Ukraine. Massive Russian attack, Volodymyr Zelensky comments

On Monday morning Ukraine was attacked by Russian strategic aircraft and drones. An air alert was declared throughout the country, and authorities appealed to residents to take shelter. “Russian occupiers launched a massive, combined attack on Ukraine's critical infrastructure, including the country's fuel and energy sectors, using various types of missiles fired from the air, land, and sea,” the statement reads.

Three Kh-47M2 Kindzhal hypersonic missiles, six Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, 77 Kh-101 cruise missiles, 28 Kalibr cruise missiles, three Kh-22 cruise missiles, 10 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided missiles, 109 Shahed-131/136 unmanned attack aircraft were used.

All available weapons and equipment were used to repel the air attack: aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces of the Air Force, mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and electronic warfare units. “A total of 201 air targets were shot down in the air combat – 102 missiles and 99 attacking combat drones,” Oleshchuk emphasized.

The Air Force Commander added that several drones were also lost on the territory of Ukraine, and two more crossed the state border with the Republic. Belarus.

“It was one of the largest attacks, (…). Over a hundred missiles of various types and about a hundred Shahed drones. And like most previous Russian attacks, equally vile and aimed at critical civilian infrastructure,” the president wrote earlier on Telegram Volodymyr Zelensky.

He reported that most regions of his country have been attacked and there are fatalities and dozens of people injured. “There is a lot of damage in the energy sector. But wherever there are power outages, repair work is already underway. Repair teams will work around the clock. We will restore electricity,” he assured.

Zelensky said Monday's attack confirmed that Putin is a “sick being”. “Putin will not betray himself: he is a sick being, which has been clear to everyone for a long time. However, it is also clear that he can only do what the world allows him to do. Weakness, insufficient decisions, in response, fuel terror. And every leader, every partner of ours knows what decisive decisions are needed to end this war and end it justly,” he said.

The highest level of threat was declared in Kiev. The NV portal wrote that explosions were heard in the capital.

Explosions were also heard in cities Dnieper, Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih, as well as in the Lviv region neighbouring Poland and an hour's drive from the border Lutsk“As a result of an enemy attack in Lutsk, a residential building was damaged. Investigations are underway to determine whether there are any casualties. I am on site,” wrote Lutsk Mayor Ihor Polishchuk on Telegram. In a subsequent entry, he reported a strike on an infrastructure facility in his city and one person killed.

Then Ukrainian media reported that a series of explosions were heard in cities OdessaVinnytsia and Khmelnytskyi.

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In Kiev, some districts have lost power. There are also water outages. Similar problems are also occurring in other cities.

The head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, said that the target of the massive Russian attack were energy facilities.