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Carpathians suffered largest air attack since war began

Carpathians suffered largest air attack since war began Illustrative image: Carpathian region suffered the most massive attack since the start of the full-scale war (Vitalii Nosach/RBC-Ukraine)

This morning, the Carpathian region experienced the most massive attack since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Svitlana Onyshchuk, Head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Military Administration, reports.

According to Onyshchuk, the enemy attacked the region with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missiles. The region's critical infrastructure facilities were targeted.

"There have been hits! Fortunately, there are no casualties as of now. Our air defense forces were active in the region. The relevant services are on-site to address the aftermath of the attack," stated the Head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Military Administration.

Massive shelling of Ukraine on December 13

This morning, the Russian forces carried out another massive attack on Ukraine, using UAVs, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.

According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, preliminary reports indicate that the terrorists launched 93 missiles. The air defense forces managed to destroy 81 missiles, including 11 cruise missiles, with the latter being intercepted by F-16 fighter jets.

In particular, the enemy launched almost 200 drones.

Today's attack is the largest so far, targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Meanwhile, Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, urgently called the West to provide 20 air defense systems.