Russia-Ukraine struggle latest: Putin targets Kyiv’s energy grid forward of winter as six cities attacked in a single day

An enormous Russian assault on Ukraine hit six cities, damaging residential areas, industrial zones and power infrastructure.

Where have the strikes hit?

In the southern metropolis of Kherson a strike on a residential building killed two folks and injuted 5 mentioned regional governor Oleksand Prokudin.

Seven folks have been injured in Kyiv, together with a nine-year-old lady, after the strike targered residential and industrial buildings, mayor Vitalii Klitschko mentioned.

At least six strikes hit the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv, damaging civilian infrastructure and hospitalising two, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov mentioned.

Seven have been injured and a minimum of one particular person was rescued from beneath rubble in Cherkasy in central Ukraine, in keeping with Ihor Klymenko the minister of inside affairs of Ukraine.

Missiles hit an industrial zone within the area of Lviv, damaging buildings and beginning a hearth, however there have been no stories of casualties, Mr Klymenko added.

Regional governor Vitalii Koval reported strikes within the metropolis of Rivne within the northwest area of the identical identify, however no additional particulars have been reported.

Russian sources are claiming {that a} Ukrainian assault across the village of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia was repelled.

Vladimir Rogov, a Kremlin-backed official within the area, mentioned assault drones “covered an assault group of Ukrainian militants and forced them to retreat”.

Rybar, a pro-Russian blogger, mentioned Kyiv was specializing in piercing defences between Robotyne and Verbove however was being held off “at the moment”.

However, footage seems to indicate Kyiv’s armoured autos pushing by means of the primary line of defences west of the settlement.

“Difficult months are ahead”, a Ukrainian official warned. Oleksiy Kuleba, deputy head of the presidential office, said: “Tonight, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine. Difficult months are ahead. Russia will attack energy and critically important facilities.”

It comes as Russia attacked six Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, Cherkasy and Lviv. The strikes have damaged residential areas, industrial zones and energy infrastructure.

Russian missile strikes damaged energy infrastructure in central and western Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian national grid operator Ukrenergo said.

The attacks caused electricity shutdowns in five regions – Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Rivne, and Kharkiv, it said on the Telegram messaging app.

Poland said it will no longer provide Ukraine with weapons for its counteroffensive against Russia amid growing tension between Warsaw and Kyiv over grain exports.

But Mr Morawiecki claimed the decision wasn’t associated to a short lived ban on Ukrainian grain, which Poland imposed in a bid to guard the curiosity of Polish farmers this week, however “warned” Ukraine it might impose “additional” merchandise to the ban.

Ukraine’s SBU safety service and navy struck the Saky air base in Russian-occupied Crimea in a single day, inflicting “serious damage”, a Ukrainian intelligence supply claimed on Thursday.

The Russian army, in the meantime, mentioned it had destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones over Crimea and the Black Sea, and gave no particulars on casualties or injury.

“Strikes by the Security Service and the Navy hit the target and caused serious damage to the occupiers’ equipment,” the supply claimed, describing an operation that the supply mentioned used first drones after which Neptune cruise missiles.

The supply added that a minimum of 12 fight plane and man-portable air-defense system have been positioned on the base in western Crimea and that the bottom was additionally used as a coaching base for drone operators.

Here are some pictures from Kyiv, Ukraine, which present injury inflicted by Russian airstrikes this morning.

Ukraine’s armoured autos seem to have damaged by means of Russia’s essential defensive position on the southern entrance.

Footage suggests Marder and Stryker autos have pushed by means of the Surovikin Line west of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia.