Over a hundred Russian missiles and about a hundred drones attacked Ukraine last night. At least five people were killed in the attack on several towns in 15 different districts across the country. The Russian attack also targeted energy and water infrastructure. Ukraine's Prime Minister Denis Shmygal says the country's state-owned energy company was forced to use emergency blackouts to stabilize the grid after the strikes.
Ukraine's Air Force reports that drones are still flying over the country's airspace. In a post in “Telegram” the air force says several groups of drones have targeted the city of Vasilkov in the Kyiv region. Drones were also reported to have been spotted north of the city of Cherkasy in central Ukraine, as well as in the Poltava and Sumy regions in the east of the country. At least 30 drones and missiles have been shot down over Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities say.
Zelensky: Ukraine needs long-range weapons
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the targets of the attack were mostly civilian infrastructure in the cities of Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odessa and even in the western parts of the country. Polish authorities also said they had mobilized their air force as Russian strikes approached Polish airspace.
In a post on "Telegram" Zelensky adds that a lot of damage has been done to energy facilities, but says that repair work is underway and that repair teams will work "around the clock". to restore power. He is calling on Western allies to send long-range weapons to Ukraine and allow them to strike the areas in Russia from which the attacks are launched.
Russian military sources confirmed that they used "high-precision weapons" to strike at "vital energy infrastructure" in Ukraine. The infrastructure supported Ukraine's "military-industrial complex", Russian sources claim.
Mina Kirkova (editor)