Massive wave of Russian missiles pummels cities across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, where nearly half of the households were without power.
Russia launched over 120 missiles, according to Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in the biggest wave of strikes in weeks.
The Ukrainian air defense system intercepts a rocket launched by Russian forces over the capital Kyiv on Thursday.After earlier attacks, the Ukrainian military reported shooting down incoming Russian missiles and explosive drones, but some still reached their targets, damaging power and water supplies and increasing theOn Thursday, air defense systems were activated in the capital, Kyiv, to fend off the ongoing missile attack, according to the regional administration.
As the latest wave of Russian strikes began Thursday, authorities in the Dnipro, Odesa and Kryvyi Rih regions said they switched off electricity to minimize the damage to critical infrastructure facilities if they were hit.to Ukraine to boost the country’s defense. The U.S. and other allies also pledged to provide energy-related equipment to help Ukraine withstand the attacks on its infrastructure.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Monday that his nation wants a “peace” summit within two months at the United Nations with Secretary-General António Guterres as mediator. Kuleba said Russia must face a war-crimes tribunal before his country directly talks with Moscow. He said, however, that other nations should feel free to engage with the Russians.
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