“Fortuitously, in accordance with operational information, immediately’s assault resulted in no deaths or accidents,” the State Emergency Service of Ukraine added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the “heinous” assault and urged allies to cease speaking and begin offering extra assist to Kyiv.
“We want air protection programs and different protection help, not simply turning a blind eye and having prolonged discussions,” Zelenskyy mentioned.
Native authorities reported Russia additionally focused the areas of Odesa, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, and Kharkiv, taking purpose principally at vitality and important infrastructure. Many of the missiles had been fired at Lviv — a area near Ukraine’s border with the European Union, Oleshchuk mentioned.
“Russian missiles and drones attacked a fuel distribution infrastructure facility within the Stryi district and an electrical substation within the Chervonohradsky district. Multiply fires began,” Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyy mentioned.
One of many largest Ukrainian fuel storage services in Stryi district has reportedly been utilized by EU vitality corporations to retailer extra quantities of fuel in peak storage season.