Ukraine under massive Russian attack: Current information

3:48 p.m. (Kyiv time) Air defense destroyed almost 20 drones headed for Kyiv

The Kyiv City Military Administration has estimated that the air alert in the capital today lasted 8 and a half hours in total. During the night, up to 10 enemy drones were destroyed. And about the same number were destroyed during the daytime UAV attack.

“In total, almost 20 enemy drones heading for the capital were detected and destroyed. The combat work was conducted on the outskirts of Kyiv. The wreckage of one of the last UAVs fell on the Kyiv-Obukhiv highway near the Holosiivskyi district of the capital. As a result, a car caught fire and the driver was injured. There were no destructions in the city,” said Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.

3:41 p.m. In Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, drone wreckage fell on Obukhiv highway

A fire broke out at the scene, completely destroying a car. The driver of the car was injured. The fire has now been localized.

3:19 p.m. An “object” flew into Poland during the Russian attack on Ukraine

According to the operational commander of the Polish Armed Forces, General Maciej Klisz, it was probably a drone, not a missile. The aerial target crossed the Polish border in the morning near the city of Chervonohrad, Lviv region. According to him, this area has already been attacked several times by the Russian side because of the power plant located there.

They wanted to shoot down the object, and Poland sent military aircraft into the air, but weather conditions prevented it. The object disappeared from radar systems and may still be on Polish territory. It is currently being searched for.

3:11 p.m. One victim and three injured were reported in the Zhytomyr region

According to the State Emergency Service, residential buildings and critical infrastructure facilities have been damaged in the region. Rescuers are eliminating the aftermath of the massive attack.

2:24 p.m. Ukrainian Defense Ministry promises response to today's Russian shelling

“Russia struck our cities again overnight. Civilians were injured, homes were destroyed, and critical infrastructure was damaged,” he wrote on Facebook.

The Minister adds this is another proof of Ukraine's need to have long-range capabilities and to lift restrictions on strikes on Russian military targets.

“Ukraine is preparing its responses. Weapons of our own production,” Umerov said.

1:39 p.m. The Centre for Countering Disinformation responds to reports of a Russian attack on the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant

Today, reports along with a video of the alleged consequences of an attack on the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Station have been circulating on social media. Russian propagandists quickly picked up this topic. In turn, the head of the National Security and Defense Council's Disinformation Countermeasures Centre, Andrii Kovalenko, assured that there was no threat of a dam breach

"It is impossible to destroy it with missiles. We shouldn't compare it to the Kherson region - there was an explosion from the inside. The Russians are using this topic to stir up panic, that's all," he explains.

12:41 p.m. Zelenskyy's reaction appeared, he called this combined strike one of the biggest so far

According to the president, Russia fired more than 100 missiles and about a hundred Shahed drones at Ukraine. Now, Ukraine is handling the consequences across the country. There are dead and dozens of wounded. There are many damages in the energy sector. But wherever there is a power outage, restoration is already underway.

“We will return the electricity... Putin does not betray himself: he is a sick creature - everyone has long understood this. But it is also clear that he can only do what the world allows him to do. Weakness, insufficient decisions in response feed terror. And every leader, every partner of ours knows what strong decisions are needed to end this war, and to end it fairly,” Zelenskyy said, adding that there can be no restrictions on the range of Ukraine's aircraft.

12:36 p.m. Three injured in Kyiv region, including a 5-month-old child

According to the latest reports, 22 private houses were damaged in the region as a result of the attack, one house was destroyed.

Two cars, a garage, an outbuilding, and a fence were damaged. A grass flooring caught fire. The Ministry of Internal Affairs showed the consequences.

Photo: Consequences of the attack in Kyiv region (t.me/mvs_ukraine)

12:34 p.m. The number of victims in the Odesa region is already 7

A 60-year-old woman was hospitalized in moderate condition. Also, two children (a 10-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy) suffered bruises and abrasions.

12:28 p.m. A shell hit an infrastructure facility in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, 3 people were injured

This was reported by the head of the regional military administration Svitlana Onyshchuk in a video message posted on her Telegram channel.

12:26 p.m. The State Emergency Service showed the consequences of a Russian missile strike in the Odesa region

Private houses and a large number of vehicles were damaged as a result of the falling rocket fragments. Rescuers are eliminating the consequences of the Russian attack.

12:23 p.m. Air defense forces shot down 15 missiles and drones flying toward Kyiv

Russian cruise missiles approached the capital after complex maneuvers, in very dense groups from different directions.

Russia fired several ballistic missiles in the direction of Kyiv, including the aerial ballistic Kinzhal missiles.

Russian drones from different directions are attacking Kyiv right now. The air alert in Kyiv has been in effect for over 6 hours.

12:06 p.m. Russia struck one of the infrastructure facilities in the Zaporizhzhia region with about 6 missiles

According to the head of the region, Ivan Fedorov, a fire is currently ongoing at the site. Work is underway to extinguish it.

"Unfortunately, civilians suffered during the Russian attack. Russia destroyed residential buildings in the Zaporizhzhia district with rockets. One man was killed and another woman was injured. Also, civilian leaders have already started opening Unbreakability Points," says Fedorov.

11:36 a.m. Russia struck a railway infrastructure facility in Sumy region

According to Ukrainian Railways, the contact network and buildings were damaged, and an assistant driver was injured. He was hospitalized.

Some stations, which were also de-energized due to the outage in the city's power grids, have been switched to backup generators and are being used as Unbreakability Points for citizens to recharge their gadgets and wait in shelters until the alarm goes off.

The trains that were stopped have already been restarted with the help of diesel locomotives.

11:31 a.m. The number of victims of shelling in Lutsk has increased to 5, according to the mayor of the city Ihor Polishchuk. 1 more person was killed.

11:16 a.m. Instead of emergency power cuts, scheduled power cuts have been introduced in the regions.

11:02 a.m. Russia struck energy and civilian infrastructure in the Odesa region, and there were casualties.

Four residents of the Odesa region were injured, including a 10-year-old boy. Three of the victims, including the child, were hospitalized in moderate condition. They are being provided with all necessary assistance.

Private houses and a large number of vehicles were damaged as a result of the Russian attack. There are also power outages in the Odesa district.

10:56 a.m. Zhytomyr is left without a water supply

According to Zhytomyroblenergo, the water supply in Zhytomyr has been suspended as a result of a Russian missile attack.

Mayor Serhii Sukhomlyn also says that water would be supplied to the city after the cut-off and only for a few hours.

10:48 a.m. Russia struck critical infrastructure facilities in Vinnytsia region, according to Natalia Zabolotna, the first deputy head of the Regional Military Administration. She says that the blast wave also damaged a private house.

10:42 a.m. Water supply equipment resumed operation on the right bank of Kyiv

According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the pressure in residential buildings will reach optimal parameters within an hour.

10:38 a.m. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine estimates that 15 regions have been affected by the Russian massive attack today

According to Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Russia used various types of weapons: UAVs, cruise missiles, and Kinzhals. There are wounded and killed.

He notes that Russian terrorists again targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure. There is damage in many regions. Ukrenergo energy company is forced to use emergency power cuts to stabilize the system. The heads of the regional authorities have been tasked with deploying Unbreakability points if necessary.

10:33 a.m. Russia also struck an energy infrastructure facility in the Rivne region

According to Oleksandr Koval, the head of the Rivne Regional Military Administration, windows in a residential building were damaged. There were no human casualties.

Settlements in the Rivne district were left without a power supply. The relevant services are currently working to eliminate the consequences of the Russian strike.

In addition, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down air targets in the Rivne region. Preliminarily, there were no casualties.

10:30 a.m. An energy infrastructure facility was hit in the Zaporizhzhia region, and a fire broke out there, according to the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov.

10:25 a.m. Another residential building was damaged in Lutsk, according to the head of the Volyn Regional Military Administration Yurii Pohuliaiko. According to There is one victim. Other information is being clarified.

10:20 p.m. Three wounded in Mykolaiv region

According to the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitalii Kim, everything is under control. He urges citizens to charge their devices just in case.

10:17 a.m. Casualty was reported in Dnipropetrovsk region

According to the head of the Regional Military Administration, Serhii Lysak, the victim was pulled out of the rubble and is receiving the necessary medical care.

In total, according to preliminary data, a dozen houses were damaged as a result of the Russian attack in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Two of them were destroyed. An outbuilding was damaged.

10:16 a.m. Aftermath of a Russian Shahed strike on an apartment block in Lutsk has emerged

According to the State Emergency Service, at around 8:30 a.m., a residential building on one of the city's avenues was hit. As a result, the building and property were damaged.

Rescuers quickly eliminated the consequences of the fire and structural damage in the apartment. They also helped the residents evacuate to a safe place.

10:14 a.m. Infrastructure facilities were damaged and a person was injured in the Kyiv region

The injured person was taken to one of the district medical institutions and is being provided with the necessary assistance.

Damage to private houses was also reported in the Kyiv region as a result of Russian drone attacks in 4 districts.

Emergency power cuts have also been introduced in the region and efforts are underway to deploy Unbreakability points.

10:05 a.m. "The situation is difficult": Ukrainian Energy Minister reacts to Russian missile attack on energy sector

"Russia is again terrorizing the whole of Ukraine with missiles. The energy sector is in the crosshairs. Russia does not abandon plans to deprive Ukrainians of light. The transmission system operator has urgently introduced emergency power outages. The situation is complicated, and the consequences of the Russian attacks are being clarified. Power engineers are already working to eliminate them," writes Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko.

10:01 a.m. Unbreakability points are being deployed in Kyiv due to a difficult energy situation

According to Kyiv City Military Administration, due to the difficult operational situation in the energy sector and, in particular, on the instructions of Ukrenergo to introduce emergency power outages, it was decided to deploy Unbreakability points across the city of Kyiv. Power engineers are working to restore power.

9:53 a.m. 3 people have already been killed in the Russian attack

According to Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Russians killed a civilian man in the Zaporizhzhia district. The attack took place near a private house.

9:49 a.m. Lviv may experience water supply interruptions due to the Russian shelling until the substations are switched to backup power, according to the mayor of the city, Andrii Sadovyi.

According to him, there may also be power outages. No strikes have been recorded in the city at this time.

9:45 a.m. Viktor Mykyta, the head of the Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration, showed how a Russian cruise missile was shot down on the border of Zakarpattia and Lviv regions, which was flying to Zakarpattia.

9:42 a.m. Russia attacked energy facilities in the Lviv region.

According to the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, this caused partial power outages in Lviv and the region.

9:35 a.m. In the Kyiv subway, the Vydubychi station on the green line is operating in shelter mode due to a significant increase in people. Trains are running on the line:

• from Syrets station to Zvirynetska station;
• from Osokorky station to Chervonyi Khutir station.

Vydubychi and Slavutych stations are operating in shelter mode.

9:33 a.m. Another person has been reported killed.

This time in the Dnipro region. Preliminary, Russia killed a 69-year-old man.

There were also several fires in the region. In particular, a fire in a country house.

9:27 a.m. The attack by enemy attack drones continues.

9:23 a.m. Ukrainian Railways warns of possible train delays.

"Due to a large-scale Russian attack, we have several blackouts in different regions. Backup diesel locomotives have been withdrawn, and all long-distance trains will continue to run," Ukrainian Railways says in a statement.

At the same time, suburban electric train traffic is also currently experiencing delays, and power engineers are already working on the ground. City Express trains in Kyiv and Dnipro are running on schedule.

9:20 a.m. The first person reported killed in the Russian attack.

According to the mayor of Lutsk, an infrastructure facility in the city was damaged as a result of the Russian attack. There is information about one killed person.

09:11 a.m. An apartment building in Lutsk was damaged as a result of a Russian attack.

In addition, according to the Ukrainian President's Office, Russia is targeting the Ukrainian energy sector again.

Emergency power cuts have already been introduced in Ukraine due to the Russian shelling.

"During emergency blackouts, the schedules that can be predicted in advance do not apply," DTEK says.

Residents report a power outage in many districts of Kyiv and the Kyiv region. There are also problems with the water supply.

"There is currently no water supply in the Shevchenkivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi, and Holosiivskyi districts of the capital. This is due to the de-energisation of the water utility's facilities due to a power outage," Kyivvodokanal says in a statement.

8:39 a.m. In some areas of Kyiv, there is a power outage. This was reported by residents.

8:26 a.m. Against the backdrop of explosions in Kyiv, Ukrainian air defense was immediately reported to be working.

"The air raid alert continues! Air defense is operating in the region, on the outskirts of Kyiv. Stay in shelters until the air raid is over!’ writes Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.

The mayor of Lutsk, Ihor Polishchuk, also writes about the work of air defense in Lutsk.

The Vinnytsia region also reports air defense operations.

As of now, it is known that the explosions took place in Vinnytsia and the region, Kropyvnytskyi (Kirovohrad region), Kharkiv, Odesa, Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv region and Kyiv.

The head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov, says that due to the security situation, traffic at the Dnipro hydroelectric power station dam would be blocked for some time.

8:03 a.m. "In the southeastern part of Ukraine, there may be an increased noise level due to the flight of Polish and allied aircraft in our airspace," the Polish Army Operational Command says.

Since the morning, intensive activities of the Russian Federation's long-range aviation have been observed, including strikes on targets located in western Ukraine.

4:43 a.m. The Ukrainian Air Force reports that 11 Tu-95MS aircraft have been spotted in Russian airspace.

"In case of threat of Russian cruise missile launches, we will inform you additionally. Do not ignore air raid warning signals!" the message reads.

At the same time, about 24 Kalibr missiles were deployed in the Black Sea, ready for use.

Later it became known that Russia had launched missiles from strategic aircraft and ships.

The first missiles appeared in Ukrainian airspace at around 7:39 a.m.

Russian Tu-22M3s are also in the air.

Since yesterday, around 11:30 p.m., the Russian occupiers have been attacking Ukraine with Shaheds. Groups of kamikaze drones came from the north and south. The danger has even been declared in Lutsk and Lviv regions due to the threat of drone strikes.

Russia struck an industrial facility in the Poltava region. 5 people were injured.

There are reports online that this time Russia could have used a record number of drones, over 100. But there is no official confirmation of this yet.