Deadly morning attacks struck Kyiv and other cities, eliminating a minimum of 3 civilians.
Russia fired cruise and ballistic rockets and Shahed-type drones at targets throughout Ukraine, eliminating a minimum of 3 civilians and hurting more than 10 individuals, Ukrainian authorities stated.
Russia targeted a minimum of 3 huge cities, according to the Ukrainian armed force, which stated it obstructed 44 drones and rockets of the 64 that were released.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated 2 individuals were eliminated in the capital, Kyiv, and a single person in Mykolaiv in the south of the nation.
“Another huge attack versus our state. 6 areas were under the opponent’s strike. All our services are now working to deal with the repercussions of this fear,” he published on X.
Another huge Russian air attack versus our nation. 6 areas came under opponent fire. All of our services are presently working to remove the repercussions of this fear.
In Mykolaiv, lots of homes were damaged and a single person was eliminated. More than 10 individuals were … pic.twitter.com/ATkwA5JxXR
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy/ Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 7, 2024
Power was knocked out in parts of Kyiv, with high voltage cable televisions harmed, and individuals were caught under debris, the president stated.
According to Mayor Vitalii Klitschko, 13 individuals were hurt in Kyiv, consisting of a pregnant lady.
Apartment ignited in numerous Kyiv districts, he stated.
Oleksandr Senkevich, the mayor of Mykolaiv, stated the attack had actually removed roofings of 20 homes and harmed gas and pipes in the port city, eliminating one guy.
In Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, a 52-year-old lady was a little hurt in an S-300 rocket attack, according to the local guv, Oleh Syniehubov.
Rockets struck as far as the Lviv area of western Ukraine, where a fire broke out, authorities stated.
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The attacks in Kyiv sent out Josep Borrell, the European Union’s diplomacy chief, into an air raid shelter in his hotel, the AFP news company reported.
Borrell is checking out to highlight the bloc’s “steadfast assistance” to Ukraine as the war nears its 3rd year.
All 27 EU nations settled on an extra 50-billion-euro ($54bn) help plan for Ukraine recently. Western assistance is frantically required by Ukraine, which is battling with ammo and workers scarcities.
The approximately 1,500 km (900-mile) front line has actually hardly budged in current months, Russian forces have the upper hand in stocks of rockets and weapons ammo utilized for long-range strikes.
The most recent barrage follows a pattern of attacks targeting civilians and crucial facilities.
Vadym Filashkin, the guv of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk area, stated Russia was shooting in between 1,500 and 2,500 shells and rockets at the location every day.
He stated Russia had actually dropped 200 assisted aerial bombs on the front-line town of Avdiivka over the previous month and was “absolutely ruining it”. The town’s population has actually dropped from 32,000 before the war to less than 1,000, according to regional authorities.
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