Russia again dealt a massive blow to Ukraine. Missiles leave Kyiv, Odessa, Vinnitsa regions 11 people died
On January 26, Russian citizens launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. On Thursday morning, an air raid alert was issued throughout the country. By data Natalya Guimenyuk, press secretary of the Yug operational department, the Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded the activity of the strategic aviation of the Russian Federation with the directions of the Caspian Sea. Also, three launch vehicles equipped with 20 Caliber missiles appeared in the Black Sea.
Advisor to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko reported on cruise missile launches from Volgodonsk and the Caspian Sea region. Head of the administration of the Nikolaev region Vitaly Kim declared about at least five missiles launched. The press secretary of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Ignat, spoke about the launches of missiles with Tu-95 six-cylinder bombers from the Murmansk region. “We are expecting more than 30 missiles, which have already begun to appear in different places,” clarified he.
Head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak 8:30 am on the environment declared about the first downed Russian missiles. Local authorities reports that the air defense media are working in the regions. Information about explosions in Kyiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Nikolaev, Zhitomir, Vinnitsa regions appeared in the Ukrainian media and public. The heads of administrations urge citizens to stay in shelters and not to publish photos and videos of the explosions.
More than 15 rockets were fired at Kyiv, causes in the city administration. Mayor of the capital Vitali Klitschko reported about explosions in the Dneprovsky district of the city. In the Goloseevsky district of Kyiv, as a result of the fall of parts of a rocket on a non-residential building, one person was killed and two more were injured, added he. In addition, incidents were recorded in the Vinnitsa region, tell me in the military administration of the region. Same damaged two objects of security in the Odessa region. This has not been reported.
Updated. As a result of Russian missile strikes on Ukraine on January 26, 11 people were killed and the same number were injured, declared representative of the press service of the State Service of Ukraine for Probable Cases (GSChS) Oleksandr Khorunzhiy. According to him, drone and missile strikes were recorded in 11 regions of Ukraine.
In several regions, due to the danger of Russian shelling introduced emergency power consumption. In particular, the power was preventively turned off in Kyiv, Krivoy Rog, Kyiv, Odessa, Kirovograd, Dnepropetrovsk places. Authorities said it was a forced measure to avoid performance degradation if targets are met. Kyiv wide work surface metro stations, passengers are transported only underground, underground stations work as shelter from shelling. Same reported about the delay of a number of railway trains, in particular, flights “Ivano-Frankivsk – Kyiv” and “Kyiv – Lviv”.
On the night of January 26, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with 24 Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones, the Air Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. “The drones were destroyed by anti-aircraft missile units, fighter aircraft, mobile fire projectiles, air forces located on the territory with air defense units that make up the defense forces of Ukraine,” early in the Ukrainian military. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has not yet commented on the night or morning attacks.
In anticipation of the mass missile strikes, the Russian army struck Ukraine on January 14. Then one of the missiles got into a residential nine-story building in the Dnieper. The accident resulted in 45 people. Russian authorities deny that residential buildings are being bombed. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that the missile strike was carried out on the “military command and control system and is connected with it by energy facilities” and all the targets pursued were successfully hit.
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