Occupied Ukrainian city under fire after Russia kills 26AFP, UMAN, UkraineRussian occupational authorities in southern Ukraine yesterday said that Ukrainian forces were subjecting the city of Novaya Kakhovka to “intense artillery fire” that had cut off electricity. Rescuers and residents search for survivors in the rubble next to a residential building that was hit by a missile in Uman, Ukraine, on Friday. Novaya Kakhovka fell to Russian forces on the first day of their offensive in Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year. On Friday, Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine, killing 26 people, including five children. The barrage of almost two dozen missiles ended a weeks-long pause following the repeated Russian strikes that had aimed to paralyze Ukraine’s energy grid during the winter months.
