Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring
At the very least 18 individuals, together with 4 kids, have been wounded within the in a single day Russian assault, native authorities throughout Ukraine report. To this point, there have been no experiences of fatalities.
This was the primary main assault on a number of
places over a number of hours, utilizing various kinds of weapons, because the suspension
of US army assist. The vitality minister says it focused Ukraine’s vitality infrastructure and gasoline manufacturing amenities.
Right here’s a roundup of regional experiences itemizing casualties and harm:
In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest metropolis, eight individuals had been wounded, and “a crucial infrastructure facility” in addition to a residential constructing had been broken, mayor Ihor Terekhov says, exterior.
Seven individuals, together with two ladies aged three and 4, had been wounded in Slovyansk, japanese Donetsk area, because the city was focused by two Russian glide bombs, the top of the city’s army administration, Vadym Lyakh, exterior, says. He provides that about 30 buildings had been broken or destroyed.
Additionally in Donetsk area, a baby was injured in Kramatorsk, the native administration chief, Oleksandr Honcharenko, exterior, says.
Two individuals, together with a baby, had been injured exterior Myrhorod, central Ukraine, as missile particles fell on their home, the regional administration says, exterior.
A “manufacturing facility” was broken exterior Pryluky, a city east of Kyiv, in keeping with the regional administration chief, Vyacheslav Chaus, exterior.
Within the southern port metropolis of Odesa, vitality infrastructure and residential housing had been broken, the native authorities report, exterior.
In western Ukraine, the native authorities in Ternopil area, exterior say interruptions to gasoline provides to the general public are attainable after “a crucial industrial facility” was focused. Additionally in Ukraine’s west, Russia attacked infrastructure in Transcarpathia, however the regional administration says, exterior air defences intercepted the assault and no harm was induced.
The assault lasted virtually all by the night time, a Ukrainian volunteer service, exterior monitoring Russian aerial assaults says.