UKRAINE

Ukrainian troops have successfully launched counteroffensives on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Oleh Synyehubov, governor of the Kkarkiv Oblast announced on Monday. According to information published by the Ukrainian media, Russia’s attacks targeted several cities on Sunday evening. The capital Kyiv and the cities of Lutsk, Rivne and Kharkiv were reportedly rocked by several powerful explosions. Air raid sirens went off in most regions, and a fuel depot in Lutsk, in the northwest, was hit by a missile strike. The Ukrainian leadership accused the Russian army of „inhumane tactics” and for the „partial or complete blocking of humanitarian corridors and cities under siege”, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak tweeted.