Officials said that a party of Russian soldiers who had responded to a hoax call from Ukrainians directing them to a mine-filled house had been killed by their own mines.
According to sources, there were Azov militants camped out in a house outside of Mariupol, according to the mayor’s office of Mariupol, which posted the information on Telegram.
The soldiers hurried to the home in an effort to locate the paramilitary warriors, whose colleagues had earlier in the conflict stubbornly defended the city and its steelworks until being finally seized by Putin’s men.
The pro-Ukrainian partisans behind the bogus call were there when the gullible Russians arrived to the site, but there were no hostile forces to be seen.
They were subsequently detonated by mines that their own men had planted but left unnoticed. Ukrainians discovered the devices and later utilised them to their advantage.
The incident occurred early yesterday morning, and the mayor’s office reports that one soldier was killed and another lost a limb and is still being treated at a hospital in Donetsk.
In Mariupol, a Russian-held city that has endured terrible bombing throughout the conflict and been forced to stay underground for months without food, water, or power, Ukraine has achieved a rare win.
Russian shelling that struck Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, earlier today claimed at least four lives, according to the regional governor.
Oleg Synegubov reported on Telegram that “the Russian invaders blasted the core areas of Kharkiv,” citing four confirmed fatalities, four further injuries, and a caution to people to “remain inside the shelters.”
As his men began their onslaught, Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with Russian soldiers to evacuate for their lives, despite the fact that Russia claimed the assault had failed.
He promised that Ukrainian forces will pursue the Russian army “to the border” in his evening speech on Monday.
“The Russian military has to flee if they want to live.” He said, “Go home.”
“Ukraine is reclaiming its own,” Zelenskiy said.
When discussing the operation in the Kherson area, Zelenskiy’s top advisor Oleksiy Arestovych said that Russian defences had been “broken through in a few hours.”
Additionally, he said that Russian ships that were supplying a location on the west bank of the Dnipro river in the Kherson region were being shelled by Ukrainian troops.
According to the British defence ministry, Ukrainian forces are disrupting Russian resupply routes with their long-range precision strikes and increased artillery fire across the south.
Tuesday saw explosions in the Kherson region, according to the public broadcaster Suspilne in Ukraine. Residents of the city also posted about the events on social media, reporting gunfire and explosions but claiming it was unclear who was firing.
In an early Tuesday update, the military general staff of Ukraine reported clashes across the nation but provided no details on the Kherson offensive.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian forces attempted an offensive in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions but suffered heavy losses.
It said that the enemy’s assault effort “failed terribly.”
Nova Kakhovka, a Russian-occupied town, lost both water and electricity as a result of a rocket bombardment from Ukraine, according to representatives of the Russian-appointed authorities who spoke to RIA news agency.
The combat reports were not confirmed by Reuters.
Russian shelling of the coastal city of Mykolaiv, which has remained in Ukrainian control despite repeated Russian bombardments, killed at least two people, injured another 24 and destroyed out houses, municipal authorities and witnesses reported on Monday.
A strike that targeted a family house near to a school, according to a Reuters journalist, resulted in the death of one lady.
Olexandr Shulga, the property’s owner, claimed to have lived there all of his life and that his wife passed away after being buried in rubble. It struck, sending a shockwave. Everything was ruined,’ he said.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in southern Ukraine has been a flashpoint in the war, with both sides swapping accusations for shelling nearby. Russian soldiers controlled the facility in March, although Ukrainian employees are still working there.
According to TASS, Russian-installed officials blamed Ukrainian forces for launching two rounds that went off close to a spent fuel storage structure at the facility. The Ukrainian side had no quick comments.
The biggest nuclear reactor in Europe is set to receive an inspection and damage assessment mission later this week from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The team, headed by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, will assess working conditions and examine security and safety measures, according to the Vienna-based organisation.
Additionally, it will “conduct urgent safeguards actions,” which refers to monitoring nuclear material.
A senior Russian official expressed Moscow’s expectation that the expedition will debunk myths about the plant’s purportedly subpar condition.
The Kremlin called the IAEA mission “essential” and asked other nations to put pressure on Ukraine to ease military tensions near the facility. The Russian foreign ministry said that the delegation must conduct itself in a politically impartial way.
To assure that the complex is not a target, the United Nations, the United States, and Ukraine have demanded the removal of military hardware and personnel.
The Kremlin has decided against leaving the location.