Ten people were killed and at least sixty others were injured in Kyiv, the south, west, and east of the nation on Friday as a result of Russia’s most extensive drone and missile strike on Ukraine in months, according to officials.
Damage was recorded to buildings in the western city of Lviv, the southern port of Odesa, the eastern city of Kharkiv, and a maternity hospital in the center city of Dnipro, all of which treated dozens of injured persons.
Two people were confirmed dead in the capital Kyiv, with more people thought to be trapped under rubble at a warehouse damaged by falling debris, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram messenger.
Two people were killed in the Black Sea port city of Odesa and at least 15 were injured, including two children, as missiles hit residential buildings, the regional governor said.
“We can say that this was a massive attack,” Yuriy Ihnat, the air force spokesman said on television.
Ukraine has been warning for weeks that Russia could be stockpiling missiles to launch a major air campaign targeting the energy system. Last year millions of people were plunged into darkness when Russian strikes pounded the power grid.
The energy ministry reported power outages in four regions after the air attack.
In Lviv region, which borders Poland, impacts were confirmed at a critical infrastructure facility, the president’s office said, declining to say which one.
“The enemy targeted social and critical infrastructure,” Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
The air force said Russia used hypersonic, cruise and ballistic missiles, including ones which are extremely hard to intercept.
