Kyiv [Ukraine], May 30: Ukrainian officials said that the capital Kyiv was hit by a second night of heavy air strikes in a row, lasting until the morning of May 29, while the Russian side also targeted many places in the west, causing Ukraine to lose five aircraft.
The 15th air strike of the month against Kyiv is part of Moscow's move to increase pressure, amid Ukraine's preparation for a major counter-offensive. Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuri Ihnat said Russia appeared to have used Iskander ballistic missiles and S-300 and S-400 missiles in the morning attack on May 29.
In a rare move to acknowledge damage at a military target, Ukraine said five planes had been disabled and runways were being restored in the western Khmelnitskiy region, but did not specify the exact location. body. "Currently, work is continuing to put out fires at fuel, lubricant and ammunition storage facilities," according to the Khmelnitskiy Regional Governor's Office. The Ukrainian military said the attack in the port city of Odessa caused fire and damage to infrastructure, but did not say if the damage would affect grain exports.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny said that the Russian side launched up to 40 missiles and about 35 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), of which 37 missiles and 29 UAVs were shot down.
The Russian side has not commented on the above information. TASS news agency on May 29, citing information written on Telegram channel by police chief Andrey Nebytov in Kyiv province, said some infrastructure was damaged. In addition, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced that Russian tactical aircraft and artillery forces attacked 89 Ukrainian artillery units and caused damage to weapons and personnel in 156 areas.
Russian intelligence suggests that Ukrainian units deployed to Donetsk are actively replenishing ammunition stockpiles, taking advantage of the cloudy weather and poor visibility. According to Konashenkov, the Russian side shot down three Storm Shadow cruise missiles and six HIMARS rockets from Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's Defense Minister OleksiiReznikov said that all of Ukraine's Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles so far have hit their targets. Missiles developed by Britain and France that can hit targets more than 250 km away, were supplied to Ukraine by Britain on May 12, according to CNN.
In another development, the Kyiv Independent page on May 29 quoted Ukrainian MP FedirVenislavskyi as saying that NATO is unlikely to let Ukraine join before the war ends. However, he added that Ukraine's future accession to the military alliance was "no one doubted". According to him, detailed projections of Ukraine's future accession to the alliance can be reached at the NATO summit from July 11 to 12 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper
