He wrote about it on Telegram.
According to Zelensky, the Russians also launched around 200 drones. This has become one of the most significant strikes on Ukrainian energy.
11 cruise missiles were intercepted thanks to F-16 fighters, the president says. He again called for a strong "mass" response from the world to the massive assault.
“This is Putin's so-called 'peaceful' plan — to destroy everything. This is how he wants 'negotiations' — by terrorizing millions of people. And he is not limited in range or in purchasing the necessary components for missile production,” Zelensky wrote.
Meanwhile, the head of the regional military administration, Svitlana Onyshchuk, reported that Russian troops delivered the most extensive strike on the Ivano-Frankivsk region since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Critical infrastructure facilities are under attack.
According to her, the Russians struck with drones and cruise missiles. There were reports of hits in the region, but no casualties have been reported.
Additionally, negative consequences of the missile attack have also been reported in the Ternopil and Lviv regional military administrations. However, they assured that there are no casualties and critical infrastructure is operating normally.
DTEK claims that its thermal power plants also came under massive attack — equipment has been severely damaged there.
On the morning of December 13, air raid alerts sounded across all regions of Ukraine. It was declared due to the launch of cruise missiles and the takeoff of Russian bombers.
Explosions were heard in various cities of Ukraine, and there were reports of air defense operations.
According to Ukraine's Minister of Energy Herman Halushchenko, the Ukrainian energy sector was under massive attack. Measures are currently being taken to minimize the negative consequences for the energy system, but information about the damage will be available later.
“Ukrenergo” has already announced that due to the massive attack, they will increase the volume of outages. Information about them can be found on the official resources of the regional energy providers.
Moreover, due to shelling in the western regions of Ukraine bordering Poland, the operational command of the Polish Armed Forces announced the deployment of military aviation.