Russia rained cruise missiles on busy Ukrainian cities on Monday, knocking out energy and warmth in its most widespread air assaults for the reason that begin of the warfare, and which the US described as “horrific strikes”.
Missiles tore into busy intersections, parks and vacationer websites within the centre of the capital Kyiv.
Explosions had been additionally reported in Lviv, Ternopil and Zhytomyr in western Ukraine, Dnipro and Kremenchuk in central Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia within the south and Kharkiv within the east. Ukrainian officers stated at the least 11 folks had been killed and scores injured, with swathes of the nation left with out energy.
Hundreds of residents raced to bomb shelters as air raid sirens rang out via the day. The barrage of dozens of cruise missiles fired from air, land and sea was the most important wave of air strikes to hit places away from the entrance line, at the least for the reason that preliminary volleys on the warfare’s first day, February 24.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the Russian assaults had been intentionally timed to kill folks, in addition to to knock out Ukraine’s energy grid. “They’re making an attempt to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth,” he stated.
By mid-morning, Ukraine’s defence ministry stated Russia had fired 81 cruise missiles, and Ukraine’s air defences had shot down 43 of them. Russia’s defence ministry stated it had hit all its supposed targets.
The Ukrainian Common Employees stated 84 cruise missiles and 24 drones had been used. Ukrainian forces shot down 56 aerial targets, it stated.
Missiles tore into busy intersections, parks and vacationer websites within the centre of the capital Kyiv.
Explosions had been additionally reported in Lviv, Ternopil and Zhytomyr in western Ukraine, Dnipro and Kremenchuk in central Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia within the south and Kharkiv within the east. Ukrainian officers stated at the least 11 folks had been killed and scores injured, with swathes of the nation left with out energy.
Hundreds of residents raced to bomb shelters as air raid sirens rang out via the day. The barrage of dozens of cruise missiles fired from air, land and sea was the most important wave of air strikes to hit places away from the entrance line, at the least for the reason that preliminary volleys on the warfare’s first day, February 24.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the Russian assaults had been intentionally timed to kill folks, in addition to to knock out Ukraine’s energy grid. “They’re making an attempt to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth,” he stated.
By mid-morning, Ukraine’s defence ministry stated Russia had fired 81 cruise missiles, and Ukraine’s air defences had shot down 43 of them. Russia’s defence ministry stated it had hit all its supposed targets.
The Ukrainian Common Employees stated 84 cruise missiles and 24 drones had been used. Ukrainian forces shot down 56 aerial targets, it stated.
