According to reports from the Air Force, the enemy is utilizing Tu-95 strategic bombers for their attacks, with takeoffs recorded as early as 04:30. In total, Russia has deployed 7 bombers. Additionally, they are launching strikes with combat drones.
Explosions were heard in Lutsk and the Volyn region. The head of the Volyn Regional Military Administration, Ivan Rudnitsky, stated that there have been impacts in the area. Emergency power outages have also been implemented. There are reports of hits and power outages in the regional center as well, according to sources.
The Russians targeted Kharkiv. The strike was carried out using a missile, affecting one of the largest districts, reported Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov.
He later clarified that, according to preliminary information, all strikes were directed at a civil enterprise in the Kyiv district of Kharkiv. The head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleg Synegubov, noted that the Russians delivered three strikes on Kharkiv.
The occupiers also launched missile attacks on infrastructure in the Sumy region. The Shostka community was hit. The Regional Military Administration assured that all necessary services are working on-site. The consequences of the attack are being assessed.
Around 08:00, explosions were reported in Kyiv. Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced the operation of air defense systems.
The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that as a result of the missile strike by Russian forces on Kyiv, debris was observed falling in the Dnipro district. No information regarding casualties or destruction has been received.
Mayor Alexander Senkevich reported explosions in Mykolaiv.
Updated at 09:00. In the Vinnytsia region, a woman was injured due to a missile attack and is receiving medical assistance. Residential houses were also damaged, a utility building was destroyed, and a private car caught fire, reported the Regional Military Administration.
As a result of the attack in the Odesa region, six private residential houses were damaged. One person was injured, stated the Regional Military Administration.
Updated at 10:10. Russia attacked energy infrastructure facilities in the Lviv region, reported the head of the Regional Military Administration, Maxim Kozitsky. Currently, 523 thousand subscribers in the region are without electricity, as indicated.
The head of the Regional Military Administration, Svitlana Onyshchuk, noted that the Russians attacked critical infrastructure facilities in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.
Furthermore, according to monitoring channels, explosions were also reported in Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kropyvnytskyi, and Odesa.
Russian forces launched a massive strike on Ukrainian energy facilities. Due to the threat of attacks, DTEK implemented emergency power outages in Kyiv and the surrounding areas, as well as in Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk regions.
Ukrzaliznytsia announced a delay of six trains by one hour due to power outages.
The carrier assured that over 150 trains are operating on schedule, describing the traffic situation as stable and controlled.