KYIV – Russia launched a major missile and drone attack on Kiev on Friday and early Friday morning. Ukraine’s critical infrastructure sector hits againas part of keeping Ukrainians without power as winter approaches.
At least 5 people killed in attackhe also left some 34 injured According to Ukrainian authorities, fires broke out in several parts of the city.
Recent Russian air operations target power infrastructure across the country Ahead of the harsh winter season, the Kremlin’s strategy is to make Ukrainians feel the severity of the war by targeting not only railway networks and residential areas, but also energy facilities.
Friday’s operation also took a hit. Odessathe South, and kharkivin the northeastwhose main objective was KievUkraine’s president said that drones and missiles attacked several apartment buildings. Volodymyr Zelensky.
He said emergency personnel responded to multiple incidents overnight. Timur Tkachenkohead of the Kyiv military junta. Russia used at least 430 drones and 18 missiles in the attackadded the president.
The Russian government denies targeting civilian areas, and the Defense Ministry announced Friday that the attack had been carried out. Night raids on “military industrial and energy facilities” From a neighboring country. Ukrainian authorities reject these claims, Indicates damage to houses and public buildings.
“An attack specifically calculated to cause the greatest possible damage to people and civilians.”Zelenskiy addressed Friday’s attack in a Telegram post.
Ukraine used the Patriot air defense systemPresident Zelenskiy said he was pleading with international allies to send more of these sophisticated systems, saying they had repelled the attack and shot down 14 missiles.
The president is currently dealing with a corruption scandal in the energy sector that has forced several members of his cabinet to resign. A former colleague of the president, who the Ukrainian media claims is a close friend, is involved Zelensky’s.
Russian airstrikes in the Kiev region damaged critical infrastructure and homes and injured at least one civilian, regional leaders said. Mykola Kalashnik. Damage caused by bombing High-rise apartments, schools, medical centers, administrative buildings Population: Approximately 3 million people. Houses on the outskirts of the capital were also hit by fire. Damage was reported in eight of the capital’s 10 districts.
The mayor of Kyiv vitali klitschko, He said it was a “massive enemy attack.”Therefore, it is necessary to activate air defense forces, City authorities warn of possible power outages and water outages.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force. It shot down 405 of 430 unmanned aerial vehicles and 14 of 19 missiles launched by Russia.. A senior Ukrainian official stressed the effectiveness of the defenses, saying they prevented further damage.
A few hours after the Kyiv attack, Russian drone crashes into market in town of Chorno Mosque near Odessatwo people were killed and seven injured, the region’s governor reported.
In addition to air attacks, Russian troops have been advancing in eastern Ukraine for months.trying to control the area. Donetsk and Lugansk.
In response to Russia’s continued attacks, Ukraine launches homegrown drones and missiles against targets in Russian territoryespecially oil refineries and warehouses that provide income for Moscow, and factories that supply the military.
The Kremlin Defense Ministry said on Friday that the country’s anti-aircraft forces 216 Ukrainian drones shot down in several Russian regions overnight and the annexed peninsula crimea. There was no mention of using missiles.
But Zelenskiy said an improved version of the domestically produced Neptune missile was used to attack targets inside Russia. Kremlin Defense Ministry accuses Ukraine of attacking civilian facilities And said that the night raid on Kiev was in response to that attack.
Most of the more than 60 drones were intercepted over the southern region of Krasnodar, which borders Crimea. A total of 45 vehicles were destroyed in Saratov, deep in Russia.. Another 19 aircraft were shot down over Crimea.
in NovorossiyskA port city in the Krasnodar region on the Black Sea. Oil depot at Shekaris transshipment facility damaged in attackaccording to local authorities, are also present on unidentified “coastal structures.” According to Meduza, an independent media outlet, Sheth Haris is one of the largest oil loading facilities in the south of the country, transshipping oil and petroleum products.
A civilian ship in the port was also damaged by debris from the fallen drone. Three crew members were hospitalized with injuries.. Several residential buildings were also damaged, and a man who lived in one of the buildings was hospitalized with injuries.
In the Saratov regiongovernor Roman Busargin said the attack damaged unspecified “civilian infrastructure.”. Unconfirmed media reports claim that Ukrainian military attacks hit the refinery.
Associated Press, AFP, Reuters
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