Ukraine’s cities targeted in massive Russian missile attack, Belarus claims it was hit
- Explosions were heard in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, and the cities of Lviv and Kharkiv in one of the most intense barrages yet
- Belarus claimed a Ukrainian missile fell on its territory, raising fears of the conflict spilling over
Russia unleashed one of the most intense missile barrages of the war, targeting major Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv and Lviv in the west near Poland. It was the 10th such assault since the Kremlin began striking at critical infrastructure in September.
Ukraine reported the new wave of Russian missile strikes on Thursday morning as air-raid sirens blared across the country.
Out of 69 cruise missiles launched by Kremlin forces from strategic bombers and ships in the Black Sea, 54 were downed by air-defence systems, according to Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s army commander-in-chief.
Kyiv’s military administration reported that all 16 missiles directed at the capital were destroyed and said that two people had been injured by debris.
The mayors of Lviv and Kharkiv also reported explosions in their cities and Ukrainian Railways said numerous train lines were delayed as a result of power outages.