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Air alerts were issued across almost all of Ukraine due to the takeoff of a large number of Russian strategic bombers, Tupolev Tu-95s.
Ukraine is on alert… While a Russian strike “damaged” a dam in the east of the country, air alerts were triggered almost everywhere in the territory this Monday, November 11 due to the takeoff of a large number of Russian bombers. A series of strikes has already left at least six dead last night in the south of the country.
“Threat” of flooding
A Russian strike “damaged” a dam on a reservoir in eastern Ukraine, causing a significant rise in water levels on a river and creating “a threat” of flooding for neighboring communities, the Ministry of Defense said on Monday. local governor. “The Russians damaged the Kurakhové reservoir dam,” Vadym Filashkin said on Telegram. “This attack potentially threatens residents of localities located on the Vovcha River in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions,” he added.
“Missile danger throughout Ukraine!”
“Attention! Missile danger throughout Ukraine! MiG-31K taking off,” the Ukrainian Air Force wrote in a message on Telegram. She also announced that eight Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers were heading towards Ukraine. The Tu-95s are long-range bombers developed under the Soviet Union and capable of carrying cruise missiles. The MiG-31 is an interception and attack aircraft, often used to accompany strategic bombers.
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During the night, at least six people were killed and around twenty others injured in Russian attacks in Mykolaiv and Zaporizhia, in the south of the country, according to local authorities. “Fires broke out in residential buildings in the city and all emergency services are on the ground,” the governor of the Mykolaiv region, Vitaly Kim, said on Telegram, reporting five deaths and one hurt. “The Russians have again attacked our city with drones,” Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich previously said, also on Telegram.