Russia prepares for Ukraine offensive despite new Western weapons

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has launched more than 3,000 cruise missiles.
• Liza Dmytrieva, 4, was buried in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, on Sunday after a missile strike killed her on Thursday.

KYIV: A Ukrainian military source claimed Russia is preparing for the next stage of its onslaught in Ukraine after Moscow said it would increase military operations in “all operational areas.”

As the West begins delivering long-range armaments to Ukraine, Russian rockets and missiles have bombarded cities, killing dozens, Kyiv says.

“It is not only missile strikes from the air and sea,” a Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman said Saturday. “There’s shelling along the entire front line. Tactical aviation and attack helicopters are used.

“Clearly preparations are now underway for the next stage of the offensive.”

The Ukrainian military said it looked like Russia was getting ready to attack Sloviansk, which is a key city to the east of Donetsk.

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At least 40 people have been killed in urban areas by Russian bombardment since Thursday, Ukraine reports.

Liza Dmytrieva, 4, was buried in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, on Sunday. According to Ukrainian police, the girl was killed in a missile strike on central Vinnytsia on Thursday.

More than 50 Russian Grad missiles hit Nikopol on the Dnipro River, killing two people, Governor Valentyn Reznichenko claimed.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has launched more than 3,000 cruise missiles and it’s “difficult to count” artillery and other assaults.

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