Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims Russian attack killed three-month-old child in Odessa

As Russia-Ukraine war is on edge of completing two months, Russian forces on Saturday yet again battered Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, attempting to smash last resistance from besieged land. attack on Azovstal metallurgical plant, which is sheltering thousands of "remnant" soldiers and civilians, was renewed two days after Russian President Vlimir Putin ordered his generals not to storm in, but inste “block off" industrial area. " enemy is trying it completely suppress resistance of defenders of Mariupol in area of Azovstal, said Oleksiy Arestovich, an visor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Despite 2,000 strong Ukrainian forces staging fierce defence in besieged city of Mariupol, Putin last Thursday claimed that Russian troops have successfully "liberated" city. One of worst-hit, sourn port city has been turned to rubble after Russia concentrated its offensive to take over strategic point that les way to Black Sea.

Roughly 1,000 civilians alongside Ukrainian troops are sheltering in Azovstal, last holdout amid arbitrary shelling, Kyiv officials have said. Local authorities have said that at least 1 lakh residents are still scattered in city with critically depleting supplies of food and water. Meanwhile, during a late-night dress, Zelenskyy said Russian troops killed "tens of thousands" of civilians in Mariupol with newly emerged evidence that showed Russia tried to "conceal" crimes.

'Bastards': Zelenskyy says as Russian strike kills 3-month-old in Odesa

During his national dress, Zelenskyy accused Russian troops of launching a blitz in sourn port city of Odesa. series of attacks on eve of Orthodox Easter killed five civilians, including a 3-month-old. Eighteen more were severely wounded in strikes. " war started when this baby was one month old. Can you imagine what is happening? Zelenskyy said. y are just b*****ds...I don't have any or words for it, just b*****ds," Zelenskyy said.

attacks on Odesa were simply aimed at creating "terror," said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. Four Russian missiles hit a military facility and residential building on Saturday in cultural hub of Ukraine, which is a largely Russian-speaking city. Ukrainian air defence, however, managed to thwart two TU-95 missiles fired from Caspian sea.

Meanwhile, according to a report by  Associated Press, Russia has claimed control over several villages in eastern Donbass region after destroying 11 Ukrainian targets overnight. In response, Ukraine, early on Saturday, informed that it h damaged 17 Russian targets, and artillery warehouses in last 24 hours. Russians have also continued shelling in residential areas of Kharkiv.

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