air force said on Sunday it shot down five Iranian-made drones overnight, while two others made it through air defenses.
Meanwhile, Russian attacks also targeted the city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday.
Ukraines military said on Sunday it carried out strikes on multiple Russian command posts, ammunition depots and two S-300 anti-aircraft batteries.
The reports of military activity couldnt be immediately verified.
Ukrainian forces have retaken swaths of territory, notably in the northeast around Kharkiv, in a counteroffensive in recent weeks.
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