Selenskij visits Front in the Donetsk area – DiePresse.com

The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskij visited troops near the highly competitive and strategically important city of Pokrowsk. In online services, Selenskij shared a video of his visit on Saturday, without naming the exact time. The Russian armed forces are about six kilometers before the Pokrowsk, located in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. Meanwhile, mutual air strikes were reported from both sides.

According to the regional governor Iwan Fedorow, a family of three died in a Russian drone attack in the South Ukrainian city of Saporischschja, including a young girl. In view of the talks provided for Monday, Kiev criticized the attack sharply.

In total, Russia shot 179 drones on Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Saturday. According to Ukrainian authorities, twelve people were injured in the attacks on Saporischschja, including a nine -month infant. The Ukraine also attacked Russia with drones overnight, and according to official information, six people were injured.

Moscow reports Ukrainian drone attacks

According to Moscow, six people were violated in Ukrainian drone attacks on several Russian areas. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 47 drones were « destroyed or intercepted » over the regions of Woronech, Belgorod, Rostow, Wolgograd and Astrachan. Several apartments were damaged in Rostow. A fire engine had been hit in Gorlowka in the Donetsk region, partly occupied by Russia.

Despite negotiations on the US proposal for a ceasefire in the conflict that lasted for more than three years, both countries had recently reinforced their mutual air raids.

On Monday, US negotiators in Saudi Arabia want to have separate conversations with delegations from Kiev and Moscow over a ceasefire in Ukraine. Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin recently rejected the US proposal supported by Ukraine for a 30-day ceasefire. Instead, he said he ordered the attacks on the energy infrastructure in Ukraine for a month. While the Kremlin explained that he had already implemented this, this is not the case from Kiev.

Russia reserves the right to counter attacks on Ukrainian energy systems

According to Russia, Russia also reserves the right to an equivalent answer to Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy systems. This is announced by the Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Ukraine accused provocations of Ukraine to disturb the progress of negotiations. US President Donald Trump had agreed with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to stop attacks on energy systems as the first step towards a desired ceasefire.

Ukraine had also agreed. On Friday, however, the opponents of the war accused each other that they had blown up a Russian gas pumping station in the border area with Ukraine. (APA/AFP)