Volodymyr Zelenskyi
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On Wednesday night, the Russians sent 55 different types of missiles and 21 attack drones to Ukraine, and Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners destroyed 59 of these air targets, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk said.
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Among other things, the Russians fired a hypersonic missile “H-47М2 Kinzhal” from Tambov, two ballistic missiles “Iskander-M” and one “Iskander-K” from Crimea, and four cruise missiles “Kalibr” from the Black Sea area.
Another 45 H-101 and H-555 cruise missiles were fired by Tu-95 MS strategic bombers, which took off from airfields in the Saratov region and the Caspian Sea area.
Two guided aviation missiles H-59 and H-69 were fired from aircraft over the occupied territory of Zaporizhzhya region.
On the other hand, the Russians have sent 21 flying robots “Shahed-131/136” to Ukraine from the Kursk region.
Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners and fighters shot down 33 missiles and 20 drones.
Among them, all air targets above Kyiv were destroyed, and no news of casualties or damage was received from the capital of Ukraine.
People inspect a damaged private house after an overnight rocket attack in the village of Krasilivka near Kiev, Ukraine, on May 8, 2024, during the Russian invasion.
Photo: EPA/SCANPIX
The Russians attacked a total of six power generation and transmission facilities in six regions of Ukraine. The intruders managed to hit three thermal power plants, causing serious damage to their equipment.
A Russian missile caused a fire in one of the civil infrastructure facilities in the Kyiv region. Reports of hits were also received in Vinnytsia and Poltava regions.
In the Kirovohrad region, one of the critical infrastructure objects, 13 residential houses and several dozen garages were damaged. One child was injured.
On the other hand, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy comments on the social network “X” after the incident, saying: “On the day of commemoration of the victims of World War II and victory over Nazism, Nazi Putin launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. More than 50 missiles and more than 20 Shahed drones targeted infrastructure in Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Poltava, Kirovahrad, Zaporizhia and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.
“All the necessary services are already working to reduce the consequences of Russian terror. The whole world needs to understand what is what. The world must not give a chance to a new Nazism,” Zelensky emphasized.
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