Picture writer, Ministry of Protection of the Russian Federation
Picture caption Tu-95MS bombers attacking Ukraine with cruise missiles
Could 26, 2024
On the night time of Could 26, Russia launched a brand new large assault on Ukraine, Tu-95MS bombers launched cruise missiles, and there was additionally an assault by “Shakhed” and “Dagger” at night time. Rockets have been headed for Lviv area, Starokostyantynov in Khmelnytskyi was below assault, there’s destruction in Vinnytsia.
In direction of the morning, Russia raised the MiG-31K, which struck with an aeroballistic missile “Kinzhal”.
Poland raised its F-16s within the air as a result of method of missiles to the borders.
In whole, on the night time of Could 26, Russian troops used 14 missiles and greater than three dozen assault UAVs, the Air Pressure experiences.
12 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and 31 unmanned aerial automobiles have been shot down.
The sky was protected by anti-aircraft items, aviation, EW, cell hearth teams.
The principle purpose of Russia’s assaults on the rear areas of Ukraine is power. Moscow is attempting to destroy the power system and knocks out thermal and hydroelectric vegetation. Ukraine already has enormous issues with electrical energy, blackout schedules have been applied throughout the nation for a number of weeks.
Air targets have been destroyed within the Mykolaiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Zaporizhzhya, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia and Chernihiv areas.
In Zhmerynka, Vinnytsia area, the particles of the drone broken three multi-story buildings and 7 personal residential buildings, in addition to six vehicles. Three individuals have been injured.
Within the Khmelnytsky area, after the rocket assault, 11,100 individuals in 13 settlements have been reduce off. Within the morning, the sunshine provide was restored.
On account of injury to fuel networks, fuel provide was stopped for greater than 1.3 thousand individuals in Vinnytsia area and for 35 subscribers in Kharkiv area.
In Sumy Oblast, a projectile hit close to one of many fuel distribution stations.
Because the Air Pressure reported, a part of the drones hit Starokostyantynov within the Khmelnytsky area, the place the strategic airfield is situated. The air protection system was working there, explosions have been heard.
The Ukrainian Air Pressure base is situated on this metropolis, and it’s from right here, because the Air Pressure admitted, that they assault Russian bases within the occupied territories with Western air missiles.
Creator of the picture, DSNS
Picture caption Penalties of earlier strikes on Starokostyantynov
Among the missiles reached the Lviv area and headed in direction of Lviv, the pinnacle of the area Maksym Kozytskyi stated. Mayor Andriy Sadovy clarified that there are two rockets in Lviv Oblast. He later added that the missiles disappeared from the area’s radars.
The Air Pressure additionally reported the motion of missiles in direction of Ivano-Frankivsk. On this area, the Russians beforehand attacked the Burshtyn TPP, which has already been destroyed.
Later, the Air Pressure reported that the rockets modified course once more, turned and hit Starokostyantinov. In response to the Air Pressure, an aeroballistic “Dagger” was launched over this metropolis. However, because the army specified, “Kinzhal” flew previous Starkon and headed in direction of Ivano-Frankivsk.
Round 4:30 a.m., the pinnacle of Vinnytsia area, Serhiy Borzov, reported {that a} residential constructing had been hit within the area, there are wounded individuals and evacuation is underway.
The air raid alert was sounded at 5:20 am.
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The final such assault by Russia on Ukraine was on Could 8. Then, as normal this spring, the Russians attacked the power system.
As well as, Russia is continually attacking frontline cities, particularly methodically destroying Kharkiv and Kherson.
Russia destroys Kharkiv
Picture by OP
Picture caption The destroyed “Epicenter” in Kharkiv
Along with large strikes on Ukraine, the Russians are purposefully destroying frontline cities.
In current weeks, Kharkiv, which has been attacked by rockets, drones and air-guided bombs, has been notably affected.
This week, throughout an assault on Kharkiv, the Russians destroyed the print store of the Vivat publishing home and killed seven staff there.
And on Could 25, the Russians purposefully hit the “Epicentr” development grocery store, the place they killed no less than 11 individuals and injured dozens.
How Russia destroyed Ukraine’s power trade within the spring
Picture copyright: Prosecutor’s Workplace
Picture caption, The destroyed Burshtynska TPP within the Frankiv area
For the reason that starting of spring 2024, Russia has been systematically putting Ukrainian power amenities.
The final time – on Could 8 – in the course of the large shelling of the entire of Ukraine, power amenities in six areas got here below assault. Three DTEK thermal energy vegetation and the Ukrenergo facility have been broken.
The commander of the Air Pressure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mykola Oleschuk stated that Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 55 missiles of assorted sorts and 21 assault drones.
The Minister of Vitality of Ukraine, Herman Galushchenko, stated that the Russians attacked power amenities with a view to deprive them of “the chance to sufficiently produce and transmit electrical energy.”
It was already the fifth large energy strike since March 22.
Picture by OP
Caption to the picture, Destruction of Dnipro HPP
On the finish of March and the start of April, Russian assaults nearly fully destroyed the Trypilsk and Zmiivsk thermal energy stations and considerably broken the Dniprovska HPP in Zaporizhzhya.
In Lviv Oblast, an underground fuel storage facility in Stryi district and a thermal energy plant in Chervonograd district got here below assault.
On account of large Russian strikes on the power infrastructure in Could, emergency energy outages started all through Ukraine.
The assaults have been nicely ready upfront, particularly focused at sure objects. Their purpose is the entire collapse of the Ukrainian power system.
Consultants and power specialists predict that resulting from Russian strikes, there shall be blackouts each in the summertime of this 12 months and within the fall and winter.
President Zelensky additionally stated that resulting from strikes on fuel storage amenities in winter, there shall be issues with blue gasoline each in Ukraine and within the EU, whose nations saved fuel in western Ukraine.
