Dec 29, 2023 at 9:57 AM Update: 37 minutes ago
Russia carried out a major airstrike on several Ukrainian cities on Friday morning. Several people were killed and dozens were injured.
Several cities in different Ukrainian regions were hit by Russian missiles. Explosions were reported in the capital Kyiv, the northern city of Kharkiv, the western city of Lviv, the eastern city of Dnipro and the coastal city of Odesa.
Reports about the number of deaths and victims are still coming in. At the moment there is one death and three injuries in Lviv, where a residential building was hit. According to the governor, two people were killed and fifteen people were injured in attacks on residential buildings in Odesa, including two children. A school building was also reportedly hit in the coastal city.
Four people were killed and several injured in the Dnipro region. According to the governor, a maternity hospital and shopping center were hit by Russian missiles. The Ukrainian health ministry is talking about a medical facility.
In Kharkiv, a hospital and residential buildings were reportedly hit. One person died and eight were injured.
Fatalities are also reported to have occurred in Kyiv. There may still be people under the rubble of a damaged building. In the capital, a metro station used as a shelter by civilians was also hit.
More than a hundred rockets fired
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia first used a wave of drones and then several types of missiles, including cruise missiles and hypersonic missiles. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a total of 110 missiles have been fired by Russia. Most of them could be shot out of the air.
It’s going well according to the news agency Reuters for one of the largest Russian air raids on Ukraine since the start of the war. A national air raid siren has been declared and citizens have been urged to seek safety.
The Ukrainian energy ministry reports that power has been cut in four regions.
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2023-12-29 08:57:14
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