KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone assault concentrating on areas throughout Ukraine early on Saturday, killing at the least three folks and wounding dozens extra, Ukrainian officers mentioned.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned assaults passed off throughout 9 areas, together with Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv.
“The enemy’s goal was our infrastructure, residential areas and civilian enterprises,” he mentioned, including {that a} missile geared up with cluster munitions struck a multi-story constructing within the metropolis of Dnipro.
“Every such strike will not be a army necessity however a deliberate technique by Russia to intimidate civilians and destroy our infrastructure,” he mentioned in a press release on his official Telegram.
Not less than 26 folks have been injured within the assault in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk area, native governor Serhii Lysak mentioned. A number of high-rise buildings and houses have been broken within the japanese metropolis of Dnipro.
Within the Kyiv area, native authorities mentioned there have been strikes within the areas of Bucha, Boryspil and Obukhiv. A house and automobiles have been broken. Within the western area of Lviv, governor Maxim Kozytsky mentioned two cruise missiles have been shot down.
Russia launched 619 drones and missiles, Ukraine’s Air Drive mentioned in a press release. In complete, 579 drones, eight ballistic missiles and 32 cruise missiles have been detected. Ukrainian forces shot down and neutralized 552 drones, two ballistic missiles and 29 cruise missiles.
“Throughout the air strike, tactical aviation, particularly F-16 fighters, successfully labored on the enemy’s cruise missiles. Western weapons as soon as once more show their effectiveness on the battlefield,” the Air Drive mentioned in a press release.
