Russia launched a series of attacks on the territory of Ukraine. It was the largest aerial bombardment since August. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, 120 missiles and 90 drones were launched. The target was an already weak energy system. Officials report the damage to the network, but do not provide details. “Drones and missiles are targeting peaceful cities, peaceful residents and important infrastructure. This is the real answer of the war criminal Putin to everyone who called and visited him recently,” said Russian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiya.
On Sunday morning and night, Russia attacked Ukraine using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. These missiles were launched by the Air Force and from Navy ships in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that the Russians used Kindjal hypersonic missiles and cruise missiles.
According to the Reuters news agency, this is the largest air missile attack since August 26. At that time, the authorities reported that more than 200 drones and missiles were used against Ukraine.
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More than 200 missiles and drones. The goal is energy infrastructure
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Moscow launched 120 missiles and 90 drones in a massive attack.
“The enemy's target was our energy infrastructure across Ukraine. Unfortunately, the facilities were damaged by strikes and falling debris,” he said on social media. As Reuters noted, the already strained power grid is critical in the coming winter.
Energy Minister Herman Haluszenko wrote on Facebook that it was “a massive attack on the energy system.” “The enemy is attacking power generation and transmission facilities throughout Ukraine. The operator of the power transmission system has immediately imposed an emergency power cut. As far as possible, rescuers and energy workers are already working to eliminate the consequences,” Halushchenko wrote on Facebook. .
Authorities of the Volyn region reported damage to the energy infrastructure, but did not give details.
The country's largest electricity supplier, DTEK, reported that equipment at its thermal plants had been “severely damaged”. He added that it is being repaired.
As a precaution, the electricity supply was also cut off
As part of preventive measures, the authorities said that electricity has been cut in several parts of the country, including Kyiv and its surrounding areas and Dnipropetrovsk region. They explained that this is a precautionary measure to prevent power surges in case the power infrastructure is damaged.
Lights went out in some districts of Odessa. Trams and trolleybuses stopped in the city. “Currently, all electric transport in the city is not working,” said the mayor of the city Hennadiy Trukhanov.
View from Kyiv in the morning of Reuters
Kyiv under drone attack. There was a fire
Kiev was attacked by drones. A number of explosions were heard in the city. The authorities of the capital reported that the sound of explosions was the result of air defense operations.
Serhiy Popko, the head of the Kyiv Municipal Military Administration, appealed on Telegram: “There is air defense in Kyiv. Stay in shelters until the call is over.”
According to the mayor of Kyiv, Vitaly Klitschko, a fire broke out in a residential building in the central part of the city as a result of the attack. It was caused by falling bullet fragments. Two people were injured. “Emergency services have been dispatched to the scene,” Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said.
Russian missiles hit over Kyiv Reuters
Explosions also occurred in Odessa, Zaporizhia, Dnipro, Krivoy Rog, Cherkassy and the city of Rivne.
Authorities in the southern city of Mykolaiv said two people were killed and six were wounded.
In the Dnepropetrovsk region, two workers were killed and three others were injured as a result of the railway firing.
“Putin's real answer to whoever called him recently”
“Russia has carried out one of the biggest airstrikes: drones and missiles targeting peaceful cities, civilians, critical infrastructure. This is the true response of war criminal Putin to all those who have called and visited him recently. We need peace, strength, not concessions,” wrote the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrey Sibiya, on Sunday morning on the X platform.
As a result of the attacks that took place, including in the western part of Ukraine, the operational command of the Polish armed forces announced the extraction of Polish fighters and allies. It was explained that “the measures taken are aimed at ensuring security in the areas bordering the dangerous areas” and that the DORSZ is “monitoring the current situation.”
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