UKRAINE has faced the biggest missile onslaught of the war in blistering strikes from Russia.
Putin sent up his Tu-22M3 and Tu-95 strategic bombers to unleash hell across Ukraine to show his wrath over Kyiv’s invasion of his territory in Kursk region.
Russia unleashes one of the biggest onslaughts of the war to strike Ukraine amid Vladimir Putin’s fury over Kyiv’s invasion of his territory in Kursk regionEast2West
Power was lost in parts of Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, and Odesa regionEast2West
East2WestA series of very loud explosions hit the Kyiv region, around the capital city[/caption]
NATO ordered its warplanes to fly over Poland and elsewhere on the alliance’s eastern frontier as the gigantic attack unfolded.
In the first wave of cruel attacks, explosions thundered in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Kremenchuk, Vinnytsia, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk.
A residential building was destroyed in Lutsk, said the city’s mayor.
Russian missiles including Kh-101s were “raining down on Ukraine”, according to one witness.
Ukrainian air defences were active – especially in Kyiv.
The attacks resulted in a loss of power in parts of Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, and Odesa region.
Ukraine’s energy infrastructure appeared a key target of the blitzkrieg with Putin bent on crippling the country.
Ukrenergo – the country’s national electricity transmission system operator of Ukraine – ordered emergency blackouts throughout the country to preserve power.
Water supplies were also hit in Kyiv and elsewhere.
It is too early to know the extent of casualties.
A series of very loud explosions hit the Kyiv region, around the capital city.
The entire country was under an air raid from early morning, with strong warnings to take cover.
Some 11 Tu-95 and six Tu-22M3 strategic bombers were involved in the blitzing of Ukraine along with four naval vessels.
MiG-31K warplanes capable of firing Kinzhal strategic missiles were also involved in the strikes.
Iranian-designed kamikaze drones were also unleashed on Ukraine.
Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, vowed: “The desire to destroy our energy industry will cost the Russians dearly – [in hits on their] their infrastructure.”
At a weekend meeting with top war commanders including General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the armed forces general staff, Putin had clearly shown his irritation.
Earlier, Putin’s US ambassador had made clear Putin would bare his teeth over the first invasion of Russian territory since the second World War.
Envoy Anatoly Antonov, said: “I’m telling you sincerely that the [Russian] President has made the decision.
“I am firmly convinced that all those responsible will be punished heavily for the events in the Kursk Region.”
Earlier today Ukraine had hit Russia, with strikes in Engels – location of a key air base used by Putin’s strategic bombers – and Saratov.
In both cities, tower blocks were hit.
The Engels strikes may have been intended to interrupt the Russian missile strikes.
East2WestRussia claims to have shot down 20 drones overnight, with one striking Saratov’s tallest building amid an attack aimed at Engels strategic bomber airbase[/caption]
RBC/e2wVisibly enraged Putin is seen in a muted video from a weekend meeting with top military chiefs[/caption]
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