KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces struck a cafe in a key frontline area in northeastern Ukraine Saturday, killing two civilians and wounding a third, regional officials said. The shelling near the city of Kupiansk came as U.K. officials said that Russia may try to retake the area, which was captured by Kyiv…
People look at a large column of burnt out and captured Russian tanks and infantry carriers that have been on display on the central Khreshchatyk Boulevard as Ukrainians mark Independence Day, in Kyiv, Ukraine on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces struck a cafe in a key frontline area in northeastern Ukraine Saturday, killing two civilians and wounding a third, regional officials said.
Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian defense ministry, said in a regular briefing Saturday that Moscow’s forces had “improved their position along the front line” in the Kupiansk area and repelled five Ukrainian assaults over the previous day. He did not give further details regarding any troop movements.
A Washington-based think tank said late Friday that Ukrainian forces were pushing forward in Zaporizhzhia after advancing into the village of Robotyne earlier this week. The Institute for the Study of War in its latest assessment cited pro-Kremlin military bloggers expressing concern over a lack of reinforcements and troop locations in the area, while the Ukrainian General Staff that same day claimed unspecified further successes south and southeast of Robotyne.
According to Russia’s state Tass agency, the Sheremetevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports all suspended flights for over an hour early Saturday.
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