As early as Wednesday, Russian troops were targeting Cherson in southern Ukraine with rockets. Now there are again reports of massive air raids. Accordingly, there should have been explosions in several large cities. It is still unclear whether there are also rocket hits.
According to military information from Kyiv, Russia is again covering Ukraine with large rocket attacks. Air alerts went off across the country in the morning. Several heavy explosions were also heard in the center of the capital Kyiv, according to a local reporter. Speaking to Telegram, the capital’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, warned of potential power outages and urged people to charge their cell phones and stock up on water supplies. According to reports, the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense was deployed to repel the attacks. So far it is unclear whether there were also rocket hits. The detonations are also mainly when the Russian missiles or drones are shot down.
There were also reports from authorities of rocket strikes and explosions from several parts of Ukraine in the south and west. Explosions were also reported from the Poltava, Odessa, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Lviv regions. Russian military bloggers published numerous unverifiable videos of smoke plumes following suspected hits. Power outages have been announced in the Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions to minimize possible damage to energy infrastructure. Presidential Advisor Oleksiy Arestovych said on Facebook that Russian forces allegedly fired more than 100 rockets in multiple attack waves.
Since October, Russia has repeatedly attacked the Ukrainian energy infrastructure at intervals of a few days. There were dozens of rockets each. Some hit their targets, causing millions of people across the country to experience power outages during the winter. The new wave was expected before the end of the year. There had already been drone attacks during the night. The Ukrainian military said in the morning that after the night drone strikes, the enemy is now attacking from different directions with missiles launched by air bombers and warships. There is a “high level of activity” by the occupiers, it said. The authorities urged people to urgently seek shelter in bunkers.
