Russian missile strikes on Ukraine kill six, knock out power
Greetings to my esteemed friends on the InformationWar platform and the entire hive blockchain. It's another day and time to share with you information concerning the war in Ukraine and the recent attacks on various cities in Ukraine causing several devastations in the country. It's your friend @faquan, saying hello from this part of the world.
It's been over a year since the Russian military invaded Ukraine, although the current war has been on since 2014. There has been several causalities both civilians and military personnel. Also, there have been evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both Russian and Ukrainian military respectively.
Since October last year, the Russian military have increased their offensive operation with several missile strikes in the Ukrainian cities. This came after the Ukrainian military recaptured some cities held by the Russians.
Russia unleashed a new wave of air strikes across Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least six people and knocking out power, including to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station.
Ukraine's military said Russia fired 81 missiles and eight drones in attacks mainly targeting energy infrastructure, and that the weapons used included six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles which Ukraine cannot intercept.
The attacks were mainly on energy facilities and hit more than half a dozen regions, striking the capital Kyiv, the Black Sea port of Odesa and the second-largest city Kharkiv.
The Ukrainian military said that they were able intercept 34 of the missiles and four Shahed suicide drones. The missile strikes across Ukraine has killed five people already in Western region of Lviv and one in southeastern Dnipropetrovsk in southeastern Ukraine.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least two people were wounded in an attack on the capital that knocked out heating to 40% of the city on Thursday.
Ukraine's state nuclear power agency, Energoatom, said the strikes also cut electricity to the Zaporizhizhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, forcing it to switch to diesel generators which have enough fuel to power it for 10 days.
Targeting the power supply in Ukraine and some parts of Zaporizhizhia nuclear power is also a way to frustrate innocent citizens of Ukraine. The truth is that the hardship this will cause on the people will be devastating.
Kharkiv region Governor Oleh Synehubov said his city in northeastern Ukraine had been hit by about 15 S-300 ballistic missiles, which Ukraine is also unable to intercept.