Kiev,
Russia declared war on Ukraine on February 24 last year. This war has been going on for over a year. Due to this, there are effects on the economy and distribution globally.
But the war was not over.
Dozens of buildings were damaged by Russian airstrikes in several parts of Ukraine at the end of January. 11 people were killed.
Missile rain
Then, in the early hours of yesterday, Russia launched missile strikes targeting Ukraine’s power infrastructure, with dire consequences.
Missiles rained down from the city of Kharkiv in the north to Odesa in the south and the city of Zhytomyr in the west.
In Kharkiv and Odesa, buildings collapsed to the ground.
Many areas were plunged into darkness as the power infrastructure suffered heavy damage.
An attack in the capital as well
Reports from there say that the missile attack also took place in the capital Kyiv. Ukraine said it was Russia’s biggest missile attack in recent times.
At the same time, Ukraine’s military said it shot down 34 Russian missiles and 4 Iranian-made Shahid drones.
6 people died
Five people were killed when a missile hit a house in Lviv, western Ukraine. This information was confirmed by the governor of the region Maxim Kozhitsky on social media.
Missile, drone strike kills one in Dnipropetrovsk region. 5 people were seriously injured.
It has been reported that air raid warning sirens continued to sound at dawn in Kyiv. There were reports of missile and explosive drone strikes, many of which were intercepted, but power structures were damaged.
Information of the President of Ukraine
The mayor of the city, Vitaly Klitsko, said, “Explosions were heard in the Holoshievsky district of Kyiv. There was a large black smoke zone. 2 people were seriously injured in the missile attack in the Svyataskinsky district. Many cars were burned and destroyed in the missile attack in the western part of the city of Kyiv.”
Speaking about the attack by Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, “Last night was a difficult night as Russia resumed its pathetic tactics. Power supply is being restored in the affected areas.”