Ukraine reports most extensive Russian shelling this year, with over 100 places attacked in 24 hours
- ‘Over the last 24 hours, the enemy shelled 118 settlements in 10 regions,’ Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said on Wednesday
- Kyiv also reported a Russian attack on an oil refinery in Kremenchuk, a central industrial city, which took almost 100 firefighters hours to put out
Russia has shelled more than 100 settlements over the last 24 hours – more than in any single day so far this year, Ukraine said on Wednesday.
Moscow has fired millions of shells on cities, towns and villages since it invaded in February 2022, reducing several to rubble across the eastern part of the country.
“Over the last 24 hours, the enemy shelled 118 settlements in 10 regions,” Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said on social media.
“This is the highest number of cities and villages that have come under attack since the start of the year,” he added.
Kyiv also reported a Russian attack on an oil refinery in Kremenchuk, a central industrial city.
There were no casualties but it took almost 100 firefighters several hours to put out the resulting blaze, Klymenko said.
Kyiv and the West fear Russia will escalate its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of the cold winter, as it did last year.