Ukraine said Tuesday it had shot down five Russian missiles and 60 drones in a second consecutive night of massive airstrikes that killed at least four people.
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According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia fired 91 “attack devices”, namely ten missiles of different types and 81 Iranian-designed Shahed drones, a day after the biggest wave of airstrikes in weeks.
“Unfortunately, despite the effective work of our air defense, four people were killed and 16 injured,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram on Tuesday.
“Crimes against humanity cannot be committed with impunity,” he added, accusing Moscow of targeting “civilians and infrastructure.”
The four deaths were recorded in the Zaporizhzhia and Kryvyi Rig regions in southeastern Ukraine.
“Rescue operations are underway at the sites of strikes and debris falls in the regions of Ukraine that were attacked by Russia last night,” Volodymyr Zelensky assured.
On Monday, “massive” Russian missile and drone strikes had already targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, already killing at least four people and forcing the authorities to impose power cuts.
Fifteen regions were targeted by the bombing campaign, which President Zelensky said involved “at least 127 missiles and 109 drones,” making it “one of the largest Russian attacks” he said.
The Ukrainian army then shot down 201 of these 236 devices, indicated Mykola Olestchuk, commander of the Ukrainian air force, denouncing “the biggest missile attack” since the start of the war.
Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday called on the West to allow his country to use its long-range weapons against Russia, something the latter has so far refused to do.
