Russia deliberately strikes Ukraine's energy sector with over 70 missiles and 450 drones
Illustrative photo: Russians launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine (facebook.com DSNS.GOV.UA)
Russia carried out a targeted massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure with over 70 missiles and 450 strike drones. Several regions and Kyiv were under Russian fire, with 9 people reported wounded and significant damage, according to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Massive Russian strikes on Ukraine
According to Zelenskyy, Russia combined ballistic missiles with other types of weapons and drones and targeted Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Vinnytsia regions.
Russian strikes damaged residential buildings and energy facilities. In Kyiv, fires broke out in high-rise buildings after drone strikes, and a kindergarten was damaged.
As of now, 9 people are known to have been injured.
Cleanup efforts ongoing
All necessary services are working on the ground, where the security situation allows. Cleanup efforts and infrastructure restoration are ongoing.
"Taking advantage of the coldest days of winter to terrorize people is more important to Russia than turning to diplomacy. And this very clearly shows what is needed from our partners and what can help," Zelenskyy says.
The President of Ukraine names the timely delivery of missiles for air defense systems and the protection of normal life as priorities. In his opinion, without maximum pressure on Moscow, ending the war is impossible.
What Ukrainian Air Force says
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, last night, Russia carried out a combined strike on Ukraine with various types of air and ground-based missiles and strike drones.
Russia struck Ukraine with 521 means of destruction:
- 4 Zircon/Onyx missiles;
- 32 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles;
- 7 Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles;
- 28 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles;
- 450 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas strike drones and other types of drones.
The main targets of the Russian attack were the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, and Odesa regions. Russian air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare, and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 9:30 a.m. Kyiv time, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down or suppressed 450 Russian means of destruction, 38 missiles, and 412 drones of various types:
- 4 Zircon/Onyx missiles;
- 11 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles;
- 3 Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles;
- 20 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles;
- 412 strike drones of various types.
27 missiles and 31 drones were recorded hitting 27 locations, and downed (fragments of) drones were recorded falling in 17 locations. Information on 6 Russian missiles is being verified.
Russian strikes on Ukraine on February 3
On the night of Tuesday, February 3, Russian troops again launched a massive attack on Ukraine. According to preliminary data, Russia used strike drones, ballistic and cruise missiles from strategic aviation, as well as Kalibr and Zircon missiles.
The main Russian targets of the strike were energy infrastructure facilities in Kyiv and the surrounding region, Kharkiv, and many other regions of Ukraine.
According to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, the Russian strike on Kharkiv lasted over 3 hours, damaging infrastructure.
In Kyiv, the Russian attack destroyed residential buildings and caused fires. The number of victims rose to five. A significant part of the left bank of Kyiv was left without heat supply, with the worst situation in the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts.
