Russian troops are attacking Ukraine from the air, sea and land. On Tuesday afternoon alone, 80 long-range missiles were fired. Although not all hit their target, the damage is immense. The people in the country have to accept considerable restrictions.
According to British estimates, the massive Russian rocket attacks have hit Ukraine’s energy infrastructure badly. “Although a large proportion of the missiles were successfully intercepted, Ukraine is facing a significant drop in the power available from its national network,” the Ministry of Defense said in London. “This will affect civilian access to communications, heating and water supplies,” it said, citing intelligence findings.
The attacks on November 15 were probably the most severe attack in one day to date. Russia fired up to 80 long-range missiles on Tuesday afternoon, mostly against energy infrastructure across the country. The missiles were launched from the air, from the sea and from land. The destruction of Ukraine’s national infrastructure has become a core component of the Russian war, it said in London. But if Russia continues attacks on this scale, it will have a significant impact on its reserves of conventional cruise missiles.
The British Ministry of Defense has published daily information on the course of the war since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine at the end of February, citing intelligence information. In doing so, the British government wants to both counter the Russian portrayal and keep allies in line. Moscow accuses London of a targeted disinformation campaign.
Authorities said several cities in Ukraine were again hit with Russian rockets this morning. Air alert was in effect across the country. The regional administration announced that two infrastructure objects were hit in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Shelling was also reported from the Black Sea port city of Odessa. Explosions from anti-aircraft fire were also heard over Kyiv. Two Russian cruise missiles and two combat drones were shot down, the city administration said.
Oleksandra Matviychuk, head of the Center for Civil Liberties, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, wrote on Twitter: “Russian terror against the civilian population continues. We have had an air alert in Kyiv for more than an hour.” She hopes no one has been killed or lost their home. Her plans for the morning are ruined. “But we’re getting used to living in total insecurity.”
