On the night of Thursday, March 9, an air alert was announced throughout Ukraine, warning of a missile attack, UNIAN agency reports. The head of the president’s office has called on the “Telegram” app not to ignore the air alert.
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It is reported that explosions are heard in several regions of the country – in Odesa region and Kharkiv there are hits on energy and critical infrastructure objects.
Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the Kharkiv region administration, noted that Russia carried out 15 missile strikes on the city and region of Kharkiv, targeting critical infrastructure facilities.
The explosions in Kharkiv were also confirmed by the mayor of the city, Igor Terekhov. “There is a series of explosions in Kharkiv. No further details yet, but I urge everyone to be careful,” he said.
Information about the victims and the scale of the damage is being clarified
On the other hand, in Odesa region, rockets hit a critical infrastructure object, as well as residential buildings. The head of the Odesa military district, Maksim Marchenko, said that the rockets of the occupiers were also shot down. A second wave of rocket attacks is expected, so residents have to go to shelters.
Natalija Popova, head of the Kharkiv District Council, informed that two people were injured in a rocket attack on a residential building. One of them was helped on the spot, and the other was hospitalized.
A strong explosion also rocked Kyiv early Thursday morning, UNIAN reports.
“The Kyiv Independent” reports on its Twitter account that explosions can be heard in several cities – Kyiv, Poltava, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil region. The governor of the Kharkhiv region has announced that the Russian army has attacked the region. He has encouraged people to go to shelters.
⚡️Explosions reported in several cities, Kyiv, Poltava, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil oblasts amid Russia’s mass attack.
Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said at 3:45 a.m. that Russian forces attacked the region. He urged residents to remain in shelters.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 9, 2023
The mayor of Kremenchug has also urged not to ignore the air warning signals, as there is an increased threat of missile attack. Leaders of other districts and cities also urged to go to the shelters.
⚡️Russian forces strike Kharkiv Oblast, regional capital over 15 times.
Russian forces attacked Kharkiv Oblast 15 times overnight on March 9, targeting critical infrastructure, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on Telegram.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 9, 2023
UNIAN reports that during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has carried out more than 10 forced missile strikes. Missiles were launched both from the air and from the sea. The main targets of the strikes were critical infrastructure objects.
Recently, however, the tactics implemented by Russia have changed. Military expert Aleksandrs Musienko said that the last forced attack was on February 10 of this year, which is why the Russian Federation took an unusual “pause”.
According to him, there are now two scenarios in which the enemy could strike Ukraine – Russia could strike accurately or make forced attacks at long intervals.
BREAKING:
A few minutes ago, Russia fired an additional wave of cruise missiles from the Black Sea over Moldovan air space and toward cities in Western Ukraine, near the border with Poland. pic.twitter.com/O0vtxyy8h8
— Visegrad 24 (@visegrad24) March 9, 2023
