Last night, the armed forces of the Russian Federation carried out a large-scale missile attack on the cities of Ukraine. The attacks hit Lviv and Dnipro, Lutsk and Khmelnytskyi, Zaporizhzhia and Smila, as well as many other settlements. The brutal air attacks resulted in missile hits, destruction and fires, as well as casualties.
In Lviv, fragments of deflected enemy missiles damaged residential buildings on Paton and Kakhovska streets, causing fires. Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the Lviv regional military administration, shared the information: "We have evacuated people and are providing the victims with all the necessary medical care."
Similar destruction was also observed in Sukhovol and Stavchany, where 10 buildings were damaged. According to the latest data from Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi, the number of victims was four. Local firefighters quickly dealt with small fires in different parts of the city.
As a result of the shelling, a rocket hit one of Lviv's hypermarkets, causing the ceiling to collapse and damaging vehicles.
"Unfortunately, there is a lot of damage. The rocket landed in the yard of a kindergarten. More than a hundred apartments were damaged, more than 500 windows were smashed, and the kindergarten was destroyed. 4 people are receiving medical aid," emphasized the mayor of Lviv.
Lutsk reported that a rocket hit one of the local enterprises. Initially, two wounded were reported, but during the morning updates, Yuriy Pogulyayko, head of the Volyn regional military administration, said there were casualties.
"As of now, 3 people have been killed. Several more injured are in hospital," said the head of the regional military administration.
Dnipro greeted the morning with loud explosions at 04.16. During the fighting over the Dnipro region, Ukrainian air defense systems managed to shoot down seven X-101/555 cruise missiles, said Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnipro regional military administration. However, a missile hit an industrial enterprise in Dnipro, injuring two people. A 59-year-old woman sustained light injuries and will be treated at home, while a 70-year-old man was hospitalized in moderate condition. The head of Dnipropetrovs'k Regional Military Administration noted that the fire, which covered an area of more than 800 square meters, was successfully localized.
In Smila, a Russian missile attack on a private enterprise and a medical facility was recorded. However, due to the early time, there were no casualties. Nevertheless, the attack damaged the water supply and heating networks, which led to a lack of water in part of the city. Utilities and law enforcement agencies are actively working at the scene.
In Khmelnytsky region, air defense systems successfully repelled a missile attack, said Serhiy Tyurin, first deputy head of the Khmelnytsky Regional Air Defense Command. The air force also reported detecting enemy missiles near Starokonstantynov, where the airfield is located, and near Khmelnytsky. However, local authorities did not report any damage or casualties.
During a large-scale air raid, the sounds of explosions spread through Zaporizhzhia and its surroundings in the early morning hours. Later, Anatoliy Kurtev, the secretary of Zaporizhzhia City Council, confirmed that no emergencies had been registered in the city at this time. He emphasized that public utilities and infrastructure were operating as usual.
During the night, Russian troops fired a total of 28 air- and sea-launched cruise missiles at Ukrainian territory:
4 X-22 missiles fired from six Tu-22M3 long-range aircraft (Soltsy and Shaikivka airfields);
20 X-101/X-555 missiles launched from 11 strategic bombers (Engels and Olenegorsk airfields);
4 Kalibr missiles from a frigate in the Black Sea (near Yalta).The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces managed to shoot down 16 X-101/X-555 and Kalibr missiles.
There were also 8 launches of enemy S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia regions.
