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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at least 11 people were killed in Russian strikes on various parts of the country early Wednesday. Ukrainian officials said the attacks also damaged apartments, industrial facilities and infrastructure.
“One of the main targets was our energy infrastructure. Russia wanted to deliver a destructive and demonstrative strike,” Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram.
According to information released earlier by officials, two people were killed in the capital, Kyiv, four in the northern city of Pryluky and two in Poltava region.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian parliament’s human rights commissioner, said on Telegram that the country had once again come under Russian missile attack overnight. He noted that people had to plan their daily activities even after the attack.
Russia says it carried out a “massive strike”
According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia used 130 drones, 48 cruise missiles and ballistic missiles in its attack on Ukraine. The Air Force said on Telegram that air defense units had shot down 161 targets.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had carried out a “massive strike” on military-industrial facilities in Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine. It claimed the targets included sites where Ukrainian defense company Fire Point manufactures and stores Flamingo cruise missiles, as well as medium- and long-range drones.
Last week, Zelenskyy said Ukraine had used its first domestically produced ballistic missile, made by Fire Point, in combat.
Damage reported in Kyiv and Pryluky
The attacks came after Zelenskyy warned in a video posted on social media late Tuesday that Russia could launch a “massive strike.” The Kyiv Independent, citing local sources, reported that several explosions were heard in Kyiv at around 3:15 a.m.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the strikes hit the Darnytskyi district in the southeast of the city and the Podilskyi district in the northwest. A fire caused by the attack destroyed an office and warehouse building.
Two people were injured in an attack on Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
A Russian missile hit a five-story residential building in Pryluky, in northern Chernihiv region. Local authorities said at least four people were killed at the scene and 20 were injured. Other residents may remain trapped under the rubble, they said. Footage showed rescuers pulling people from the debris.
After Ukrainian officials and military intelligence warned of possible attacks, many residents of Kyiv took shelter in metro stations.
Zelenskyy also said Ukraine had struck two oil facilities and a training ground in Russia’s Perm, Samara and Astrakhan regions. In a social media post, he called the attacks a “justified response” to Russian strikes against the Ukrainian population.
Two civilian vessels came under attack in the Black Sea in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone on Tuesday. Officials said one vessel sank and the other was seriously damaged.
Zelenskyy said an investigation conducted with the Bulgarian navy had established that Russia was behind the attack. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev, however, said it was unclear whether the drones had come from Russia or Ukraine, Reuters reported. A maritime security source said an initial assessment indicated the attack was likely carried out by Russia. Moscow has not commented on the incident.
Before the Russian strikes, two people were killed and a large fuel facility caught fire in a Ukrainian attack on Moscow and the surrounding region on Tuesday.
