Bombs on Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown. Kryvyi Rih was hit overnight by a massive Russian attack, there could be seven people trapped under the rubble of buildings hit by Russian missiles. This was announced on Telegram by the head of the Ukrainian military administration of the city, Oleksandr Vilkul, reports Ukrinform. “Unfortunately, there are already 25 injured, three dead and 7 people, probably under the rubble.” In the attack, described as massive by the Ukrainian authorities, a 5-storey residential building was hit, where a fire also broke out.
In the early hours of the day, air alerts sounded across the country after night raids with missiles and drones. After the Russian night attack in the south and east of the country, as well as in the central and partly northern regions, signals sounded about the threat of new air strikes. During the night, the anti-aircraft defense destroyed 10 of the 14 missiles with which the Russians attacked Ukraine, reports Rbc-Ukraine, citing the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to preliminary information, the Russians launched 14 Kh-101/555 cruise missiles, 10 of which were destroyed by the air defense. The Russians also launched an air strike with 4 Shaheds, one of which was destroyed by our defenders.
Meanwhile, the United States is ready to supply new weapons to Kiev for the counter-offensive. The Biden administration’s new $325 million military aid package to Kiev will include the Bradley and Stryker armored fighting vehicles, which have already become a mainstay of Ukrainian strategy. This was reported by Pentagon officials quoted by the New York Times. The aid package, which is expected to be officially announced on Tuesday, will include a total of about two dozen armored fighting vehicles as well as ammunition for the Himars and Nasams missile systems.