A massive barrage of Russian strikes on Monday morning hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities, cutting off water and electricity supplies in apparent retaliation for a Moscow-claimed Ukrainian attack on its sea fleet.
Black at the weekend. Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine's power plants and other vital infrastructure as the war enters its ninth month. Much of Ukraine is already experiencing power outages due to Russia's strategy.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces had conducted "high-precision, long-range air and sea strikes against Ukraine's military command and power systems." The objectives of the attacks have been achieved.”
All designated targets were hit," the ministry said in a statement. The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 44 of the more than 50 cruise missiles launched from Russian regions and damaged 18 objects, mostly power plants, most of the Russian missiles. Thirteen people were injured in the morning attacks, the National Police chief said , Ihor Klymenko, on national television.
Loud explosions were heard early in the morning in the capital of Ukraine as residents prepared to go to work. Rescue services sent SMS warnings of an impending rocket attack, and air raid sirens wailed for three hours in the morning. travel time. Ukrainian soldiers inspect a damaged Russian tank on a road near the recently recaptured village of Kamianka, Kharkiv Region, Ukraine. "said Oleksii Kuleba, governor of the Kyiv region.
The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, said that 80% of consumers in the city of 3 million are without water supply due to damage to an electrical installation. Local authorities are working to restore supplies as soon as possible, Klitschko said, saying Kyiv residents should "stock up on water from the nearest pump rooms and outlets" in the meantime. Weaken the resistance of Ukraine.
"We will persevere and generations of Russians will pay a heavy price for their misfortune," Yermak said. Ministers arrived in Kyiv to demonstrate European leaders' support for Ukraine. “Ukrainians are fighting not only for their country, but for the whole of Europe. Our support must continue,” Fiala tweeted from Kyiv.
Smoke billowed from the left bank of the Dnieper River in Kyiv, either from a missile attack or where it was shot down by Ukrainian forces. A local resident said he heard four loud explosions that shook the area: "At first I thought I heard a plane flying by, but then I realized it was a missile," said Serhii, who did not give his full name wanted The explosions were so powerful! I consider myself experienced and ready for such attacks.
But it was too close and too loud. I was scared, really scared. Prime Minister Shmyhal said there were emergency power cuts in the Kyiv, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions. It is important for Ukrainians to use energy consciously and reduce the load on the grid," the official said.
A Russian tank damaged in recent fighting can be seen in the field near the recently recaptured village of Kamianka in the Kharkiv region. In the eastern city of Kharkiv, authorities said two attacks hit critical infrastructure and the metro stopped operating. The Lviv region of western Ukraine was also hit, but the missiles were shot down, Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyy said. Critical infrastructure objects were also hit in the Cherkassy region southeast of Kyiv.
In the Kirovohrad region of central Ukraine, the power plant was hit, according to local authorities. In Vinnytsia, a launched missile landed on civilian buildings, causing damage but no casualties, according to regional governor Serhii Borzov. The attack comes two days after Russia accused Ukraine of a drone attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet off the coast of the annexed Crimea peninsula.
Ukraine has denied the attack and said Russia mistreated its own weapons, but Moscow nevertheless announced it would end its participation in a deal brokered by the United States and Turkey to allow ships carrying grain from the Transport Ukraine to allow safe passage. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country is determined to go ahead with the grain deal, which saw more than 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine. the continuation of the contract. "The suspension of the agreement affects all of humanity.
We remind the parties involved to reconsider their decisions," Akar said. “The needy were already urgently waiting for the grain. The situation will only get worse. The Navi-Star ship has been covered in pimples since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. five months ago while waiting to set sail from the Odessa seaport in Ukraine. It is the second time this month that Russia has unleashed a massive spate of attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure.
On October 10, a similar attack rocked the war-torn country after an explosion on the Kerch Bridge connecting annexed Crimea to mainland Russia, an incident Moscow blamed on Kyiv. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said there was no justification for Russia. Launch missiles designed to inflict so much suffering on civilians.” Don't justify these attacks by calling them “response.” Russia is doing this because it still has the missiles and the will to kill Ukrainians,” he tweeted.
One of the Russian missiles launched from Ukraine landed in a Moldovan border town, causing property damage but no casualties. Photos released by Moldova's Interior Ministry showed a thick plume of smoke rising over the northern town of Naslavcea on the border with Ukraine, and broken windows in several houses in the area.