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Russia launches massive attack on Ukrainian cities: Kyiv, Lviv, Konotop, Odesa, Dnipro

There are casualties and injuries. 

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Last night, the Russian army launched several waves of attacks on Ukrainian cities. There are damages in several Regions. There are hits, dead and wounded. The alarm was cancelled in most Regions after 9am.

The Russians fired ballistic and cruise missiles in the morning. According to the Air Force, the missiles changed course.

Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said that they had never seen so many targets on monitors.

Kharkiv was hit several times. At 7:31 a.m. and then at 7:51 a.m., the head of the RMA, Synyehubov, reported new strikes. Before that, the mayor of the city, Ihor Terekhov, wrote about the shelling around 7am.

"Kharkiv is under fire again - for the second time this morning. There are at least four hits," said Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

According to preliminary data, Kharkiv was shelled with two types of missiles - S-300 and X-22. Preliminary, they hit Kyivskyy and Kholodnogorskyy districts, but the information is being clarified. There are some problems with the supply of electricity for transport, but specialists are already working to restore power. In the meantime, trolleybuses are running autonomously.

At the same time, according to the head of the RMA, the Russians have shelled the city about 10 times. In total, as of 8 a.m., the Russians fired three waves of shelling at the city. As of 8:35 a.m., one person was killed in the occupiers' attacks on Kharkiv, a man in his mid-thirties. Eight people were wounded, medics are providing assistance on the spot. Damage to the city's civilian infrastructure was recorded: a medical facility, warehouses, and civilian enterprises. The data is being clarified.

In Odesa, the wreckage of a downed drone damaged a multi-storey building. A fire broke out. In addition, the enemy attacked the city in the morning, said Ukrainian Volunteer Army South’s spokesman Bratchuk.

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Elimination of the consequences of the hit in Odessa
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Elimination of the consequences of the hit in Odessa
 
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In Konotop, Sumy Region, three people were injured in the shelling, an apartment building and a car service station were damaged, Suspilne Sumy reports.

In Lviv, about 10 attack drones and missiles attacked the city. "We have a fire at a critical infrastructure facility in Lviv. No details here. Emergency services are working at the site," said Mayor Andriy Sadovyy.

After the attack on critical infrastructure, Russians fired missiles. There is damage to high-rise buildings. According to preliminary data, one person was killed and eight were injured. Three schools and a kindergarten were damaged.

Attack on Lviv
Attack on Lviv
Photo: Andriy Sadovyy
Photo: Andriy Sadovyy

In the morning, explosions were heard in Kyiv during a missile attack. A warehouse in the Podolsk district is on fire over an area of approximately 3,000 m2. There are many wounded, the number is being checked. As of 9:45 a.m., 17 people were reported injured. The search for the victims is underway. In Svyatoshynskyy district, a residential unoccupied multi-storey building caught fire. At another location, three parked cars caught fire. Both fires were extinguished. One victim was found. In Shevchenkivskyy district, a residential building was preliminarily damaged. The fire on the territory of the garages was extinguished. A fire was also reported in a warehouse and a non-residential building. Preliminary, six people were injured. Residential buildings were damaged in Darnytskyy district. Houses in the private sector were damaged.

Explosions were also heard in Dnipro. "There are injured and dead. All local services are fully alert and are working together with the State Emergency Service under the guidance of the Civil Administration," said Mayor Filatov. The Ministry of Health reported that a medical facility was damaged, but fortunately, doctors and patients were in a shelter.

Photo: Telegram/Serhiy Lysak

According to updated data from the head of the RMA, almost a dozen people were injured. Four of them were killed.

In Dnipro, a shopping centre was hit. A fire broke out. A private house, a six-storey building, and a maternity hospital were damaged (everyone in the hospital was in hiding, no one was injured). Four people died and 15 were injured.

In Zaporizhzhya, a woman was killed and 10 were wounded. The enemy targeted the territories of several enterprises in the city. One of the missiles hit an open area, another destroyed a private house. High-rise buildings in one of the districts of the regional centre were damaged.

  • Bratchuk noted that exactly one year ago, the Russians also launched a massive attack on Ukraine and fired about 70 missiles. 
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