KYIV
\nRussian forces overnight attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing at least six people and wounding 11 more in Kharkiv, Ukraine\u2019s second largest city, officials said Saturday.
\nGovernor of the Kharkiv region Oleh Syniehubov said missile strikes on the city damaged residential buildings, a gas station, a kindergarten, a cafe, a shop and cars.
\nOverall, Russia fired 32 Iranian-made Shahed drones and six missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to the air force commander. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down three cruise missiles and 28 drones, Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk said in a statement. \u201cRussian killers continue to terrorize Ukrainians and attack Kharkiv and other peaceful cities,\u201d he said.
\nThe Russian military has not commented on the strikes, but said that Ukraine on Saturday morning fired Vampire rockets at Russia. All 10 of them were shot down over Russia\u2019s border region of Belgorod by air defense systems, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
\nBattles on the ground
\nOn the ground in Ukraine, Russian forces were advancing, and pushing back against them was \u201cdifficult,\u201d said Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of Ukraine\u2019s armed forces.
\nSyrksyi said the situation in the Bakhmut area in the partially occupied eastern Donetsk region was particularly challenging. He said Russian forces are carrying out offensive operations day and night, using assault groups with the support of armored vehicles, as well as assaults on foot.
\nFierce battles are taking place east of the town of Chasiv Yar, which Ukraine still controls, and which is located near the occupied city of Bakhmut.
\nRussian forces are trying to break through defensive lines there, Syrskyi said on the messaging app Telegram, adding that \u201cChasiv Yar remains under our control, all enemy attempts to break through to the settlement have failed.\u201d
\nNear Avdiivka, another city in the Donetsk region held by the Russians, the fiercest battles were occurring in Pervomaiskyi and Vodyanyi, according to the official. He also said the situation is tense on the southern and northeastern parts of the front line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KYIV Russian forces overnight attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing at least six people and wounding 11 more in Kharkiv, Ukraine\u2019s second largest city, officials said Saturday. Governor of the Kharkiv region Oleh Syniehubov said missile strikes on the city damaged residential buildings, a gas station, a kindergarten, a cafe, a shop and cars. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-399104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n