Russia attacked the Poltava region in eastern Ukraine overnight on August 27, killing two people and causing damage, regional authorities said on Monday.
“As a result of the enemy’s attack, two people were killed, while two others were taken to hospital with minor injuries, and two others went missing,” regional governor Dmitro Lunin said on Telegram, adding that an industrial building was destroyed. , as well.
Meanwhile, another Russian missile attack destroyed two houses in the town of Krivi Rih.
The Ukrainian military said on August 28 that its forces are continuing their offensive towards the strategic city of Melitopol in the south of the Zaporizhia region.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted 34 battles in the past day in the wake of “an offensive towards Melitopol”, the General Staff of Ukraine said in its regular morning report on August 28.
Melitopoli, in the south of the Zaporizhia region, is a vital transit point for Russian forces and a key link to the so-called “land bridge” between Russian-annexed Crimea and Russian-occupied eastern parts of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on August 27 that he expects a “powerful September for Ukraine”, including important decisions by Western allies about the supply of weapons and other equipment for the war./REL
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