17 bombers are said to be on the way
Ukraine reports massive Russian attacks
01/14/2023, 11:08 am
Once again, entire cities of Ukraine are under Russian fire. A house is also hit in Kyiv. According to the governor of the Mikolayiv region in the south of the country, 17 Russian Tupolev bombers took off from their bases.
According to officials from the capital Kyiv, Russia has again fired rockets at Ukraine. The metropolis itself and other regions, including Kharkiv and Zaporizhia, were affected. The president’s office in Kyiv called on people not to ignore the air alert and to seek protection.
The sounds of explosions, which usually occur when Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense shoots down Russian missiles or drones, could be heard in the capital. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced that parts of a rocket had crashed in an uninhabited area of the city. No one was injured, it said.
According to the presidential office, a residential building was also hit in the Kiev region, but so far there is no information on possible victims. It was the first major rocket attack since the turn of the year.
Worry outside of Kiev too
The governor of the Cherkasy region in central Ukraine also warned of an impending massive missile attack by Russia. He asked the population to pay attention to air alarms and to go to shelters. The governor of the Mikolayiv region in southern Ukraine said 17 Russian Tupolev bombers took off from their bases.
Since mid-October, Russia has launched numerous large-scale attacks, primarily on objects in the Ukrainian energy system. Due to the massive destruction of the infrastructure, there are power cuts in many places, which repeatedly affect large parts of the population. The Ukrainian government accuses Russia of “terrorism” – with the aim of plunging the country into darkness and cold. Kyiv has accused Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin of wanting to force people to flee in order to destabilize the situation in the EU through mass immigration.