Twelve killed in Russian missile, drone attack on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine War News
Targeting residential buildings and energy infrastructure, twelve citizens die in the Russian missile attack on Ukraine.
Russia killed at least 12 people after launching a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine that targets the residential buildings as well as energy infrastructure.
On Saturday, Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 123 drones and more than 40 missiles. It managed to shoot 56 of the drone and redirected 61, said, how many missiles were intercepted, without providing data on.
Ukraine’s emergency services said that a residential building was killed by a missile in the Central City Poultwa, about 120 km from the border, killing eight people, including a child, and 17 injured Have become.
About 18 buildings, a kindergarten and energy infrastructure were damaged.
In the northeastern city of Kharkiv, the Mayor said that a woman died and four people were injured in a drone attack.
Sumi regional officials also said that three police officers were killed as patrolling in a city during the attacks.
Ukraine President Volodmi Zelansky said that there was damage in six areas – Kharkiv, Khamelnsky, Kiev, Odessa, Sumi and Zaporizia.
“Last night Russia attacked our cities using various types of weapons: missiles, drones, and aerial bombs,” they wrote on the Telegram app. “Every such terrorist attack proves that we need more support in protecting ourselves against Russian terror. Every air defense system, every anti -missile weapon, saves life. ,
The Russian Ministry of Defense said its forces started attacks with the purpose of Ukraine’s gas and other energy infrastructure and shot 108 Ukrainian drones in the last 24 hours.
No signs of de-size have been shown, despite US President Donald Trump’s promise of creating a ceasefire to create a ceasefire within “24 hours”, to take office on January 20, fighting in a war of nearly three years. .
Both Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have said that they are ready to negotiate the end of the war, but neither the side has said when or how.
Trump has been important for billions Washington has spent to instigate Ukraine, while Russia has threatened to impose additional restrictions if Putin does not reach “deals” to end the war.
Since March 2024, Russia has launched several missiles and drone attacks on Ukraine’s power sector and other energy infrastructure, forcing about half of the country’s available production capacity and for rolling blackouts.
