Russia launches ‘massive’ strike on Ukraine, says Zelenskyy
Russia has launched a “massive” air strike on Ukraine’s energy system in the early hours of Sunday morning, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
Vladimir Putin’s forces have fired about 120 missiles and 90 drones, Reuters reported.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s air defences had downed about 140 of them.
Two people were killed in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, by a drone attack. Six others were injured, including two children.
“The enemy’s target was our energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine. Unfortunately, there is damage to objects from strikes and falling debris,” he said in a statement on social media.
The statement in full, posted on X, is here:
A massive combined attack targeted all regions of Ukraine. Overnight and this morning, Russian terrorists used various types of drones, including Shaheds, as well as cruise, ballistic, and aeroballistic missiles – Zircons, Iskanders, and Kinzhals. In total, approximately 120 missiles and 90 drones were launched. Our air defense forces destroyed over 140 aerial targets.
The enemy’s target was our energy infrastructure across Ukraine. Unfortunately, some facilities sustained damage from direct hits and falling debris. In Mykolaiv, a drone attack killed two people and injured six others, including two children. My deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. As of now, some areas remain without power, but all necessary forces are working to mitigate the consequences and restore the infrastructure.
We am grateful to all our air defense units that participated in repelling this attack: anti-aircraft missile forces, our aviation – pilots of F16s, Su aircraft, and MiGs, mobile fire groups, and electronic warfare units – all worked together in an organized and coordinated manner. I thank them for their reliable protection.
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A drone crashed into a factory workshop in west-central Russia, causing an explosion and injuring one person, the head of Udmurtia republic said on Sunday.
“There was no serious damage,” Alexander Brechalov said on the Telegram messaging app.
“Unfortunately, one person was injured. He’s been hospitalised – his condition is moderate.”
Blasts could be heard in Kyiv in the early hours of Sunday morning after the aerial attack by Russian forces.
A roof of a residential building in the country’s capital was set alight by the missile and drone strike, the city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
One woman was taken to hospital after a drone fragment hit another apartment block, he added.
Missiles also hit the regions of Lviv, Volyn, Rivne and Zaporizhzhia, with energy infrastructure the main target.
Poland scrambled aircraft to monitor its borders after the strikes were launched, its air force announced.
Ukraine’s largest private energy provider says that the early morning Russian air strikes on Ukraine’s power infrastructure has “seriously damaged” equipment at thermal power stations.
In a statement on X, DTEK said its employees were working on repairing the equipment, but did not specify what exactly had been hit.
It said it is assessing the extent of the damage and information about casualties.
DTEK added its thermal power plants have been shelled more than 190 times since the start of the conflict in February 2022.
Russia launches ‘massive’ strike on Ukraine, says Zelenskyy
Russia has launched a “massive” air strike on Ukraine’s energy system in the early hours of Sunday morning, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
Vladimir Putin’s forces have fired about 120 missiles and 90 drones, Reuters reported.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s air defences had downed about 140 of them.
Two people were killed in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, by a drone attack. Six others were injured, including two children.
“The enemy’s target was our energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine. Unfortunately, there is damage to objects from strikes and falling debris,” he said in a statement on social media.
The statement in full, posted on X, is here:
A massive combined attack targeted all regions of Ukraine. Overnight and this morning, Russian terrorists used various types of drones, including Shaheds, as well as cruise, ballistic, and aeroballistic missiles – Zircons, Iskanders, and Kinzhals. In total, approximately 120 missiles and 90 drones were launched. Our air defense forces destroyed over 140 aerial targets.
The enemy’s target was our energy infrastructure across Ukraine. Unfortunately, some facilities sustained damage from direct hits and falling debris. In Mykolaiv, a drone attack killed two people and injured six others, including two children. My deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. As of now, some areas remain without power, but all necessary forces are working to mitigate the consequences and restore the infrastructure.
We am grateful to all our air defense units that participated in repelling this attack: anti-aircraft missile forces, our aviation – pilots of F16s, Su aircraft, and MiGs, mobile fire groups, and electronic warfare units – all worked together in an organized and coordinated manner. I thank them for their reliable protection.
