“Fortunately, according to operational data, today’s attack resulted in no deaths or injuries,” the State Emergency Service of Ukraine added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the “heinous” attack and urged allies to stop talking and start providing more support to Kyiv.
“We need air defense systems and other defense assistance, not just turning a blind eye and having lengthy discussions,” Zelenskyy said.
Local authorities reported Russia also targeted the regions of Odesa, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, and Kharkiv, taking aim mostly at energy and critical infrastructure. Most of the missiles were fired at Lviv — a region close to Ukraine’s border with the European Union, Oleshchuk said.
“Russian missiles and drones attacked a gas distribution infrastructure facility in the Stryi district and an electric substation in the Chervonohradsky district. Multiply fires started,” Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyy said.
One of the largest Ukrainian gas storage facilities in Stryi district has reportedly been used by EU energy companies to store excess amounts of gas in peak storage season.
