Russia has launched widespread shelling and airstrikes, Ukraine officials say
by Reuters in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#60RE6)
Bombardments reported in the north and east, with focus on Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk
Russia launched artillery bombardments and airstrikes on the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk on Saturday, hitting a chemical plant where hundreds of civilians were trapped, a Ukrainian official has said.
Serhiy Haidai, the governor of the Luhansk region, said Russian forces had attacked Sievierodonetsk's industrial zone and tried to enter and blockade Lysychansk.
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