From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Heavy shelling reported in major Ukrainian cities
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleReports indicate Russian shelling is persisting in several areas around Ukraine, with videos appearing to show explosions near Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, and elsewhere.
https://twitter.com/NotWoofers/status/1507087628872650755
https://twitter.com/Intel_sky/status/1507090003616272392
Very, very heavy shelling of Kharkiv outskirts tonight. https://t.co/Z9U4tumYb8 pic.twitter.com/lfJM1GrgKi
— Aldin ???????? (@aldin_aba) March 24, 2022
But, according to Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov, Russian forces near the city accidentally fired on their own troops. He says a large number of troops and equipment are “destroyed.”
Elsewhere, videos of American volunteer James Vasquez taking part in Ukrainian efforts to retake areas northwest of Kyiv are making the rounds on social media, and are even being shared by the official Ukrainian armed forces Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/ArmedForcesUkr/status/1507080772448133133
#American volunteers on the battlefield in the #Kyiv region
They liberated the village, which had been under #Russian occupation for almost a month. pic.twitter.com/Lh67gAiI2c
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 24, 2022
Drone video shows some of the heavy fighting from there earlier in the day.
⚡️ Suspilne obtained a drone frootage from the surroundings of the city of Irpin in the Kyiv Oblast, where heavy clashes continued throughout the day. https://t.co/vf9fiIcHQd
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) March 24, 2022
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