Among the places affected are some of the country’s main cities, such as Kharkov or Poltava, both without electricity supply, or the capital, kyiv, whose Metro networks have been paralyzed after the massive launch of missiles.
The Russian army has launched this Friday a new missile attack against basic infrastructure in Ukraine, which has caused cuts in electricity supply and other services, as well as damage to civilian buildings and at least two dead.
Among the places affected are some of the main cities of the country, such as Járkov about Poltava, both without electricity supply, or the capital, Kiev, whose metro networks have been paralyzed after several missiles have affected two districts of the capital, local media report.
In Krivoi Rog, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, at least two people died as a result of the fall of a Russian rocket that hit a residential building.
In addition, there are five injured, including two children, who have been hospitalized, according to progress responsable regional Valentyn Reznichenko and Telegram.
“In Krivoi Rog a Russian rocket hit a residential building. The entrance was destroyed. Two people died. At least five were injured, including two children. Everyone is in the hospital,” he said. Reznichenko.
Due to the attacks, the Dnipropetrovsk region has also been left without electricity.
Missile attack causes blackouts in major Ukrainian cities
In the Ukrainian capital, meanwhile, “emergency blackouts were imposed due to a missile attack, and there are problems with the water supply,” according to his Twitter account. Telegram the mayor of the city, Vitalii Klytchko.
Klitchko pointed out that interruptions in the supply of drinking water in all districts of the capital are due to damage to the energy infrastructure. “Specialists are working to stabilize the system,” he said.
In Kharkov, the country’s second city and capital of the homonymous region, there have been “explosions. The enemy is shelling infrastructure facilities. I ask everyone to take precautions and stay in shelters if possible,” he explained. Ihor Terekhov, mayor of the city, on his Telegram account.
For his part, Maryna Shevchenko, portavoz de Kharkivoblenergo, Kharkov’s public power supply company reported that the city is “completely without electricity.”
Missile impacts have also been recorded in the Zhytomir region, west of kyiv, which has suffered incidents in the supply of basic services, as well as in Odessa, on the shores of the Black Sea.
while, the Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko confirmed on social media that power facilities in the east and south of the country had been badly damaged.
Ukraine woke up today to a massive missile attack launched by Russia, in which between 60 and 70 projectiles have been launched, according to various official sources, and which has sounded anti-aircraft sirens in up to 16 regions of the country.