On the night of 21 July, the Russians launched another massive attack – both drones and missiles were used. They have launched UAVs before midnight, struck with drones and missiles throughout the night, and launched ballistic missiles closer to 3 a.m. The ballistic missiles were launched again at around 6 a.m.
About 12 strikes were delivered on Kharkiv, according to the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov. In Kharkiv, there was a hit near an apartment building in the Kyivskyy district.
As of 2:17 a.m., according to Terekhov, there were no injuries. However, there was a fire in a nearby building.
Explosions were also heard in Kyiv, said Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko. There is damage on both sides of the city. At least two people were injured: in the Shevchenkivskyy and Darnytskyy districts.
Air defence systems were activated in the Ivano-Frankivsk Region. There are casualties as a result of the attack, according to Ruslan Martsinkiv, mayor of the regional centre.
According to him, this is the most massive attack on the community ever. There is damage in three villages of the community.
“We are also clarifying the situation in two villages in our community. Unfortunately, there were many strikes. We thank the air defence forces and everyone involved in the defence of the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. This is the largest attack since the full-scale invasion,” Martsinkiv said.
He added that the infrastructure has been damaged.
According to the Air Force, in addition to UAVs, Russia launched cruise missiles and there was also a ballistic threat. The movement of missiles was recorded in the direction of the western Regions, in particular Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk.