Air defense systems intercept Ukrainian rockets over Bryansk
A senior Zaporozhye official says one person was killed in a terrorist attack in Enerhodaras.
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Air defense systems intercept Ukraine rockets over Bryansk: Governor
Russian air defense systems intercepted on Friday morning four Ukrainian rockets fired at the Starodubsky district of Russia's Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, Governor Alexander Bogomaz confirmed.
"Today, at 5:00 a.m. [02:00 GMT], Ukrainian nationalists launched a rocket attack on the territory of Starodubsky municipal district. Air defense systems of the Russian Armed Forces have repulsed the attack. Four rockets have been shot down," Bogomaz said on Telegram.
The governor added that there were no victims or material damage recorded. The security services were operating on the site.
Attack in Enerhodar kills one: Official
In a related context, one person was killed on Friday morning in a terrorist attack in Enerhodaras, Vladimir Rogov, a senior official with the Zaporozhye regional administration, said.
"The cause of the explosion that was heard this morning in the city was a car explosion. One person is believed to have died in the terrorist attack," Rogov wrote on Telegram.
Russian forces take Vuhledar in a semicircle: DPR Official
Elsewhere, the Russian military has taken the city of Vuhledar in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in a semicircle and is liberating the city as they did in the city of Artemivsk (also known as Bakhmut in Ukrainian), Igor Kimakovsky, an adviser to acting DPR head Denis Pushilin, told Sputnik.
"In Vuhledar, there is a gradual encirclement of the city. It is already actually in a semicircle from the east and southeast. The capture of the city follows the same pattern as in Artemivsk - to take the city 'in pincers,'" Kimakovsky indicated.
The DPR official pointed out that Kiev had significant difficulties in supplying ammunition and deploying additional forces in the city because the Russian military has taken under fire control the highway from Krasnoarmiisk to Vuhledar.
On Tuesday, Pushilin announced that Ukrainian troops have entrenched at industrial facilities in Vuhledar and have yet to receive orders to retreat.
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