Ukraine war: Russia launches latest wave of attacks as Kyiv residents are driven into shelters

Kyiv, Ukraine - Russia has again launched large-scale missile attacks on Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials.

Kyiv residents take shelter as Russian missiles leave streaks across the city's skyline in the latest large-scale attack.
Kyiv residents take shelter as Russian missiles leave streaks across the city's skyline in the latest large-scale attack.  © Collage: REUTERS & screenshot/Twitter/@olex_scherba

Air alerts sounded throughout the country on Thursday morning.

Presidential office advisor Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on Twitter of more than 120 missiles being fired at Ukraine "to destroy critical infrastructure and kill civilians en masse."

Several large explosions were heard in the center of Kyiv. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that almost half the city's residents had lost power and urged people to stock up on water supplies and take shelter.

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Authorities also reported attacks on several parts of southern and western Ukraine. Explosions were reported in areas including Poltava, Odessa, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Lviv.

Ukraine's air defenses had been activated to counter the missiles.

Russia has been intensively attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure and often civilian targets every few days since October.

On Wednesday, including late in the evening, Ukraine experienced multiple missile strikes in the south and east of the country.

More than 700 elements of critical infrastructure have been destroyed in Ukraine since the Russian war began at the end of February, according to Kyiv, with thousands more facilities damaged.

Cover photo: Collage: REUTERS & screenshot/Twitter/@olex_scherba

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