Red, everywhere. The air alert map of Ukraine lit up this Monday morning, after the takeoff of a large number of Russian bombers. ” 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.
At least six dead
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 have broken 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. Mykolaiv, located a little more than 50 km from the Dnieper River which constitutes the front line between the Ukrainian and Russian armies in this area, had until now been relatively spared from attacks by Moscow forces since kyiv's resumption of the large neighboring city of Kherson in November 2022. In the city of Zaporizhia, frequently targeted by Russian forces, airstrikes left one dead and 21 injured during the night from Sunday to Monday, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov.
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