The day after a major attack by kyiv forces, “the most massive” since the start of the war, against military and industrial installations in several regions of Russia, the Ukrainian authorities issued a national air alert on Wednesday morning.
The Ukrainian Air Force, on its Telegram account, spoke of missiles moving towards Kryvy Rih, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, in central Ukraine, as well as towards the regions of Chernihiv (North ), Poltava (Center) and Mykolaiv (South). “A group of cruise missiles” was also detected heading towards kyiv, added the same source.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian attack carried out on the night of Monday to Tuesday was carried out using six American ATACMS missiles and six British Storm Shadow missiles. He assured that all the projectiles were shot down without causing any casualties.
Russia has promised a systematic response to any Western missile strike on its territory, and has threatened to target the center of kyiv or even to use its new experimental Orechnik hypersonic missile.
