Wave of Russian missiles hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities
Luke Harding, Dan Sabbagh and Isobel Koshiw are in Ukraine for the Guardian. Here is their latest report on this morning’s attacks:
Russia launched a wave of cruise missiles at hydro electric dams and other critical infrastructure across Ukraine on Monday morning, with explosions reported near the capital, Kyiv, and in at least 10 other cities and regions.
Ukraine’s air command said it shot down 44 out of 50 enemy rockets. Video footage suggested several missiles were intercepted in the skies around Kyiv soon after 8am local time. Air raid sirens went off nationally, with citizens told to seek shelter.
But others penetrated Ukraine’s defences. The governor of Kyiv, Oleksiy Kuleba, said “massive shelling in the region” had damaged electricity and energy infrastructure. He said residents should expert emergency power cuts. He added: “There is currently one victim. We are clarifying the information.”
The cruise missiles were fired from Russian Tu-90 and T-60 aircraft flying north of the Caspian Sea and the Rostov region. They hit targets in the Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv oblasts, as well as in the areas of Mikolaiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad and Chernivtsi.
Hyrdoelectric power stations were among the targets hit by Russia this morning, according to Herman Halushchenko, Ukraine’s energy minister. In a statement on Facebook, Halushchenko described it as “another barbaric attack”, adding that “electric substations, hydropower and heat generation facilities were hit by rockets”.
As a result, scheduled partial blackouts and emergency blackouts have been introduced in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Zaporizhzhia, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, and Poltava regions, he said.
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