Ukraine hits Russian targets, France offers Odessa helpUkrainian tankers fire at frontline positions near the city of Soledar, Donetsk region on June 10, 2022MYKOLAIV: Ukraine tried to push back Russian troops in the east and south on Friday as France offered to help ensure access to the port of Odessa and ease a global grain crisis. And fierce fighting continued in the eastern Donbas region, where Moscow has concentrated its firepower, especially around the eastern industrial city of Severodonetsk. Local governor Sergiy Gaiday said on Friday that Russian forces had destroyed a major sports centre, adding: "One of the symbols of Severodonetsk was destroyed. France wants "victory for Ukraine", the advisor added, after Macron sparked controversy by suggesting Russia should not be humiliated. Putin has said that what Russia calls its special military operation is meant to "de-Nazify" Ukraine and suggested he is merely taking territory back.

Source: Bangkok Post June 11, 2022 08:44 UTC