Russia target Ukraine with 120 missiles from air and sea

• More than 120 missiles have been launched toward civilians.
• At least three people – including a 14-year-old girl – were taken to the hospital.
• The mayor of Lviv said that 90% of his city was without electricity.

Russia’s missiles threaten important cities, an air raid alert has been issued throughout Ukraine. More than 120 missiles have been launched toward the populace and civilian infrastructure, according to presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak.

At least three people – including a 14-year-old girl – were taken to hospital after explosions hit the capital Kyiv, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said.

In the cities of Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv, and Zhytomyr, blasts were also audible.

Maksym Marchenko, the regional governor of Odesa in southern Ukraine, mentioned a “massive missile attack on Ukraine.”

Russia is allegedly striking Ukraine from “different angles with air and sea-based cruise missiles,” according to the Ukrainian Air Force. It further mentioned that several Kamikaze drones had been used.

All parts of the nation received air raid warnings on Thursday morning. Oleksiy Arestovych, a presidential adviser, urged citizens to seek safety and declared that the nation’s air defenses were in operation.

According to the city’s military administration, two homes in Kyiv were harmed by missile debris. According to Mr. Klitschko, air defenses shot down 16 missiles above the city.

Governor Vitaly Kim reported that five missiles were thwarted by air defenses in Mykolaiv’s southern district.

According to Mr. Marchenko, 21 missiles were destroyed near Odesa. A residential building had been struck by missile fragments, he continued, but there had been no injuries.

Andriy Sadovy, the mayor of Lviv in western Ukraine, claimed that many explosions had been recorded.

Moscow, according to Mr. Podolyak, is attempting to “destroy essential infrastructure and slaughter civilians en masse.”

Recently, Ukraine has been subjected to dozens of Russian strikes, which have repeatedly resulted in power outages all around the nation. On Thursday, the mayor of Lviv said that 90% of his city was without electricity, and Mr. Klitschko issued a warning that the capital may experience new power and water outages.

Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk have already reported power outages. According to the DTEK energy supplier, “They are installed owing to the potential of missile assaults, in order to minimize substantial damage if the enemy manages to hit energy infrastructure.”

Oleksandr Vilkul, the chief of the military administration in Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine, claimed that Russian “ships and planes from the Black Sea” were responsible for the missiles fired at his city. He stated that power had been turned off in the city as a “precaution.”

Russian forces were poised to launch up to 20 missiles from bases in the Black Sea, Ukraine’s southern command had already warned.

Ukraine intercepted 60 of the more than 70 missiles fired by the Russian military in one salvo earlier this month.

Moscow has vehemently denied that its missile attacks intentionally target people. Vladimir Putin, however, has acknowledged that Russian forces have been attacking Ukraine’s vital energy facilities.

The acknowledgment came after some world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, said that attacking energy facilities might constitute a war crime.

The Ukrainian government has lobbied with Western politicians to provide it with more air defenses, and lately, US President Joe Biden agreed to give them a Patriot system.

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