{"id":458286,"date":"2022-06-06T06:46:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T03:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/russia-drops-missiles-on-kyiv-for-first-time-in-weeks\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T06:46:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T03:46:21","slug":"russia-drops-missiles-on-kyiv-for-first-time-in-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russia-drops-missiles-on-kyiv-for-first-time-in-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Russia drops missiles on Kyiv for first time in weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3874a37b878\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3874a37b878\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russia-drops-missiles-on-kyiv-for-first-time-in-weeks\/#%E2%80%9CRussia_drops_missiles_on_Kyiv_for_first_time_in_weeks%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Russia drops missiles on Kyiv for first time in weeks&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russia-drops-missiles-on-kyiv-for-first-time-in-weeks\/#Ukraine_claims_half_of_Sievierodonetsk\" >Ukraine claims half of Sievierodonetsk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russia-drops-missiles-on-kyiv-for-first-time-in-weeks\/#Putin_plays_down_new_us_rockets\" >Putin plays down new u.s. rockets<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRussia_drops_missiles_on_Kyiv_for_first_time_in_weeks%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Russia drops missiles on Kyiv for first time in weeks&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>KYIV, June 5 (Reuters) \u2013 Russia struck Ukraine\u2019s capital Kyiv with missiles early on Sunday for the first time in more than a month, while Ukrainian officials said a counter-attack on the main battlefield in the east had retaken half of the city of Sievierodonetsk.<\/p>\n<p>Dark smoke could be seen from many miles away after the attack on two outlying districts of Kyiv. Ukraine said the strike hit a rail car repair works, while Moscow said it had destroyed tanks sent by Eastern European countries to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In Sievierodonetsk, where Russia has concentrated its forces in recent weeks, Ukraine mounted a counter-attack that it said took the Russians by surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday night said he visited troops in Lysychansk, a town just a few kilometres south from Sievierodonetsk in the eastern province of Luhansk.<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>led to Soledar in the neighbouring Donetsk province. Russia is seeking to capture both Luhansk and Donetsk, which make up the broader Donbas region, Ukraine\u2019s industrial heartland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat you all deserve is victory \u2013 that is the most important thing. But not at any cost,\u201d Zelenskiy, wearing his trademark khaki T-shirt, told Ukrainian troops in a video released on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/UKRAINE-CRISIS_.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A man looks at the smoke after explosions were heard as Russia's attacks on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 5, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22544180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/UKRAINE-CRISIS_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/UKRAINE-CRISIS_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/UKRAINE-CRISIS_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/UKRAINE-CRISIS_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A man looks out at the smoke billowing from a building on June 5 after Russia\u2019s attacks on Ukraine continue.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Edgar Su<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the Kyiv attack, one person was hospitalized though there were no im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te reports of deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The strike was a sudden reminder of war in a capital where normal life has largely returned since Russian forces were driven from its outskirts in March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kremlin resorts to new insidious attacks. Today\u2019s missile strikes at Kyiv have only one goal \u2013 kill as many as possible,\u201d Ukrainian presidential adviser <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Podolyak_M\/status\/1533340397958746112\">Mykhailo Podolyak said in a post on Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While someone asks not to humiliate \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa, the Kremlin resorts to new insidious attacks. Today\u2019s missile strikes at Kyiv have only 1 goal \u2013 kill as many \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 as possible. Each of such terrorist attacks must face a tough response from European capitals: more sanctions, more weapons.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u041c\u0438\u0445\u0430\u0439\u043b\u043e \u041f\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043b\u044f\u043a (@Podolyak_M) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Podolyak_M\/status\/1533340397958746112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ukraine said Russia had carried out the Kyiv strike using long-range air-launched missiles fired from heavy bombers as far away as the Caspian Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s nuclear power operator said a Russian cruise missile had flown \u201ccritically low\u201d over the country\u2019s second-largest nuclear power plant.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s attack was the first big strike on Kyiv since late April, when a missile killed a journalist. Recent weeks have seen Russia focus its destructive might mainly on front lines in the east and south, although Moscow occasionally strikes elsewhere in what it calls a campaign to degrade Ukraine\u2019s military infrastructure and block Western arms shipments.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/UKRAINE-CRISIS_KYIV-BLASTS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Smoke rises after missile strikes, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 5, 2022.  \" class=\"wp-image-22544190\"\/><figcaption>Russia\u2019s attack on Kyiv was the first in more than a month. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Valentyn Ogirenko<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ukraine_claims_half_of_Sievierodonetsk\"><\/span>Ukraine claims half of Sievierodonetsk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After recapturing a swathe of Sievierodonetsk, Ukrainian forces were now in control of half of it and continuing to push the Russians back, said Serhiy Gaidai, governor of Luhansk province, which includes the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will simply try to level everything. They have no other tactics,\u201d Gaidai said of the Russians.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The claims could not be independently verified. Both sides say they have inflicted huge casualties in Sievierodonetsk, in a battle that could determine which side carries the momentum into a protracted war of attrition in coming months.<\/p>\n<p>In another sign Ukraine has held off the Russian advance, Gaidai said evacuations resumed from the Ukrainian-held part of Luhansk province on Sunday, and 98 people had escaped. Russian forces have been trying for weeks to cut off the main road out to encircle Ukrainian troops there, and evacuations were halted last week after a journalist was killed by shelling.<\/p>\n<p>A Russian state media journalist on Sunday said that Russian Major <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Roman Kutuzov had been killed in eastern Ukraine, adding to the string of high-ranking military casualties sustained by Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s military reported that its forces repelled seven attacks in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions on Sunday, destroying four tanks and shooting down a combat helicopter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ukraine-russia-general-034-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Russian Major-General Roman Kutuzov walks in his uniform.\" class=\"wp-image-22544201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ukraine-russia-general-034-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ukraine-russia-general-034-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ukraine-russia-general-034-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Reports claim Russian Major General Roman Kutuzov was killed in eastern Ukraine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">VL.ru\/east2west <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Donetsk, Russian forces have been advancing in recent days in territory north of the Siverskiy Donets river, in advance of what Ukraine anticipates could be a push on the major city of Sloviansk.<\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s defence ministry said on Sunday that Ukrainian counterattacks in Sievierodonetsk over the past 24 hours were likely to blunt any operational momentum Russia had gained. Moscow was deploying poorly equipped separatist fighters in the city to limit the risk to its regular forces, it said.<\/p>\n<p>Britain announced that it will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems that can strike targets up to 80 km (50 miles) away.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sievierodonetsk-smoke-rising-ukraine-russia.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Smoke rises in the city of Severodonetsk during heavy fightings between Ukrainian and Russian troops at eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on May 30, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22544213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sievierodonetsk-smoke-rising-ukraine-russia.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sievierodonetsk-smoke-rising-ukraine-russia.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sievierodonetsk-smoke-rising-ukraine-russia.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russia has concentrated its attacks in Sievierodonetsk in recent weeks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ARIS MESSINIS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a Sunday address in Rome, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/world\/2022\/06\/05\/kyiv-struck-by-russian-cruise-missiles-amid-fierce-fighting-in-east-ukraine\/\">Pope Francis noted<\/a> that more than 100 days had passed since \u201cthe start of the armed aggression against Ukraine\u201d, and called the war \u201cthe negation of God\u2019s dream\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Putin_plays_down_new_us_rockets\"><\/span>Putin plays down new u.s. rockets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The United States said last week it would send new, advanced medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine, which Kyiv hopes will help tip the balance in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Washington has ruled out sending longer-range munitions and says Kyiv has promised not to strike inside Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Russian state television, President Vladimir Putin played down the impact of the new rockets, although he warned Washington not to send longer-range ones.<\/p>\n<p>The rockets Washington had promised so far were comparable to Soviet-era weapons Ukraine already had, Putin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is nothing new. It doesn\u2019t change anything in essence,\u201d Putin said. If Washington were to deliver longer-range rockets, \u201cwe will strike at those targets which we have not yet been hitting\u201d, he said. He also dismissed the impact of Western drones, saying Russia had been \u201ccracking them like nuts\u201d.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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