On December 29, the Russian army carried out the most massive missile attack on Ukraine. Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Odesa came under attack, it is known about many victims, there are dead, social and critical infrastructure became targets of the enemy.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said, that the Russian military attacked Ukraine with almost everything they have in their arsenal.
"A maternity hospital, educational institutions, a shopping center, high-rise buildings and private houses, a commercial warehouse, a parking lot. Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and our other cities. Today, Russia was fighting with almost everything it has in its arsenal: "daggers", S-300, cruise missiles, UAVs. Strategic bombers launched X-101/X-505″, — said Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
He emphasized that the occupiers fired about 110 rockets, most of which were shot down by Ukrainian air defense. However, as a result of the strikes, there are casualties and injuries.
ElitExpert collected information about the enemy attack.
Dnipro
The head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak, called the morning tragic for the region and noted that there is an "arrival" in the shopping center in Dnipro. A fire broke out.
Later, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ihor Klymenko noticed, that five people died in the Dnipro. Emergency services units were able to save four patients of the maternity hospital, where hits were also recorded. By danimi Serhiy Lysak, the number of victims in the city increased to 20.
Kharkiv
Oleg Sinegubov, head of Kharkiv OVA informed, that the Russian military launched more than 20 strikes on Kharkiv, first with S-300 missiles.
"As a result of two waves of enemy strikes, the destruction and damage of warehouse and production buildings, a transport depot, and an enterprise were recorded. In one of the medical facilities, the roof and windows were damaged by the blast wave. Fragments of a Russian rocket were found nearby," — Oleg Sinegubov said.
He noted that an ambulance was also damaged. As a result of the Russian attack, a 35-year-old man died, and 11 other people were injured.
Odesa
Oleg Kiper, head of Odesa OVA informed, that after the drone attack, the enemy launched a missile attack on Odesa.
"After the night attack by drones, in the morning the Russians launched a missile attack on Odesa. The enemy targeted residential buildings of civilians." Kiper said.
He emphasized that as a result of the impact, two people died, 15 more were injured, including two children - 6 and 8 years old.
Three rockets hit residential buildings Of Odessa: a private house was completely destroyed, a three-story apartment building suffered critical damage, one person died there, in one of the residential complexes a rocket pierced a multi-story building, bursting inside, burning several floors, two dead people were found here. Powerful fires have been eliminated. 23 people were saved.
Blast waves and fragments of downed missiles damaged several dozen buildings, including educational institutions, a church, shops, and other residential buildings.
Residents of the affected residential complex are warned about the danger of the building collapsing and asked to remove cars from the parking lot.
A dead woman was found under the rubble of a destroyed three-story residential building
23 people were evacuated from the building and 4 people were injured. Unfortunately, during the extinguishing of the fire, a dead woman was found.
Kyiv
In Kiev the building of the "Lukyanivska" metro station and residential buildings in several districts were damaged. In general, according to the latest data, as a result of the attack 23 people were injured and 2 more died.
According to the KMVA, for the attack the enemy used Shahedi, Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles from Tu-22M3 strategic bombers, ballistic missiles, S-300, Kh-101/Kh555 cruise missiles from Tu-95 MS strategic bombers, Kh-47M2 "Dagger" aeroballistic missiles from MiG-31K. In the capital, the air alert was announced three times and lasted almost 5 hours in total. During the last alarm, the capital was attacked by dozens of missiles of various types. They entered the city in waves and from different directions. More than 30 air targets were shot down by air defense forces over Kyiv.
As a result of the attack, the building of the Lukyanivska metro station was damaged, it was temporarily closed, but it has already resumed operation.
Zaporizhzhya
Head of Zaporizhzhia OVA Yury Malashko noted, that from 07:30 to 08:25 on December 29, the occupiers launched a massive rocket attack on Zaporizhzhia.
"The territories of several enterprises of the city became the targets of the enemy. One of the rockets hit an open area, another destroyed a private house. High-rise buildings in one of the districts of the regional center were damaged by the blast wave and debris," — said Yurii Malashko.
According to him, a woman died, ten more people were injured. In addition, people may be under the rubble of one of the buildings. Anti-aircraft defense destroyed one missile in the Zaporizhzhia region, he added
According to law enforcement officers, this morning the occupying forces launched 10 rocket strikes (the type of rockets is being determined) on Zaporizhzhia. So far, four dead and 12 wounded are known.
Police officers, rescuers, police paramedics, sappers and relevant specialized services of the city continue to work at the scene.
Lviv
Maksym Kozytskyi, head of Lviv OVA Told me, that a residential building was hit in Lviv. Also, a fire started in one of the city's lyceums due to falling rocket fragments.
"Lviv. Residential building on Hotkevicha Street. One person died as a result of the rocket attack." said Kozytskyi.
According to him, eight people were injured, all in a moderate condition. At the time of the attack, people were in their homes, most were injured by shrapnel from the windows.
It happened later known, that the number of victims increased to 15. In addition, Kozytsky noted that the destruction was recorded in 13 residential high-rise buildings and two schools, many damaged cars.
Loss of power
As reported by the Ministry of Energy, there is a power outage in 8 regions of Ukraine due to massive shelling. We are talking about Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson and Chernihiv regions.
At the same time, there are no problems with light in Kyiv after the missile attack. In the capital, there were minor fluctuations in the power grid, but now light is supplied to all areas of the city.
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