Russia on Monday hit Ukraine with a wave of missiles that struck houses and homes and killed civilians. The today’s spherical of attack – stated to be the 8th in approximately months – got here after Ukrainian drones reportedly struck air bases deep interior Russian territory, the Kremlin stated. While Ukraine is but to formally touch upon the Russian explosions, its air pressure tweeted, “What happened?” and tagged alongside pics displaying blood on snow below a army car and what seemed to be a broken aircraft. According to reports, 3 Russian servicemen have been killed withinside the Ukrainian moves whilst 4 have been injured withinside the assaults in Ryazan and Saratov regions. Russia later reiterated with a barrage of missiles, killing 4. Significant disruption to the electricity grid changed into additionally pronounced withinside the east and the south of Ukraine.
Here’s what we know so far:
1) While Monday’s retaliatory firing knocked out basic services in Ukrainian regions just as winter sets in, Kyiv said it shot down most of the missiles. In his nightly address, Zelensky said: “Every downed Russian missile is concrete proof that terror can be defeated.”
2) The latest confrontation plunged parts of Ukraine into freezing darkness and about half the region surrounding Kyiv is feared to remain without electricity in the coming days following strikes on power facilities. “In the coming days, about half of the region will be without electricity,” the Kyiv regional governor said.
3) In the South, all water pumping stations and reserve lines in the Odesa region lost power, and water supply was cut.
4) The Engels base, targeted by Ukraine, is located more than 600 kilometers east of the border and houses the Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear-capable strategic bombers that have been involved in launching strikes on Kyiv. The Dyagilevo air base has tanker aircraft used to refuel other planes in flight and is about 500 kilometers northeast of the Ukrainian border.
5) The latest attacks, reports said, showed the vulnerability of some of Russia’s most strategic military sites, raising questions about the effectiveness of their air defenses if drones could come so close to them