Kiev: Russian military fired missiles at major cities in Ukraine. Thursday’s attack targeted power plants. Ukrainian officials said missiles hit several residential areas. Power has been cut in many places to prevent further damage. Meanwhile, Russian forces claimed to have captured half of the city of Bakhmutil, where heavy fighting is taking place with Ukrainian forces.
The capital Kyiv, Odessa and Kharkiv were all hit by airstrikes on Thursday. Air raid warning sirens sounded here. The mayor announced that two people were injured in Kyiv. 15 missiles hit Kharkiv. Many residences were destroyed. After the attack in Kharkiv, there were power outages.
The attack took place on a power plant in the coastal city of Odessa. Following this, the electricity was cut off. The governor informed that there were no deaths.
Ukraine army counterattack
Missile attacks also took place in cities such as Chernihiv, Lviv, Dnipro, Lutsk and Rivne. Officials said the attack affected power supplies to Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. The station is currently under the control of the Russian army. The officials pointed out that the operation of the plant is continued through 18 diesel generators and it can continue like this for only 10 more days.
Russia had earlier launched a similar missile attack on February 16. This was to capture the strategic Bakhmut. Bakhmut seizes control of Donbass industrial sector Russia thinks that it will be a lesson. Most of the civilians are from here where Russia has carried out a heavy attack. Got loose. Where 70,000 people used to live, only 4500 people are here now.
Wagner troops in Bakhmut
The Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary group, is on the front line in Bakhmut. In the year-long war, the bloodiest fighting took place here. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if Bakhmut is captured by Russia, it will become a way for them to enter eastern Ukraine.