Three killed in missile strike on Kherson as battle for Bakhmut rages on

Three individuals have been killed in a missile strike on Kherson, Ukrainian authorities say.

The assault on Saturday morning got here 4 months to the day after town was liberated by Ukrainian forces.

In the meantime additional to the east, the battle for the devastated metropolis of Bakhmut continues to rage on.

Evguéni Prigojine, the boss of the Wagner paramilitary group, claimed his males on the frontline had been making progress.

"That is the municipal administration constructing, the executive centre of town," he stated on Saturday, in a video message, pointing from the roof of a constructing, allegedly within the metropolis centre.

However Ukrainian forces have stated that any retreat on their half could be tactical, with a view to launching a counter-offensive.

"We want time to construct up our reserves and begin the spring counter-offensive, which isn't far off,” stated the commander of the Ukrainian Floor Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Simply west of Bakhmut in Chasiv Yar, the Ukrainian military stated they had been firing M777 howitzers as Russian shelling continued.

"We're combating till victory, we want the victory, not solely peace," stated a Ukrainian commander of the forty fourth brigade.

Kyiv's Defence Ministry stated on Saturday that Ukrainian forces had the day earlier than "repelled greater than 100 enemy assaults" in the primary fight zones.

Their willpower to cease town from falling stays sturdy.

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