President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Russia fired more than 40 missiles and 70 drones.
On Wednesday morning, Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine, which had to cut off electricity supplies in six regions, Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said. No casualties were reported, according to TASR, according to the AFP and AP agencies.
The authorities from the cities of Drohobych and Stryj in the west of Ukraine reported on interventions and damage to two critical infrastructure facilities. The state energy company Ukrenerho reported emergency power outages in Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions.
“The enemy continues to terrorize Ukrainians,” Halushchenko wrote on Facebook and urged residents to stay in shelters. The Ukrainian Air Force warned that Russia had fired numerous groups of missiles. An air alert was issued across Ukraine.
“More than 40 missiles, including ballistic missiles, were involved in this attack. At least 30 of them were destroyed. More than 70 Russian attack drones were also launched,” Zelenskyi said on the X network.
The mayor of Lviv in western Ukraine Andriy Sadovy reported that Russian forces attacked the energy infrastructure in this region as well, apparently with missiles with a flat flight path. However, according to him, emergency shutdowns in the Lviv region have not been implemented.
Ukrainian channels on Telegram also reported on Russian missiles over the Ukrainian Lviv and Ivano-Franivsk regions. There were reports of explosions from both areas. Some sources indicated that the target was the area of the city of Stryj with an underground gas reservoir.
According to the BBC, the Russian army has not yet commented on the news about the combined missile attack on Ukraine. According to the AP agency, the attack further increased the onslaught on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which has been a frequent target of attacks during the nearly three-year war.
