Multiple explosions were recorded early Thursday morning in the Ukrainian city of Odessain the provinces of Kirovohrad y Dnipropetrovsk and in the southern region of Mykolaiv.
The mayor of kyiv also reported “explosions in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital. All services are directed to the point,” Vitali Klitschko said on social media, referring to a southern area of the city.
The Governor of Odessa, Maksym Marchenkoconfirmed on his Telegram channel a massive missile attack in the area and said they had hit energy infrastructure. “Power supply is currently limited“, he added.
“The enemy carried out about fifteen attacks against Kharkov there Odessa. One more time, Russian troops attack critical infrastructure“, declared the governor of Kharkov, Oleg Synegubov.
“According to initial information, a residential building in the Kharkiv region was hit by missiles“, he added.
So far, no casualties have been recorded.
The governor of the western region of KhmelnitskySegiy Gamaliy, urged residents to “stay in shelters”, stating that “the enemy attacks the country’s critical infrastructure”.
The Ukrainian government has activated a air alert across the country ahead of the possible launch of Russian missiles or drone attacks, according to local media.
Although initially the alert was activated in several regions, after 2:30 a.m. local time a general alert was announced throughout Ukraine, according to what was published by the agency inquire.
“Aerial warning can be linked to the launch of drones and kamikaze missiles from Russian territory,” the aforementioned outlet reported.
Chief of Staff of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermakrequested via Telegram that the alarm should not be ignored under any circumstances.
Russia has been bombarding key Ukrainian facilities with missiles and drones for months, cutting off water, heat and electricity to millions.
On March 2, at least ten people died after a Russian bombardment against a civilian building in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhiain the southeast of the country, as reported by the secretary of the city council, Anatoly Kurtev, and the state emergency service.
This new bombardment occurs on a day when the Ukrainian side reported the presence of Iranian-made droneslaunched by Russia and whose objective would be precisely critical facilities.
The Chief of Military Intelligence Ukrainethe major general Kyrylo Budanovsaid that at the end of the boreal spring, Russia will lack “military tools” to achieve its goals, so one is coming key battle who can mark the end of the war.
Budanov’s prediction comes amid considerable uncertainty about what the next phase of the war will look like, now in its second year. For weeks, Ukrainian officials had indicated that Russia was planning a big new offensive.
According to Budanov,Russia has wasted huge amounts of human resources, weapons and equipment. Its economy and production cannot cover these losses, it has changed its military chain of command”.
“If the Russian army does not achieve its goals this spring, it will run out of military tools“, he said in an interview with USA today.
In this context, he considered that Ukraine and Russia will fight “a decisive battle this spring, and this battle will be the last before the end of this war”.
(With information from AFP and EFE)
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