Explosions were heard at Kyiv and in the surrounding area, where anti-aircraft defense has been activated. In the meantime the managing company of its electricity supply network UkrainianUkrenergo, pointed out that high-voltage facilities in the east, south and west of the country have been hit by Russian missile attacks.
Due to these damages, the electricity supply has been interrupted.
Warning of possible Russian missile attacks across the country
Air raid warning was issued across Ukraine today, with officials warning of possible Russian missile attacks and urging residents to seek shelter.
“There is a great threat of a missile attack. I want to emphasize this again: don’t ignore the air raid sirens” emphasized Serhii Popko, head of the military administration of Kyiv.
“The enemy’s air force is in the air and ships capable of carrying Kalibr missiles are at sea. The enemy fired the missiles. The warning for air strikes will last,” Maxim Marchenko, regional governor of Odesa, in southern Ukraine, noted for his part.
“Please do not ignore the air raid sirens and go to sheltershe added.
During the night, as reported by APE-MBE, Russian forces hit critical infrastructure in several regions of Ukraine, while at least 17 rockets hit the city of Zaporizhia within an hour this morning.
The attack in Zaporizhia is the worst since the beginning of the Russian invasion, local officials said.
Critical infrastructure was targeted by Russian strikes in Khelnytskyi in western Ukraine, Kharkiv in the east and Dnipropetrovsk province in the central part of the country.
Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuriy Ikhnat said Ukrainian air defenses shot down five of seven drones and five of six Kalibr missiles fired at Ukraine.
The Ukrainian air force also pointed out that 35 S-300 missiles were launched against the provinces of Kharkiv and Zaporizhia, which cannot be intercepted by the Ukrainian air defense.
Officials have called for an emergency power cut across the country after the strikes against infrastructure.
Source: News Beast
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