Zelenskyy outlines main targets of Russia's massive night attack
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Russian forces launched 36 missiles and nearly 600 drones at Ukraine overnight. The main targets were energy and civilian facilities, according to the Telegram of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"In Kyiv and the region, our emergency services are working at the sites of Russian strikes. Around 36 missiles and nearly 600 drones were fired at ordinary life," Zelenskyy said.
According to him, the main targets of the enemy attack were energy and civilian facilities, with many damages and fires in residential buildings. So far, dozens of people have been injured and three killed.
"It is necessary to work without losing a single day to have enough missiles for air defense systems, to have everything necessary for our protection and to put pressure on Russia," added the head of state.
He also emphasized that it is time for Europe to make a decision on frozen assets if Moscow does not want to stop drone and missile attacks. It is also necessary to discuss with all partners the steps to end this war.
Massive attack on Ukraine on November 29
Recall that in Kyiv and Kyiv region around 23:00 an air raid alert was announced. Around midnight, explosions were heard in the capital. Later, ballistic missiles joined the drones.
In some districts of the capital, power outages were recorded following the Russian attack by the morning of November 29. The city of Fastiv in Kyiv region was also completely without electricity.
It was also reported that Russian troops attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure with strike drones and missiles. As a result of the attack, hundreds of thousands of consumers were left without power.
In addition, in Brovary, a high-rise building and a private house were damaged as a result of the Russian attack. Three people were injured, one of them hospitalized.
Russian forces also attacked energy infrastructure in Chernihiv overnight on November 29 with a strike drone, causing a fire.
More details on the consequences of the massive strike on Kyiv can be read in the RBC-Ukraine report.