The Ukrainian capital Kyiv came under a massive Russian attack early this morning, with explosions sounding in the city, air defences in operation and the Ukrainian military saying missiles were being deployed.
The Russian action took place two days before a meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is due to hold in the United States with President Donald Trump to work out details of an accord for settling the nearly four-year-old war pitting Russia against Ukraine.
Reuters eyewitnesses said air defences were in action in the city and unofficial Telegram channels reported explosions.
A military Telegram channel said cruise and ballistic missiles were being deployed in the city.
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Ночью ВС России ударили по ТЭЦ-6 и иным энергообъектам в Киеве, аэродрому Озёрный под Житомиром, сообщалось о взрывах в Южном Одесской области. Применилось ракетное вооружение, в т.ч. «Кинжалы», и не менее 80 «Гераней».
ReplyDeleteВстреча Трампа и Зеленского пройдет в воскресенье в 23:00 мск в Палм-Бич. Об этом говорится в распространенном Белым домом графике президента США.
ReplyDelete«Герани» направляются в сторону «ТЭЦ-5» в Киеве
ReplyDeleteНовая серия взрывов в Буче Киевской области
ReplyDeleteКиевские ТГ-каналы сообщают о «Геранях» в направлении ТЭЦ-6
ReplyDeleteМониторинговые каналы сообщают о взрывах в Киеве. Под атакой ТЭЦ‑6, местные жители сообщают о перебоях с водоснабжением и электричеством.
ReplyDeleteТакже ВС РФ нанесли удары по объектам в Триполье Киевской области в Житомире.
В Киеве после ночных прилётов по объектам энергогенерации проблемы с подачей электричества. "Герани" еще летят.
ReplyDeletePoland temporarily closes two airports due to Russian strikes on Ukraine
ReplyDeleteRzeszow and Lublin airports in southeastern Poland have been temporarily closed after the
Polish armed forces scrambled fighter jets due to Russian strikes on Ukraine, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency posted on X on Saturday.
Russia attacked Ukraine with nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles overnight, targeting energy and civilian infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
ReplyDeleteВС России нанесли массированный удар, в том числе ракетами "Кинжал", по объектам энергетической инфраструктуры и ВПК Украины, сообщили в Минобороны
ReplyDeleteЦели удара достигнуты. Все назначенные объекты поражены.
The Russian armed forces, in response to Kiev's terrorist attacks on Russian civilian targets, carried out a massive retaliatory strike, including with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, targeting Ukraine's military-linked energy facilities, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
ReplyDelete"Last night, in response to terrorist attacks launched by the Kiev regime against civilian facilities on the territory of Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a massive strike by long-range ground-, air-, and sea-based precision weapons including Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles as well as attack unmanned aerial vehicles at power infrastructure facilities that supported the Armed Forces of Ukraine and enterprises of the Ukrainian defense industry," the statement read.
The objectives of the strike were achieved, with all designated targets hit, the ministry added.
At least one person was killed and 23 others were injured in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital and its outskirts in the early hours of Saturday, local authorities said.
ReplyDeleteKiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that 22 people were injured in the missile and drone attack on the city, with 12 of them hospitalized. He added that more than 2,600 residential buildings, 187 kindergartens and 138 schools in Kiev were left without heating following the strikes.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kiev City Military Administration, said that the attack damaged facilities in seven districts of the capital, including at least five apartment buildings.
Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK Group, implemented emergency power cuts across Kiev due to the attacks.
In the Kiev region, one person was killed and another was injured, regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said. He noted that the strikes targeted critical infrastructure, businesses, shops and residential buildings in six districts of the region.