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The Ukraine armed forces said Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region has decreased, but the threat of air strikes remain throughout the country.
He said Russia continued to"terrorize" civilians and break the laws and customs of warfare, including attacks on infrastructure. In other areas, however, Russia shelling on civilian infrastructure does continue in more than 15 settlements.Just Wednesday, he said eight rockets, four air strikes and 15 shelling from Russian battalion-fire jet systems were reported."The opponent continues to focus efforts on attempts to complete occupation of the Donetsk region, hold the occupied territories and disrupt the Defense Forces offensive actions in individual directions," he said.
"The command of the occupying forces units by threatening to send to the unarmed front line positions tries to force the personnel to participate in combat," he said, noting up to 50 Russian soldiers reportedly said they refuse to participate in combat.Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly refused to pursue a peace deal recommended by one of his advisers in the early days of his country's war with Ukraine.
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