The Ukrainian Interior Ministry revealed in a statement that a Russian missile strike hit the city of Kryvyi Rih in southern Ukraine on Monday morning. The ministry stated, "The (enemy) launched a missile attack on Kryvyi Rih. All relevant agencies are currently working at the scene," urging residents to remain in shelters to protect themselves from airstrikes.
A senior Ukrainian official reported that fierce fighting occurred in the northeast of the country on Sunday, noting that Kyiv's forces are maintaining their positions and making gains in some areas. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar stated that Russian forces "are trying to drive us out" from elevated positions in the northeast that were occupied by Moscow after its invasion in February 2022, but Ukrainian forces managed to reclaim these positions later.
She explained that the Russian forces have suffered "losses no less than those incurred during the fierce battles in Bakhmut," which fell into Russian hands after over ten months of fighting. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described Sunday as a "good day, a strong day," particularly near Bakhmut, where Ukrainian forces claim they are regaining control over the territories lost when Russian troops took the city in May.
Zelensky indicated that the death toll from the Russian strike on a school in the northern town of Sumy on Saturday rose to two after rescue teams cleared the debris from the site. The Russian army noted that it halted Ukrainian forces in the northeast, stating it shot down three Ukrainian drones that attempted to bomb Moscow and caused damage to a high-rise building containing government offices.
Russian forces launched their latest attack in a series of nighttime air assaults, targeting what officials described as a "non-residential building" in the city of Kharkiv in the northeast of the country. The shelling caused a fire, but there were no reports of injuries. Intense clashes also erupted around the cities of Kupiansk and Lyman in northeastern Ukraine.
