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Russia Launched 69 Missiles in Ukraine, Claims Ukraine Minister

Russia Attack Ukraine with 69 Missiles

Authorities reported that a new wave of Russian missile strikes targeted cities throughout Ukraine, which is considered one of the most significant bombardments since the conflict began on February 24.

According to a social media post from the Ukrainian Air Force Command, the missile strikes on Thursday followed overnight attacks with kamikaze drones across Ukraine. This information was reported by the Xinhua news agency.

Ukraine’s military reported that 69 missiles were launched, and air defenses intercepted 54 of them.

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Ukraine Civilian Infrastructure Attacked By Russia

Russia and Ukraine Attack

 

Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak had previously stated that over 120 missiles had been launched at civilian infrastructure.

Air raid sirens were heard throughout the country and in Kyiv for a duration of five hours, according to media reports.

A strike on a private residence in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district resulted in at least three injuries, including a 14-year-old girl, as reported by the capital’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

According to Kharkiv regional governor, Oleg Sinegubov said at least four S-300 missiles struck critical infrastructure facilities in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.

In addition, there were reports of explosions in the Lviv region in the west and in the Poltava region in central Ukraine.

According to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Ukrainian president’s office, fragments of a cruise missile fell on a residential building in the southern Odesa region.

Eyewitnesses reported strong blasts in the northwest of Kyiv and its outskirts, and some residents of the city reported that the glass in apartment buildings was shaking as a result of the explosions.

According to Ukraine’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, the strikes on Thursday damaged power generating facilities and the situation was “difficult” in the Odesa and Kyiv regions.

According to the mayor of Lviv, 90% of the city was without power on Thursday, and Kyiv’s MayorVitali Klitschko stated that 40% of Kyiv was also without power.

Power cuts were also reported in the Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

The attacks occurred just hours after the Kremlin rejected Ukraine’s suggestion that peace talks could begin in 2023.

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