Russian forces have expanded their use of artillery north of Kyiv and in the vicinities of Kharkiv and Chernihiv, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. In highly populated metropolitan locations, the deployment of heavy artillery dramatically raises the danger of civilian deaths.
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The news that Vladimir Putin’s forces had begun bombarding important Ukrainian cities with heavy artillery, threatening a higher civilian death toll, was gaining fears. Russian defence leaders, according to Western diplomats, are undertaking more indiscriminate attacks on cities to pave the ground for armoured and mechanised battalions to march ahead.
They accused Moscow of using similar techniques after Putin’s intentions to invade Ukraine and capture control of the capital, Kyiv, and other major cities suffered setbacks.
Russian soldiers utilized artillery, rockets, and tube artillery in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv on Monday, according to one western official. He also expressed concerns that Russian dissatisfaction at failing to achieve major objectives five days into the invasion would lead to the usage of more indiscriminate fire, with these weapons, and that more people would be killed as a result.
Hundreds of people were injured and dozens of people were killed in widespread bombardment and rocket attacks in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. Fresh attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv where explosives were heard on Monday evening after peace negotiations finished without a breakthrough. It sparked worries that desperation to conquer at least one city was causing this to be overlooked.
