Putin's terror spreads across Ukraine: Russian warmonger attacks towns and cities including Dnipro and Lutsk as terrified locals experience Kremlin artillery attacks for the first time
- Vladimir Putin widened his onslaught on Ukraine after bombing new towns and cities in the war-torn nation
- In Ivano-Frankivsk, a triple strike hit at first light, said to be targeting an airfield on the edge of the city
- Shelling at 4am UK time yesterday left tower blocks and a factory ablaze in Dnipro, killing a security guard
By MARK NICOL DEFENCE EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 10:14 AEDT, 12 March 2022 | UPDATED: 10:16 AEDT, 12 March 2022
Vladimir Putin widened his onslaught of Ukraine yesterday ordering attacks on towns and cities that had previously escaped his wrath.
The Kremlin chief struck areas in central and western Ukraine, some hundreds of miles from the capital Kyiv.
Huge explosions illuminated the night sky in Dnipro and Lutsk as residents experienced Russian artillery attacks for the first time.
In Ivano-Frankivsk, a triple strike hit at first light, said to be targeting an airfield on the edge of the city. Indiscriminate shelling at 4am UK time yesterday left tower blocks and a factory ablaze in Dnipro, killing a security guard.
A view of a destroyed building after airstrikes hit civil settlements as Russian attacks continue on Ukraine in Dnipro
Firefighters spray water on a destroyed shoe factory following an airstrike in Dnipro after civilian targets came under Russian shelling
Trenches are prepared by the side of the road as a precaution amid Russian attacks in the capital city of Kyiv
People taking refuge at the Kharkiv Metro Station in Kharkiv after shelling from Russian troops around the city
As there were no Ukrainian military facilities in the district the local prosecutor opened an investigation into a possible war crime.
Residents and shop owners worked thoughout the day to clear up broken glass and board up the open window frames as snow fell and temperatures dipped below zero.
Svetlana Kalenecheko, who works in a clinic next door to the factory in Dnipro, said: 'We heard a loud explosion and the windows broke and bits of the ceiling started to fall.'
Dnipro had been considered a safe haven. Consequently, it has become a hub for the coordination of humanitarian aid and for those fleeing more severe fighting.
It was unclear last night what Putin thought he would achieve by bombing the city, as no invading troops were on the ground there yesterday. Other soft targets were hit, perhaps with the intention of spreading fear in areas previously unaffected by the invasion.
A psychiatric hospital in the eastern town of Izyum was bombed, causing 73 patients to be evacuated. Governor Oleg Sinegubov said the number of casualties was being established. He described it as 'a brutal attack on civilians'.
Rescuers work at the scene of an airstrike in Dnipro during the first shelling of the
Russia attacked the Lutsk aircraft plant leading to large explosions in the Ukrainian city
A care home for the disabled was struck in the village of Oskil, eastern Ukraine. There were 330 people inside including ten who required wheelchairs and 50 with reduced mobility – but there were no casualties.
Ukrainian airstrips were targeted yesterday at Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk, which are 260 miles and 380 miles respectively from Kyiv.
Last night it was considered unlikely that attacks on airstrips so far from the capital city would provide Russian forces with a much-needed impetus.
Western officials said the invaders were making 'minimal ground' because of logistical issues and 'strong Ukrainian resistance'.
One said: 'Because of the challenges... they are reassessing how to prosecute military operations. Russia made assumptions [before the invasion] which led to tactical errors about moving forces and protecting forces.'
The failure to establish control of Kyiv could force Putin to negotiate a settlement sooner than expected.
Yesterday he said there had been 'positive changes' from the talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials as he welcomed Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to Moscow.
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