At least two people They were killed as Russia bombed energy facilities across Ukraine with dozens of rockets on Friday.
The attack I knocked out Electricity in Some areas are forced Kyiv to enter the emergency power It cuts across the country.
The latest in a series of big waves of Missile strikes since October critical Infrastructure and led people in shelters as residential areas also been exposed to fire.
Mayor of Ukraine second cityKharkiv, reported “tremendous” damage, leaving many people without heating in Freezing winter temperatures.
Russia launched more More than 60 rockets during the morning rush hour and tried to distract the Ukrainians air Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said that the defense forces had ordered warplanes to fly near Ukraine.
“that they want to me destroy us and make us Slaves. But we will not give up. “We will endure,” said Lydia Vasilieva, 53, as she turned to the hospital. for shelter in a Kyiv Station. “I want the war over And the soon. But I am willing to wait as long as needed.”
two people were killed in Center city of Kryvyi Rih, and the third died in a fire in south of Kherson region After it was an apartment building hit The authorities said the bombing.
The attack in Kryvyi Rih, the birthplace of President Volodymyr Zelensky, also At least eight were wounded peopleincluding three small childrenRescue efforts are still underway senior official He said.
Center city of Poltava and its parts of Kyiv It was among the regions power I knocked out. Infrastructure was critical hit in the Northeast region of Kharkiv, Black Sea region of Odessa and in Vinnitsa in West Central Ukraine.
Three explosions were heard in Kyiv The smoke spread towards a part of The city, witnesses told Reuters. The railway operator said no of The railways were left without power.
“There is serious damage to the infrastructure, foremost of which is the energy system,” Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. patient with what is happening now. I know that in Your homes are not there lightNo heating or water supply.
Deputy Kirillo Tymoshenko head of Zelensky officeemergency said power Lockdowns have been introduced across the country to enable repairs following damage to power facilities in Several unspecified areas.
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initial air Warning in Kyiv Four were raised hours After that it was announced as such children made they way to school and people He traveled to work.
cavernous Kyiv metro system that has it one of the deepest stations in The world has been decommissioned and used as a bomb shelter.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Moscow says attacks on basic The infrastructure is militarily legitimate. Ukraine says Attacks are aimed at cause civil misery It’s war crime.
“The goal of Russian Federation for That the Ukrainians are constantly under pressure, to go down In shelters almost every day, to feel uncomfortable because of power “Water outage or water outage,” Economy Minister Yulia Svirenko wrote. on Facebook.
“But Ukraine’s position has not changed: let it be without him light, but # without you. We will bear. we will win. we will rebuild. “
