Russia fired “round 100 missiles” at cities throughout Ukraine on Tuesday, in accordance with Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Pressure command.
At the least a dozen cities and districts have been focused, in accordance with a CNN evaluation of the missile strikes. The wave of strikes seems to be the most important since Oct. 10, when Russia stepped up its marketing campaign to destroy electrical energy, water and fuel infrastructure throughout Ukraine.
Herman Halushchenko, Ukrainian Vitality Minister, confirmed that many of the targets Tuesday have been vitality amenities.
“This assault might have an effect not solely on the vitality system of Ukraine, but additionally on the vitality techniques of a few of our neighbors,” he mentioned on Fb.
“The hits are occurring all through the Ukrainian energy system: each at era amenities and on the energy transmission system,” Halushchenko mentioned.
“After defeats within the navy and worldwide arenas, the enemy makes one other try of terrorist revenge and tries to inflict most harm to our vitality system on the eve of winter.”
State energy provider Ukrenergo mentioned the Russians have been “attempting to show off the lights within the nation once more. The assault continues to be ongoing, we can’t but estimate the complete extent of the harm, there are strikes on our infrastructure in all areas of the nation, however essentially the most troublesome state of affairs is within the northern and central areas.”
Ukrenergo confirmed that within the metropolis of Kyiv, particular emergency shutdown schedules had been launched.
The Kyiv metropolis navy administration stories that one individual was killed in a missile strike that had “hit a residential constructing in Pecherskyi residential district.”
Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that “in one of many hit buildings, rescuers discovered one physique.”
Rescue and search operations proceed, he mentioned.
