Ukraine was hit by Russian missile attacks on Kiev and several other cities during the night from Thursday to Friday, April 28, killing at least 12 people and injuring an apartment building.
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The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 21 cruise missiles and two drones during the attack. “The Defense Forces destroyed 21 X-101 / X-555 cruise missiles out of a total of 23 missiles, in addition to two drones.”Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram.
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Russian night strikes in Ukraine “together” Moscow from “Failure and Punishment”On Friday morning, President Volodymyr Zelensky launched a call to the world “retort”. “Every aggression and every evil act against our country and our people brings the terrorist state closer to failure and punishment.”pinged by Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram. Russian terrorism should get a fair response from Ukraine and the world. and it will bea promise.
Civilians killed in Dnipro
In Dnipro, a large city in central-eastern Ukraine, the Russian attack killed two people, a woman and a child, according to Mayor Boris Filatov. rockets They killed civilians again in Dnipro. A young woman and a three-year-old child died.he said on Telegram.
In Uman, a city of 80,000 people in the center of the country, a video broadcast by Ukrainian media showed a shattered apartment building with many rubble on the ground. An enemy missile hit a residential building. Information about the victims is clarified.”Said the regional police spokesperson on Telegram Zoya Vovk.
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According to the governor of the region, Igor Taborets, Uman was hit by two cruise missiles, one of which hit a residential building and the other a warehouse. “We have five injured people and they are in the hospital.”he said on Telegram.
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“The death toll has risen” To ten people, rescuers left again “three corpses” Interior Minister Igor Klimenko said the ruins of a residential building.
In Kiev, a power line snapped following falling debris that also damaged a road, according to authorities. No civilian casualties or damage to residential buildings or infrastructure were reported. In the capital, said the commander of the Kiev Air Defense Forces, Sergey Popko, citing management.
Strengthening anti-aircraft defense
While Russia regularly bombed Ukrainian cities and infrastructure last winter, massive strikes have become rarer in recent months. This is the first massive missile attack on the Ukrainian capital since early March.
Russian strikes during the winter targeted energy infrastructure in particular, regularly causing massive outages of electricity and running water. Then dozens of missiles were used in these attacks. But this Russian tactic did not dissuade Kiev.
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In Bakhmut, “occupy positions at any cost.”
Ukraine’s air defense system has been bolstered in recent months by deliveries of Western equipment, which is crucial to the country’s war effort. In particular, Kiev received advanced US Patriot systems in April. Last week, the Ukrainian capital witnessed an attack by twelve Iranian-made drones, eight of which were shot down, without causing casualties.
Most of the battles are taking place today in the east to control the industrial Donbass region, especially in the city of Bakhmut, which was almost completely destroyed by the clashes. Ukraine says it has been preparing for months for a counter-offensive aimed at expelling Russian forces from the territories it currently occupies in the east and south.
