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KYIV — Russia has launched widespread missile strikes across Ukraine and is building up troops near the northeastern city of Kupyansk to test Ukrainian defenses, just as Kyiv is warning Moscow is ready to launch a new offensive. Gearing up for
Valery Zaluzny, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Ukraine, said in a statement that two Kalibr cruise missiles entered the airspace of Moldova and NATO member Romania before entering Ukrainian territory.
“At approximately 10:33, these missiles crossed Romanian airspace. After that, they again entered the airspace of Ukraine at the crossing points of the borders of the three states. The missiles were launched from the Black Sea,” Zaluzny said.
Governors in Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Khmelnitsky reported power outages due to the barrage.
According to governor Oleg Sinegubov, the assault began before dawn in the eastern region of Kharkiv.
“Today, at 4:00 am, approximately 12 rockets hit critical infrastructure facilities in Kharkiv and the region. Currently, emergency and steady light shutdowns are being employed. About 150,000 people live without electricity in Kharkiv,” Sinegubov said.
Sinegubov said the barrage came the same morning as Russian invasion forces stepped up their attacks near Kupyansk, a town in the Kharkiv region that the Ukrainian army liberated last fall. “The enemy has increased its presence on the front line and is probing our defense lines for weak points. Our guards firmly hold their positions and are ready for any possible enemy actions,” Sinegubov said in a statement,
He too informed of About seven people were injured in one of the latest Russian missile attacks in Kharkiv. The condition of two of the victims remains critical.
Meanwhile, in the west of the country, Ukrainian air defense units are responding to several cruise missile attacks. “This is Russian revenge for the fact that the whole world supports us,” said Serhiy Hamali, the governor of Khmelnitsky. a statement, He also reported a missile strike on the city, adding that part of Khmelnitsky was without power.
The Ukrainian Air Force command reported the destruction of five cruise missiles and destroyed five of the seven Iranian martyr kamikaze drones launched off the coast of Russia’s Sea of Azov. The Russians also launched six Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles from a Russian frigate in the Black Sea.
“The occupiers launched a massive attack with S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from the districts of Belgorod (Russia) and Tokmak (the occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhya region),” the air force said. in a statement, “Up to 35 anti-aircraft guided missiles (S-300) were launched in the Kharkiv and Zaporizhia regions, which cannot be destroyed in the air by means of air defense. At about 8:30 cruise missiles were launched from Tu-95 MS strategic bombers.