The Ukrainian army announced that it had repelled an attack by Russian troops in Kharkiv, in the eastern part of the country. The Russian side deployed Ka-52 attack helicopters last night, said Oleg Shyngupov, commander of the Ukrainian forces in the area, according to the Ukrainian newspaper Ukrinska Pravda, but «our forces are holding their positions.».
He described the situation in besieged Izium, some 100 kilometres away, as difficult. There is no connection to that town at present, he added. Attempts to organise a humanitarian corridor were rejected by the Russian side, the Ukrainian officer added. This information cannot be independently verified.
New Russian strikes against military targets in northwestern Ukraine
The Russian military launched new attacks against military targets in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday, the commander of Ukrainian forces in the area, Vitaly Koval, told the UNIAN news agency.
He said three missiles hit military installations, but gave no details.
«The enemy hit military infrastructure three times,» he said, adding «a committee is on the ground to assess the damage.».
The Russian army announced the day before that it had launched attacks in the area. According to the Ministry of Defence in Moscow, more than 80 Ukrainian fighters were killed in a rocket attack on a military training site in Nova Liubomirka in Rivne province. This information cannot be independently verified.
The EU will present today its plan to support Ukrainian refugees
The European Commission will today (Wednesday) present its plans to ensure that people fleeing Ukraine because of the Russian invasion have access to jobs, education and housing, following the unprecedented wave of refugees in EU countries. «Almost 3.4 million people, the vast majority of them women and children, have arrived in the EU after fleeing Ukraine. The scale and speed (of this refugee flow) is unprecedented. On average, every second a child arrives in the EU,» Commission Vice-President Maros Shevkovic told a press conference.
