[1/3] A view of an explosion of a drone in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 13, 2023.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said the body of one resident was recovered when emergency services put out a fire in the capital's historic Podil district.
These included gains near the shattered city of Bakhmut, captured by Russian forces in May after months of battles.
Maliar said Ukrainian forces had contained attempted Russian advances on towns to the north and west.
Ukraine said this week its forces had control of elevated positions allowing for direct strikes on the city of Bakhmut.
Persons:
Gleb Garanich, Vitali Klitschko, Klitschko, Serhiy Popko, Popko, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Hanna Maliar, Maliar, Ron Popeski, Sandra Maler, Michael Perry
Organizations:
REUTERS, Russian, Pictures, NATO, Deputy, Reuters, Russian Defence Ministry, Thomson
Locations:
Russian, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Podil, Bakhmut, Darnytskyi district, Shevchenkivskyi, Solomyanskyi district, Lithuania, Russia, Kherson, UKRAINE, BAKHMUT, Azov, Donetsk, Luhansk