“The local authorities are currently not reporting an increase in the number of victims”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to him, seven districts of Kyiv were hit by Russian strikes, the most damage was done in the Desnyan, Darnytsky and Dnipro districts.
“Three rescuers of the 24th fire and rescue unit are in a serious condition, two more are in a lighter condition. Currently, they are receiving all the necessary help from doctors,” he said during the briefing.
The local authorities are currently not reporting an increase in the number of victims. It was previously known that four people were killed and 25 injured in Kyiv as a result of the attack, including doctors and rescue workers.
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According to the Ministry of Energy, more than 500,000 consumers were cut off this morning in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. DTEK clarifies that 417,000 families remain without electricity in Kyiv – some of the residents of Desnyansky, Dniprovsky, Darnytskyi and Holosiivskyi districts of Kyiv.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyridenko reported that she had heard the reports of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Energy, and the Ministry of Development regarding the consequences of the massive nighttime shelling and bad weather, and added that “this time the enemy purposefully attacked district boiler houses – this is energy terror and an attempt to turn winter into a weapon.”
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that, in total, the Russian military used 36 missiles and 242 unmanned aerial vehicles (about 150 of them – Shahedi) for the strike, the main target of which was Kyiv region. In particular, the Armed Forces confirmed the use of a medium-range ballistic missile by the Russian Federation from the Kapustyn Yar range in the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation. Despite the fact that, as the military reported, 244 targets were neutralized by air defense, 18 missiles and 16 strike UAVs were hit at 19 locations.
In the morning, the Ministry of Defense of Russia admitted that it had used an Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile to strike Lviv region, calling it a response to the alleged Ukrainian strike on the residence of Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod region. Ukraine and its Western partners deny that such a strike took place, saying that Russia is thus trying to justify new attacks and delay peace talks.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiga said that in response to the attack, Ukraine will initiate an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, as well as a response within the framework of the EU, the Council of Europe and the OSCE.