The Russian Federation launched a massive strike on Ukrainian cities this night. The Russians used over 800 weapons of mass destruction. Explosions were heard in Kyiv, Odessa, Kryvyi Rih, and Kremenchuk.
According to the Air Force, the enemy used 823 air attack vehicles that night:
- 810 Shahed-type strike drones and simulator drones of various types from the directions of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, Orel, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation), Gvardiyske, Chauda (Crimea);
- 9 Iskander-K cruise missiles from the Kursk region;
- 4 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Crimea.
Air defense neutralized 751 enemy targets — 747 Shaheds and simulator drones of various types, as well as 4 Iskander-K cruise missiles.
"9 missiles and 56 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 37 locations, downed aircraft (fragments) fell at 8 locations," — the Air Force reported.
Drone record and attack on the Cabinet of Ministers: what is currently known about the shelling of Kyiv, Odessa and other cities
As a result of shelling in Kyiv Destruction was recorded in the Svyatoshynskyi, Darnytskyi, and Pechersk districts. Two people are currently known to have died and 20 injured as a result of the Russian attack, including police officers.
In the Svyatoshynskyi district, a 16-story building was hit. A fire also broke out in a nine-story building from the sixth to ninth floors, with partial destruction of the ceilings.
For the first time since the beginning of the war, the Russians attacked the Cabinet of Ministers building - a fire broke out there, rescuers are working at the scene. A helicopter of the State Emergency Service was brought in to extinguish the fire
"For the first time, the Government building, roof and upper floors have been damaged due to an enemy attack. Rescuers are extinguishing the fire. I thank them for their work," — Prime Minister Yulia Svyridenko noted.
In Odessa this night during the shelling A high-rise building and the Sports Palace were damaged - 3 people were injured.
It is currently known that the fire broke out in a 9-story building, a warehouse building, and a car — rescuers extinguished the fires. However, their work was complicated by repeated air raid sirens.
As a result of the strikes on Kryvyi Rih damaged infrastructure facilities, administrative building, enterprise, private residential sector, high-rise buildings, garages and vehicles. During the first wave, the enemy hit houses and transport and urban infrastructure with missiles. And a few hours later, the occupiers hit the city again with missiles and hit the infrastructure facility that was damaged during the first wave of the attack.
