Russian forces said on Saturday they had fired hypersonic missiles at an underground weapons depot for the first time in western Ukraine.
The Kenzel missile is a very high-speed missile that does not appear on defense systems, and when it was built in 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin said it could not be stopped.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that a hypersonic rocket fired by the Kenzel missile system had destroyed an underground weapons cache in the Ivano-Frakowsk region, which contained rockets and ammunition. Were placed. ”
The report added that the attack took place on Friday, but Russia’s claim was not independently verified.
Ukraine’s military says the use of Kengel missiles shows how much Russia has failed to achieve its strategic goals on the battlefield. That is why they are now trying to intimidate Ukraine with their indiscriminate bombardment of civilian buildings and massive attacks.
Ukraine’s army chief said on Saturday that the Russians had fired 14 rockets and 40 more airstrikes in the past 24 hours, most of them targeting civilians.
They also confirmed Russia’s claim that its troops had entered the besieged port city of Mariupol in southern Ukraine.
The city of 300,000 people has been without food, water or electricity for days and the dead are lying on the streets.
“The city is facing some of the most difficult days in Ukraine’s history,” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelinsky said on Saturday.
The mayor of Marypole has confirmed that the Russians had entered the city center, and said that fighting and gunfire could be heard near his residence.
As the city of Mariupol collapses, Ukraine’s chief of staff says access to the Sea of Azov has been cut off as Russian forces tighten their grip on the vicinity of Mariupol.
Although the Russians appear to be stationed in the north of Ukraine, they have made some progress in the south and will now try to increase pressure on Kiev.
On the other hand, the fourth week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is going on, but it seems that the Russians have not been able to capture the major cities of Kiev and Kharkiv in the north of the country.
