war of aggression
Russia launches new rocket attacks on Ukraine
After Monday’s rocket attacks: Police officers secure an impact site in central Kyiv. photo
© Hannah Wagner/dpa
Russian shelling of Ukraine continues Tuesday. Missiles and combat drones are used. There was an air alert in Kyiv.
In its war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia again fired rockets and combat drones at several regions of the country on Tuesday. The authorities in Zaporizhia in southern Ukraine reported attacks with Russian missiles.
In the vicinity of the capital Kyiv and in the Khmelnytskyi region there were explosions and air defense was deployed, officials said. The authorities called on people to seek shelter in basements and bunkers. The areas of Dnipropetrovsk, Vynytsia, Mykolaiv and Rivne were also shelled.
In the Vynytsia region southwest of Kyiv, a thermal power station was attacked with combat drones. Plants were destroyed in the process. Fortunately, there were no casualties, the power plant’s press office said.
There was also an air raid in Kyiv. The people sought protection there, as a reporter from the German Press Agency reported. Russian military bloggers close to the Kremlin confirmed the massive rocket fire in Ukraine. Ukrainian media reported that 20 rockets landed on Tuesday morning.
On Monday, Ukrainian authorities counted more than 80 Russian attacks. Many were averted by the air defenses. According to preliminary information, 19 people died in the shelling across the country and more than 100 were injured.