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Russia fires dozens of drones and missiles at Ukraine
FRANCE 24 English
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2/2/2025
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00:00
Firefighters spend hours trying to douse the flames of this collapsed residential building
00:04
in Poltova after it was hit by a Russian missile overnight.
00:09
Others search for survivors or bodies, while residents and loved ones anxiously wait for
00:15
news.
00:16
My son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter were here.
00:19
The three of them were killed here, within a second.
00:23
Every time a body is pulled out of the rubble, Ihor Yavorsky runs to check whether he can
00:27
recognise it.
00:29
No, that's an elderly person.
00:32
It's not him.
00:33
Poltova is one of the many cities targeted by Russia in the early hours of Saturday.
00:38
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reported extensive damage in several regions
00:42
including Kyiv, Zaporizhia, Odessa and Kharkiv.
00:46
The air force counting a total of 123 drones and more than 40 missiles launched by Russia.
00:53
On the ground, meanwhile, Russian forces are inching closer to the strategic city of Pokrovsk.
00:58
Making small but steady gains in the east of the country.
01:01
Ukrainian units are simply running out of infantry and they are not getting enough replacements
01:07
to fill back their frontline battalions and this causes the units on the front to be weak.
01:16
Pokrovsk's road and rail connections have made it an important supply centre for a large
01:20
section of Ukraine's frontline.
01:23
Its capture could put Russia in a strong position to mount attacks in several directions.
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