Nine Killed As Russia Attacks Ukraine Military Base

Russian air strikes killed nine people at a military base outside Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, local officials said Sunday, in an attack that brings the conflict dangerously close to the Polish border.

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv meanwhile prepared for possible encirclement by Russian forces who invaded the country on February 24.

READ ALSO:Appreciate My Music Not Just My Dance – Korra Obidi

In a video address posted on social media late Saturday night, President Volodymyr Zelensky was adamant that the Russians would not take Ukraine.

“The Russian invaders cannot conquer us. They do not have such strength. They do not have such spirit. They are holding only on violence. Only on terror,” he said.

After more than two weeks of attacks in eastern and southern Ukraine, Russian forces have in recent days hit targets in the centre and now the west, edging close to the frontier with EU and NATO member Poland.

Overnight, Russian missiles struck a military training ground in Yavoriv near Lviv – about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Polish border – killing nine people and leaving 57 injured, local officials said.

It was a training centre for Ukrainian forces and also a hub for joint exercises with NATO allies. Ukraine’s defence minister said foreign instructors worked there, but did not say whether they were present at the time of the attack. 

Meanwhile, efforts continue to get help to the strategic southern port city of Mariupol, which aid agencies say is facing a humanitarian catastrophe.

A convoy of aid headed for Mariupol was blocked at a Russian checkpoint, but hoped to arrive on Sunday, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

Ukraine says more than 1,500 civilians have died in a near two-week siege, which has left the city without water or heat, and running out of food.

Attempts to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people have repeatedly failed. 

“Mariupol is still surrounded. That which they cannot have by war, (the Russians) want to have by hunger and despair. Since they cannot bring down the Ukrainian army, they target the population,” a French military source said.

A top Russian officer described the situation in stark language.

“Unfortunately, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is continuing to deteriorate rapidly, and in some cities, it has reached catastrophic proportions,” said the head of the Russian National Defence Control Centre, Mikhail Mizintsev.

In his video address, Zelensky appealed for more aid.

“I keep reiterating to our allies and friends abroad; they have to keep doing more for our country, for Ukrainians and Ukraine. Because it is not only for Ukraine, but it is for all of Europe,” he said.

Send Us A Press Statement Advertise With Us Contact Us

 And For More Nigerian News Visit GWG.NG