Russian missiles strike several Ukrainian cities, 25 killed, 43 missing
Strikes by Russian forces in Ukrainian cities kills 25 people, injures 27.
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Several strikes were launched by Russian forces targetting the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro. At least 25people were killed and 43 are missing in a strike on a residential building in Dnipro, a city in centre-east Ukraine, on Saturday, the Ukrainian regional governor said.
“Twenty innocent victims...,” Dnipropetrovsk governor Valentyn Reznichenko said on messaging app Telegram, after posting that 73 were wounded and that “the rescue operation continues. The fate of more than 43 people remains unknown.”
Meanwhile, critical infrastructure in Ukraine's capital Kyiv and eastern city Kharkiv was hit by Russian missile attack on Saturday morning.
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Governor of another region warned of a massive missile strike in coming hours. Reuters reported that air raid sirens were sounded in Kyiv after blasts were heard.
"Explosions in Dniprovskiy district. All agencies heading to the site. Stay in your shelters!" Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year. After sustained gains in first few months of the conflict, Russian forces had to retreat and cede territory to Ukrainian forces. Russia then has started to mount missile attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure.
"Missile attack on critical infrastructure facilities. Details are being checked," said Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president's office.
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Oleg Synehubov, Kharkiv's regional governor, said two S-300 missiles struck the city near the Russian border early on Saturday. The attacks hit critical energy infrastructure and industrial facilities in the Kharkiv and Chuhuev district of the region, he said.
"Our emergency services units and energy workers are working to liquidate the consequences and stabilise the situation with energy supplies," he said.
In Kyiv, the mayor said the debris of a missile came down on a non-residential area in the Holosiivskiy district in the west of Kyiv, causing a fire but hurting no one.
(With inputs from agencies)
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