The Russian military operation in Ukraine continues on Monday into a new day as Russian army units are trying to establish complete control over the Ukrainian regions and strike at the positions of the Kiev forces, while The latter continues to resist and tries to regain his lands With the financial and military support of the Western powers.
In the latest developments, Ukraine has claimed that Russia has targeted several cities with more than 50 missiles. The Ukrainian army reported that it had launched “more than 50 cruise missiles” into the country. “More than 50 X-101 / X-555 cruise missiles have been launched from aircraft” from Tu-95 and Tu-160 from the Northern Caspian Sea and Russia’s Rostov region, Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram.
The Ukrainian presidency reported that there has been a “massive Russian attack” on energy plants in several regions. Local authorities urged residents to stay in shelters until the air raid alarm ended, while residents said they heard a series of explosions in the city.
Ukrainian presidential adviser Kirilo Tymoshenko said: “The Russians have again launched a massive attack on power plants in several regions. The air defenses shot down some missiles, while others hit the target.”
The mayor announced a blackout in the neighborhoods of Kiev after the Russian strikes. “Part of Kiev is deprived of electricity and some water areas due to the Russian strikes,” he explained in a message via Telegram. And the mayor of Kiev announced that 80% of the city has been cut off from the water.
Before that, the AFP reported that explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. At least 5 explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital between 8:00 and 08:20 local time. The correspondent of Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath also reported that he had launched alarms of air strikes in Kiev and other areas of the center of the country.
Russia has stepped up missile attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks after blaming Kiev for the explosion that destroyed the Crimean bridge. Strikes hit Kiev’s electricity plants, causing blackouts in recent days.
The UK Defense Ministry said on Monday that Russia has deployed thousands of newly recalled reservists to the front line in Ukraine since mid-October, noting that they are not equipped with the proper equipment. In a statement posted on his Twitter account, he added that Russian army officers in September expressed concern that some of the recently recalled reservists had arrived in Ukraine unarmed.
He said circulating images indicate that the rifles supplied to reserve soldiers are (AKMs), first introduced in 1959, and many of them are likely unsuitable for use due to poor storage.
This was announced on Sunday evening by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky His country’s forces repelled a “violent attack” by Russian forces In the eastern Donetsk region.
He explained that a military unit from the city of Chub in western Ukraine carried out the operation, without specifying the location of the clash.
In his evening speech, Zelensky said: “Today they stopped the fierce offensive operations of the enemy. The Russian attack was repulsed“.
The Ukrainian president added that the “trading fund” has been filled, which means the capture of Russian soldiers. The fiercest fighting in Donetsk took place around the cities of Bakhmut and Avdiivka.
The Russian defense ministry said so Ukraine attacked the Black Sea fleet near Sevastopol Sixteen drones and those British Navy “specialists” helped coordinate what he described as a “terrorist attack”. Britain has denied this claim. Russia claimed to have repulsed the attack, but the targeted ships were involved in securing the passage of grain from Ukrainian Black Sea ports.
Ukraine has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the attack. The Ukrainian military has indicated that the Russians themselves may have been responsible for the explosions.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Moscow used the bombing 220km from the grain lane as a “false excuse” for a move it has long intended to make.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff accused Russia of fabricating attacks on its facilities on Saturday.
Ukraine often accuses Russia of using the Black Sea fleet to launch cruise missiles at Ukrainian civilian targets, an accusation supported by some military analysts who say this makes the fleet a legitimate military target.
Russian Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyansky, said on Twitter that Russia has asked the UN Security Council to meet on Monday to discuss the attack on Sevastopol.
