The enemy launched a massive attack on Kyiv and Odesa region: what are the consequences?
22 February 10:18
On the night of February 22, Russian troops launched another massive combined attack on Kyiv, the surrounding region, and a number of other regions of Ukraine, using ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as drones. Destruction has been reported.
This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian".
According to the Ukrainian Air Force and monitoring channels, during the current air attack against the Ukrainian capital, Iskander-M ballistic missiles were used, launched from the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, Zircon hypersonic missiles, launched from the Crimean peninsula, and a significant number of Shahed drones. There were also reports of attempts to launch Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from MiG-31K fighters. Subsequently, there were reports of cruise missiles launched by Russian strategic aviation being used against Kyiv and the Kyiv region.
Casualties reported in the suburbs
Later, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that two people injured as a result of Russian strikes on the Kyiv region had been taken to hospitals in the capital. “Two victims, a woman and a child, were hospitalized in Kyiv from the suburbs of the capital. Preliminary reports indicate that debris fell in a private sector,” the mayor wrote on his Telegram channel.
Similarly, local media and public accounts in the capital shared videos and photos of a fire, reportedly in the private sector of the village of Sofiivska Borshchahivka, which borders the capital.
Earlier, however, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, reported that as a result of the Russian attack, “a residential high-rise building in the Svyatoshinsky district was damaged.” “There is a fire on the roof of the building,” Tkachenko wrote.
One of the main targets of the massive Russian missile and drone attack on the night of Sunday, February 22, was energy infrastructure. Oleg Kipper, head of the Odessa Regional Military Administration (OVA), reported that Russian drones attacked energy facilities in the Odessa region that night.
“The strikes caused large areas to catch fire. All the fires have now been extinguished by rescue workers. Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries. The assessment of the condition of the energy facilities and the elimination of the consequences are ongoing,” the official wrote on his Telegram channel.
