Russia mercilessly shelled again last night. Its forces launched a large-scale combined missile and drone attack across the country, repeatedly sending drones towards Kyiv, while ballistic missiles and hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles struck cities and critical infrastructure nationwide.
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After the latest wave of attacks, one casualty is known in the Ukrainian capital. Drone fragments fell in many parts of the city.
The Kyiv city military administration confirmed that a sports complex building in the Pechersk district was damaged by the strike.
At the same time, images showing smoke near the Valeriy Lobanovskyi-named “Dynamo” stadium spread on social networks and public groups.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that in the Holosiivskyi district, in the city center, a drone fell onto the roadway. In another part of the same district, drone debris fell on the roof of an uninhabited house, which caught fire.
The news portal “United24” published an exclusive video on Thursday showing a Russian drone shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ air defense measures falling into the water just a few meters from the Podilskyi bridge.
It is noted that on Thursday, air raid sirens sounded 4 times in Kyiv from early morning.
Last night, Russian forces also intensively attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones. Explosions were recorded in Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Poltava regions.
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As stated by the Odesa city military administration, Russia terrorized the city almost all night and morning. The attack damaged infrastructure, an educational institution, and an apartment building.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called the recent attacks another large-scale complex Russian offensive targeting both infrastructure and residential areas.
“The Russians struck critical infrastructure in Poltava, Sumy, and Kherson regions. In Kharkiv region, they hit residential buildings. In Kramatorsk, a guided bomb struck a high-rise building. State rescue service units saved four people. Three people were injured in Zaporizhzhia, and two in Kryvyi Rih. In Odesa, an apartment building was hit. In Chubynske, Kyiv region, all necessary rescue services are involved in extinguishing fires at enterprises after drone strikes,” the president said.
Zelensky stated that given Russia’s continuous investment in missiles, additional support for air and ballistic missile defense is necessary.
“Everything that strengthens our airspace defense effectively saves Ukrainian lives daily. To reduce Russia’s desire to continue the war, we must effectively shoot down the missiles on which Moscow so heavily relies to keep the war going. I am grateful to everyone who understands this and helps,” he emphasized.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that last night Russia launched two Onyx anti-ship missiles from occupied Crimea, Iskander-M ballistic missiles and North Korean KN-23 missiles from Russia’s Bryansk and Kursk regions, as well as 258 drones of various types.
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