Russia launches massive missile attack on several regions of Ukraine: at least 7 dead

He massive attack with drones and missiles launched by Russia The storm hit 15 of Ukraine’s 24 regions by early Monday morning, the Ukrainian prime minister said. Denis Shmigalon his Telegram account.

Shmigal explained that Russian forces used drones, cruise missiles and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in the attack. The latter missiles are the most difficult to intercept in the entire Russian arsenal. Ukraine is vulnerable to Kinzhal (meaning “dagger” in Russian) missiles across most of its territory.

The Prime Minister also recalled that there were deaths and injuries in the attack. The authorities of the regions of Volín (northwest), Dnipropetrovsk (center), Zaporizhia (southeast) and Zhitomir (central-west) had previously reported the death of a total of seven people.

Shmigal also noted that “the target of Russian terrorists was again the energy infrastructure.” “Unfortunately, there are damages in several regions“said the head of government, who also reported power cuts in the country as a result of the impacts.

Ukrainian authorities have reported damage to electrical infrastructure in the regions of Lviv and (west) and DnipropetrovskThe massive Russian attack has also caused power and water cuts in some areas of kyivaccording to the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klichko.

The Minister of Energy, Herman Galushchenkohas described the situation of the electrical system as “difficult” after the attack, and companies in the sector have announced emergency cuts due to the damage suffered by the system.

Today’s attack is the ninth massive Russian attack on Ukraine’s electricity system since March 22. Ukraine has lost a large part of its generating capacity in these attacks, forcing the authorities to ration supplies with scheduled blackouts of up to half a day during the first part of the summer.

Ukraine is racing against the clock to repair and replace damaged infrastructure and equipment before the onset of cold temperatures triggers a surge in consumption. Attacks such as the one on Monday are a setback for these efforts.

Ukraine strikes back

Ukraine has also launched an attack on a Russian city. At least four people were injured on Monday during a Ukrainian drone attack in Saratov (on the Volga River), according to local authorities.

“As a result of the drone attack, a residential complex on Predmostovaya Square was partially damaged,” the city’s mayor, Lada Mokrousova, wrote on Telegram.

He added that one woman was hospitalised with serious injuries and three other people were treated by doctors at the scene.

Saratov Region Governor Roman Busagin has reported another nighttime drone attack in the town of Engels, about 12 kilometres from the regional capital.

“As a result of the drone attack, a multi-storey building on Pushkin Street in Engels was damaged. Fortunately, there are no casualties,” the governor wrote.

Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that it has shot down 9 unmanned aircraft over the region of Saratov last night.

Three other drones have been neutralized in Kurskwhere Ukraine has been carrying out a military operation since 6 August.