Ukraine-Russia War Latest: Zelensky Vows Revenge After Massive Strikes By Putin’s Forces Kill At Least Four
Children among scores injured in Russian airstrikes on MondayRussia attacked Ukraine with more than 200 missiles and drones on Monday, killing seven people and striking energy facilities nationwide, Kyiv said.
Those strikes have been followed by another wave on Tuesday morning, killing at least four people.
At least 47 people were injured, including four children, in the Monday attacks, emergency services said.
The regions that reported strikes on power or critical infrastructure included Volyn and Rivne in the northwest, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk in the west, Zhytomyr in the north, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad and Vinnytsia in central Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia in the southeast and Odesa in the south.
Police officers work at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, 27 August 2024 (Reuters)Volodymyr Zelensky said some civilian facilities were attacked with cluster munitions.
Neighbouring Moldova, whose grid is linked to that of Ukraine, reported small disruptions to its power network.
Ukraine’s foreign ministry official said a hydropower plant in the Kyiv region had been targeted. A video posted on social media and verified by Reuters showed a damaged dam and a fire after an apparent strike at a plant. A separate clip, also verified, showed a missile hitting a water reservoir.
In the northeastern Sumy region, from where Ukraine launched its incursion into Russia on 6 August, authorities said a railway infrastructure facility had been struck, but did not say which one or give further details.
Aftermath of a Russian missile attack in Kryvyi Rih (Reuters)A 69-year-old man in the Dnipropetrovsk region and a farmer in the Zaporizhzhia region were among at least seven people confirmed dead, local officials said. The others were in the regions of Kharkiv, Zhytomyr and Volyn.
In Lutsk, an apartment block was damaged, the mayor said after reporting explosions.
Blasts also shook central Kyiv and air defences engaged incoming targets on the outskirts.
At least 11 TU-95 strategic bombers were used during the attack, the air force said.
Both Russia and Ukraine deny deliberately targeting civilians. Each says its attacks are aimed at destroying infrastructure critical to the other’s war effort.
