The strikes damaged energy installations and injured at least three people.
Published on 25/12/2024 07:56
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Massive Russian missile attacks damaged energy installations and injured at least three people in Ukraine on Wednesday December 25. An air alert is in effect throughout Ukraine on Wednesday morning, as the Air Force reports launches of Russian Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea. According to this source, the projectiles are targeting the regions of Vinnytsia (center), Poltava (east), Dnipropetrovsk (southeast), Kirovograd (center) and Cherkassy (center).
Authorities also reported the fall of several ballistic missiles on Kharkiv. “Stay safe”the mayor of this large city in the east of the country wrote on Telegram. “The Russian army carried out at least seven strikes”specified the regional governor of Kharkiv, on the same platform. According to these two officials, at least three people were injured, and the attacks also caused material damage.
“Since this morning, the Russian army has been massively attacking the Dnipropetrovsk region. The enemy is trying to destroy the region's electricity network”also affirmed the governor of Dnipropetrovsk. Ukraine's national electricity company, Ukrenergo, has implemented supply restrictions “in order to minimize negative consequences for the energy system”Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko wrote on Telegram. “As soon as safety conditions allow, energy workers will clarify the damage caused.”
On Wednesday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry, for its part, announced that 59 Ukrainian drones had been intercepted over Russian territory overnight, including 26 in the Belgorod region and 23 in the Voronezh region. The governor of Voronezh wrote on Telegram that debris from the downed drones damaged a power line and caused minor material damage to several houses.
Wednesday's attacks come on the day Ukraine, for the second time in its modern history, celebrates Christmas on December 25 as in the Western world. Until now, the holiday was celebrated on January 7, as in the Julian calendar followed by the Russian Orthodox Church. This Christmas trip was made official during the summer of 2023 by a law promulgated by President Volodymyr Zelensky, as a sign of defiance towards Russia.
