Press play to take heed to this text
Voiced by synthetic intelligence.
KYIV — Russia has launched in depth missile raids throughout Ukraine and is constructing up troops near the northeastern metropolis of Kupyansk to check Ukrainian defenses, simply as Kyiv is warning that Moscow is gearing up to launch a brand new offensive.
Valeriy Zaluzhnyy, commander in chief of Ukraine’s military, said in a statement that two Kalibr cruise missiles entered the airspace of Moldova and NATO member Romania, earlier than veering into Ukrainian territory. Romania, nevertheless, cautioned that radar solely detected a missile launched from a Russian ship within the Black Sea touring near its airspace — some 35 kilometers away — however not inside its territory.
“At approximately 10:33 a.m., these missiles crossed Romanian airspace. After that, they again entered the airspace of Ukraine at the crossing point of the borders of the three states. The missiles were launched from the Black Sea,” Zaluzhnyy mentioned.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy added, “Several Russian missiles flew through the airspace of Moldova and Romania. Today’s missiles are a challenge to NATO, collective security. This is terror that can and must be stopped. Stopped by the world.”
Governors in Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Khmelnytskyi reported energy cuts as a result of barrage.
The assault began earlier than daybreak within the japanese area of Kharkiv, in line with the governor, Oleg Synegubov.
“Today, at 4:00 a.m., about 12 rockets hit critical infrastructure facilities in Kharkiv and the region. Currently, emergency and stabilizing light shutdowns are being employed. About 150,000 people in Kharkiv remain without electricity,” Synegubov mentioned.
Synegubov mentioned the barrage got here the identical morning as Russian invasion forces elevated their assaults near Kupyansk, a metropolis within the Kharkiv area that Ukrainian forces liberated final fall. “The enemy has increased its presence on the front line and is testing our defense lines for weak points. Our defenders reliably hold their positions and are ready for any possible actions of the enemy,” Synegubov said in a statement.
He additionally reported that about eight folks have been injured in one of many newest Russian missiles strikes in Kharkiv. Two of the victims are in important situation.
Meanwhile, within the west of the nation, Ukrainian air protection items are firing again at a number of cruise missile assaults. “That is Russian revenge for the fact that the whole world supports us,” Khmelnitskyi Governor Serhiy Hamaliy mentioned in a statement. He additionally reported a missile strike within the metropolis, saying that a part of Khmelnitsky was with out energy.
Ukrainian Air Force Command reported the destruction of 5 cruise missiles and 5 of seven Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones Russia launched from the coast of the Sea of Azov. The Russians additionally launched six Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles from a Russian frigate within the Black Sea.
The Ukrainian Air Force added that air protection items shot down 61 of 71 cruise missiles that Russia launched.
“The occupiers also launched a massive attack with S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from the districts of Belgorod (Russia) and Tokmak (occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region),” the air pressure mentioned in a statement. “Up to 35 anti-aircraft guided missiles (S-300) were launched in the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions, which cannot be destroyed in the air by means of air defense. Around 8:30 a.m. cruise missiles were launched from Tu-95 MS strategic bombers.”
This article has been up to date.
