Russian missiles spread damage as Ukraine fights to recover from last week’s attacks
- The military administration called on the population to head to air raid shelters. An air raid alert was issued for several areas in the east and south of Ukraine
- As the attacks came, Ukraine struggled to recover from a brutal barrage last week that knocked out power and water to large parts of the country
Russian missiles rained down on Ukraine on Sunday as the embattled country struggled to recover from the last round of Russian attacks and wondered how many more salvoes could be coming its way.
Russian forces shelled the southern Ukrainian Kherson region more than 50 times this weekend, local military governor Yaroslav Yanushevych reported. Taking to Telegram, he accused Russia of terrorism and of targeting civilians, reporting that one person had died and two had been injured.
The city of Kryvyi Rih in the south of Ukraine was also hit by a Russian missile attack, local authorities said.
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Two missiles destroyed a transport infrastructure facility in the morning, military governor Valentyn Resnichenko wrote on the Telegram news channel, without providing further details.
The military administration called on the population to head to air raid shelters. An air raid alert was issued for several areas in the east and south of Ukraine.
The Nikopol district north of the Dnipro River was also hit with shells and heavy artillery, according to Ukrainian sources.
Overnight, two missiles hit a farm in a suburb of the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya, according to the military.
As the attacks came, Ukraine struggled to recover from a brutal barrage last week that knocked out power and water to large parts of the country.