Russia launched a bombing campaign of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, citing dozens of missiles and attacks with Iranian drones.
“They want panic and chaos, they want to destroy the energy system,” he said in a video posted on social media, adding that the strikes with “dozens of missiles” and Shahed Iranian drones targeted the country from north to south and from east to west, affecting kyiv, as well as the regions of Khmelnytskiï, Lviv, Dnipro, Vinnitsia, Zaporijjia, Soumi, Kharkiv and Zhytomyr.
“Temporary power cuts are possible, but there will be no interruption of our confidence in victory,” he said in a video filmed outside in downtown kyiv. .
“The enemy wants us to be afraidthat people are fleeing, but we can only go forward and show it on the battlefield,” he added, calling on Ukrainians to stay in their shelters.
The Ukrainian military said Russia fired 75 missiles at Ukraine on Monday morning, during a campaign of bombardment on several cities in the country.
“In the morning, the aggressor launched 75 missiles (of which) 41 were shot down by our air defense,” Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy said on Telegram, adding that Russia also used “combat drones“.
Mr. Zelensky told him of 38 missiles shot down.
In Kyiv, metro traffic was partially halted as stations were converted into air-raid shelters.
Car traffic was also blocked in the city center, according to Mayor Vitali Klitchko.
“They want panic and chaos, they want to destroy the energy system,” he said in a video posted on social media, adding that the strikes with “dozens of missiles” and Iranian Shahed drones targeted the country from north to south and from east to west, touching kyiv, as well as the regions of Khmelnytskiï, Lviv, Dnipro, Vinnitsia, Zaporijjia, Soumi, Kharkiv or even Zhytomyr. “Temporary power cuts are possible, but there will be no interruption of our confidence in victory,” he said in a video filmed outside in downtown kyiv. . “The enemy wants us to be afraid, for people to flee, but we can only go forward and we show it on the battlefield,” he added, calling on Ukrainians to stay in their shelters. The Ukrainian military said Russia fired 75 missiles at Ukraine on Monday morning, during a campaign of bombardment on several cities in the country. “In the morning, the aggressor launched 75 missiles (of which) 41 were shot down by our air defense,” Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy said on Telegram, adding that Russia had also used “combat drones “. Mr. Zelensky told him of 38 missiles shot down. In Kyiv, metro traffic was partially halted as stations were converted into air-raid shelters. Car traffic was also blocked in the city center, according to Mayor Vitali Klitchko.
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