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Added on the 28/01/2022 18:12:01 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Russia's bombardment of Ukrainian towns and cities continued despite the Kremlin's announced pause in the assault, while concerns over energy scarcity continue to grow.
A forced pullout from Kherson, the only provincial capital Moscow captured after invading Ukraine in February, would mark one of Russia’s worst war setbacks.
The flagship, Moskva, was allegedly struck with at least two rockets, Odesa authorities claim. The Kremlin said it sustained damage after a fire broke out.View on euronews
"Russia has no plans to invade either Ukraine or any other country," Vladimir Chizhov tells Euronews, adding that "winter is not yet over."
Images released by the Ukrainian Presidency show President Volodymyr Zelensky in the trenches clad in a helmet and bulletproof vest handing out awards to Ukrainian soldiers and shaking their hands as he visits the country's eastern frontline. Fears in Kiev are mounting that Russia is preparing to invade its south-western neighbour. Ex-Soviet Ukraine has been fighting pro-Russia separatists in its eastern Lugansk and Donetsk regions since 2014, shortly after Moscow seized Crimea.