Russian missiles hit different regions of Ukraine this Wednesday morning, leaving at least one death and significant damage to energy infrastructureaccording to authorities.
An air alert came into effect throughout Ukrainian territory, after the Army reported the launch of Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea and that the eastern city of Kharkiv was the target of numerous ballistic missiles.
“Kharkiv is being targeted by a massive missile attack. A series of explosions were heard in the city and there are still ballistic missiles aimed at our city”wrote Mayor Igor Terejov on Telegram.
The regional governor, Oleg Sinegubov, reported at least seven Russian attacks.
In the Kherson region, the local governor reported that one person died and three were injured in the last 24 hours. At the same time, the governor of DnipropetrovskSergiy Lysak, denounced that Russia intensified attacks against the electrical network in winter temperatures close to freezing point.
“The enemy is trying to destroy the region’s energy system“Lysak wrote on Telegram, urging citizens to seek shelter during the air alerts.
The ukrainian air force reported the launch of Russian Kalibr missiles aimed at the regions of Vinnitsia (center), Poltava (east), Dnipropetrovsk (southeast), Kirovograd (center) and Cherkasi (center).
Since the beginning of the invasion in February 2022, Russia has focused its attacks on the Ukrainian energy systemleaving millions of people without electricity or heat during the winter. In November, the Kremlin launched almost 200 missiles and drones against the country’s energy grid, an escalation that President Volodimir Zelensky called “negligible”.
Vladimir Putin’s troops have intensified their advance in eastern Ukraine in recent months, with the aim of controlling as much territory as possible before the American president comes to power. Donald Trump, on January 20.
The elected president promised to quickly end the almost three-year conflict without proposing an initiative to reach an agreement. cease-fire or a peace agreement.
THE Ukrainian president has repeatedly asked international allies most advanced air defense systems to protect the country’s critical infrastructure. Despite constant aggression, Ukraine is struggling to maintain resistance in a conflict that is close to its third winter.
On the military front, Moscow claims to have taken control of more than 190 Ukrainian localities so far this year. For its part, Ukraine faces shortages of troops and ammunition, complicating its defense capacity.
According to the Russian Defense Ministryits forces shot down 59 Ukrainian drones overnight Wednesday.
Russia could employ up to 4,000 personnel to try to establish a foothold on the other side of the Dnieper in Kherson, they told the network RBK-Ukraine sources from the Ukrainian military command this Monday.
It could also launch assaults near Piatijatki in the neighboring region of Zaporizhzhiain an attempt to approach the regional capital, 40 kilometers away, and intensify its artillery bombardment.
Capturing more territories in these regions would strengthen Russia’s position in the face of hypothetical negotiations and strengthen its demand to obtain control of these provinces in their entirety.
They are now under partial occupation and with their capitals in Ukrainian hands.
“The enemy’s plans are known, the Defense Forces are ready for anything and some Russians are already successfully feeding the crabs in the Dnieper,” declared the head of the government Center for Combating Disinformation, Andri Kovalenko, on Telegram. .
“Putin’s plan to up the ante will not work,” he said on Telegram, alluding to the Russian president.
(With information from AFP and EFE)
