KYIV: Russian strikes on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson wounded at least six people on Tuesday, after Moscow said it had shot down drones headed for annexed Crimea at night.
The attacks came as Russia’s offensive drags on for almost 20 months and with Kyiv waging a counteroffensive launched during the summer.
The head of Kherson, Roman Mrochko, said the southern city saw “massive” Russian shelling that wounded five people.
Another strike on a nearby transport company wounded two more people, the region’s governor, Oleksandr Prokudin said.
Kyiv also said it had shot down six Iranian-made Shahed drones that were launched from Moscow-controlled Crimea for the port city of Odesa.
Several hours earlier, Russia said it had shot down eight drones over Crimea, which regularly comes under Ukrainian attacks.
“Tonight air defense shot down eight enemy drones as they approached Crimea,” the Moscow-installed head of the peninsula, Sergei Aksyonov, said on social media.
Russia also said three other drones were shot down over its western region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine.
Ukrainian attacks on Russian and Russian-held territory have increased since Kyiv launched a counteroffensive to reclaim territory lost to Moscow.
Kyiv has said that it not only plans to retake territory lost since Russia invaded in February 2022, but also Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014.
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Russian shelling wounds six in south Ukraine
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Russian shelling wounds six in south Ukraine
- The head of Kherson, Roman Mrochko, said the southern city saw “massive” Russian shelling that wounded five people
- Another strike on a nearby transport company wounded two more people, the region’s governor, Oleksandr Prokudin said
Law enforcement block road near Nancy Guthrie’s home during investigation into her disappearance
- Roadblock set up about 3.2 kilometers from Nancy Guthrie’s house
- The FBI said it has collected more than 13,000 tips since February 1
TUCSON, Arizona: Law enforcement investigating the disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie ‘s mother sealed off a road near Nancy Guthrie’s home in Arizona late Friday night.
A parade of sheriff’s and FBI vehicles, including forensics vehicles, passed through the roadblock that was set up about 3.2 kilometers from the house.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said the activity was part of the Guthrie investigation but declined to detail specifics.
Guthrie, 84, was reported missing on Feb. 1. Authorities say her blood was found on the front porch of her Tucson-area home. Purported ransom notes were sent to news outlets, but two deadlines for paying have passed.
Authorities have expressed concerns Guthrie’s health because she needs daily medication. She is said to have a pacemaker and has dealt with high blood pressure and heart issues, according to sheriff’s dispatcher audio on broadcastify.com.
Investigators have studied surveillance video, sorted through thousands of tips and submitted DNA and other evidence for laboratory analysis.
The FBI said it has collected more than 13,000 tips since Feb. 1, the day Guthrie was reported missing. The sheriff’s department, meanwhile, said it has taken at least 18,000 calls.
On Tuesday, authorities released footage showing an armed, masked person at Guthrie’s doorstep on the night she was abducted. The videos — less than a combined minute in length — gave investigators and the public their first glimpse of who was outside Guthrie’s home in the foothills outside Tucson.
A parade of sheriff’s and FBI vehicles, including forensics vehicles, passed through the roadblock that was set up about 3.2 kilometers from the house.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said the activity was part of the Guthrie investigation but declined to detail specifics.
Guthrie, 84, was reported missing on Feb. 1. Authorities say her blood was found on the front porch of her Tucson-area home. Purported ransom notes were sent to news outlets, but two deadlines for paying have passed.
Authorities have expressed concerns Guthrie’s health because she needs daily medication. She is said to have a pacemaker and has dealt with high blood pressure and heart issues, according to sheriff’s dispatcher audio on broadcastify.com.
Investigators have studied surveillance video, sorted through thousands of tips and submitted DNA and other evidence for laboratory analysis.
The FBI said it has collected more than 13,000 tips since Feb. 1, the day Guthrie was reported missing. The sheriff’s department, meanwhile, said it has taken at least 18,000 calls.
On Tuesday, authorities released footage showing an armed, masked person at Guthrie’s doorstep on the night she was abducted. The videos — less than a combined minute in length — gave investigators and the public their first glimpse of who was outside Guthrie’s home in the foothills outside Tucson.
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