Status: 01/26/2023 12:29 p.m
Ukraine has reported another wave of Russian missile attacks. According to Kyiv, one person was killed and two others injured. In Odessa, the energy infrastructure was damaged.
Ukraine has reported multiple Russian missile strikes in the country. According to Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko, a 55-year-old man was killed and two others injured as a result of the attack. Klitschko announced this in the Telegram news service.
Accordingly, a rocket hit a building that does not serve as a residential building. The injured were taken to the hospital. Klitschko called on citizens to stay in shelters It was the first death from a rocket attack in Kyiv since New Year’s Eve.
The head of Kyiv city administration Serhiy Popko said 15 cruise missiles had been shot down. He said the rockets were fired “in the direction of Kyiv” but did not explain whether the capital itself was a target.
conflicting parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
Attacks on Odessa – power supply problems
Attacks were also reported from other regions: in the Odessa and Vinnytsia regions there were reports of hits from objects of important infrastructure. The governor of the Odessa region Maksym Marchenko reported damage to the energy infrastructure. This would have led to significant problems with the power supply. There were no injuries, but the residents should remain in the shelters. The governor of Vinnytsia also reported attacks. The authorities called on people to take the air alert seriously.
Russia has been at war with Ukraine for more than 11 months. Since October, the Russian military has repeatedly targeted the country’s energy supply with rockets and drones. There are frequent power outages.
German tank deliveries possible from March
Yesterday Germany and the USA announced that they would supply battle tanks to Ukraine. According to experts, these could help Ukraine to push back Russian invading troops.
Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that training of Ukrainian soldiers on the Marder infantry fighting vehicle should begin in Germany in January. Training on the “Leopard 2” battle tank should also begin shortly thereafter. He expects a first company of “Leopard” tanks to be in Ukraine in late March or early April. He could not give an exact date.