Russian forces used missiles, air strikes and drones in an “intense attack” on Multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, according to Ukrainian officials.
Since the morning, the aggressor fired 75 missiles. “41 of them have been neutralized by our air defenses.
Powerful explosions rang out across Kyiv on Monday morning, killing several people. At the same time, the regional authorities also reported rocket and missile attacks in Kharkiv, Lviv, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk, partially aimed at Critical Civil Infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the missile strikes targeted Ukrainian energy facilities and its people.
“They specially chose the time and targets to do the most damage,” he said, standing outside his office in central Kyiv.
Zelensky said that Moscow wanted to destroy the Ukrainian “energy system”, adding that the Ukrainians shot down 38 incoming shells. He urged people to stay in shelters on Monday.
To the south, a Ukrainian official also confirmed that Russian missiles were targeting energy infrastructure in the Mykolaiv region.
“They are hitting the infrastructure, trying to leave us without electricity,” Vitaly Kim, head of the regional military administration in Mykolaiv, said on Telegram.
The Russians are trying to scare us by hitting the infrastructure. There may be a power outage, but repair work is underway, not only in Mykolaiv, but in all regions. ”
Kim added that the Russians claimed to be advancing “in all directions”, but the opposite was true: “In fact, we are advancing and they are terrified.”
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