Rome, July 16, 2022 – The anti-aircraft sirens sound again a Kiev. After the bombing on Vinnytsia which resulted in at least 23 deaths, the war in Ukraine continues with new updates from the region of Donetskwhere eight people were killed in a series of attacks and three more people died in an attack last night Dnipro. Moscow intensifies its recent long-range attacks on the country’s cities that have so far killed at least 34 people.
Then we return to talk about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plantunder the control of Russianow used as a base for the storage of weapons, including missile systems, and to bomb the surrounding areas of the country.
Meanwhile, the death toll from the conflict is being updated. According to the Ukrainian army report, about 38,140 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the invasion began, according to the Kiev army. There are also 220 fighters, 188 helicopters and 687 downed drones. In addition, Kiev forces claim to have destroyed 1,677 Russian tanks, 846 artillery systems, 3,874 armored troop transport vehicles, 15 ships and 162 cruise missiles.
What happens in Zaporizhzhia
Located on the Dnipro River, the centrale nucleare Zaporizhzhia it has been under Russian control since the first weeks of the invasion, although it is still run by Ukrainian personnel. The situation at the plant, controlled by about 500 Russian soldiers, is “extremely tense,” said Energoatom president Pedro Kotin.
The situation in Donetsk
The scope and scale of the Russian offensive in the region of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, are still limited, with fighting west of Lysychansk focused on Siversk and Bakhmut, British intelligence writes in its daily update. Nonetheless, Russian forces have claimed in recent days that they have entered the outskirts of Siversk. Kiev is successfully repelling attacks from Moscow after surrendering Lysychansk and reorganizing its defense.
Attacks on Nikopol and Chuhuiv
Two people were killed today a Nikopol following heavy bombing of the Russian forces on the city of southern Ukraine. According to Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Valentyn Reznichenko, Russia fired 53 Grad rockets at the city. Three people died and three others were injured last night following a missile attack by Russian forces against the city of Chuhuiv, in the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv (northeast). The bombings destroyed an apartment building and damaged a school and a building materials store.