A sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Russian military broke into a hotel after Ukrainian forces tried to drive the troops out of Severodonetsk, informs the local officer. The cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, in eastern Ukraine, are being bombarded by Russian forces.
Oleksandr Striuk, the head of the City Civil-Military Administration of Severodonetsk, said, “We have a hot spot – this is the Myr Hotel that was entered by a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group, which during the day we tried to get out of there."
“The situation there was quite fierce, but we persevered. They tried to enter from the other side... At the same time, the artillery shelling of the city is relentless" he added.
Meanwhile, Russia on 24th February launched its invasion of Ukraine. And, according to the latest updates, Kharkiv has been hit by fresh strikes amid fears the city is still on Russia’s agenda. At least nine civilians were killed, including a child, and 19 injured, authorities said. While, the Kremlin has rejected claims that Russia has blocked grain exports from Ukraine, blaming the west for creating such a situation by imposing sanctions on Russia. Also, Two captured Russian soldiers have pleaded guilty to shelling a town in eastern Ukraine, in the second war crimes trial since Russian troops invaded the country. And, there are about 8,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war held in the Russian-backed self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics, the Luhansk official Rodion Miroshnik has said.