Russian bombs: Zelensky describes issues

8:49 am: In response to observers, the morning assault was one of many heaviest air strikes in two and a half years of conflict. Explosions had been reported within the surrounding areas of the capital and the areas of Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil and Lviv, based on the official air warning app. There are issues with the electrical energy provide in Kiev, as Mayor Vitali Klitschko introduced on Telegram.

The mayor of the northwestern metropolis of Lutsk, Ihor Polishchuk, explains that an house constructing was hit by an “enemy assault” and that one individual was killed. The governors of Odessa, Zaporizhia and Kharkiv areas additionally mentioned on Telegram that there had been explosions of their areas calling on folks to hunt shelter. The governor of the central Poltava area, Filip Pronin, had beforehand introduced that 5 folks had been injured in an assault on an industrial plant.

In response to the Ukrainian Air Power, the Russian military briefly deployed eleven Tu-95 long-range bombers carrying cruise missiles. As well as, Kinschal hypersonic missiles had been fired at Ukraine. Ukraine was additionally attacked from the Black Sea. There may be at the moment no overview of victims and harm. In response to the preliminary data, the Ukrainian power system was as soon as once more the primary goal of the assault.

7.45 am: Russia has apparently launched an enormous air strike on Ukraine. As a number of Ukrainian Telegram channels commonly report, the Russian Air Power has fired rockets, cruise missiles and drones in the direction of Ukraine. A complete of 11 Tupolev Tu-95MS long-range bombers are mentioned to have come off the coast close to the Caspian Sea and within the Volgograd area of Russia. Every of the engines can carry as much as eight cruise missiles.

As well as, Tupolev Tu-22 medium-range bombers have been added, which might additionally hearth rockets. A warship and a submarine additionally fired missiles within the Black Sea. The missiles used are most likely Iskander and Kalibr ballistic missiles. As well as, there are “a number of teams” of kamikaze drones in Ukrainian airspace.

Explosions have already been reported in lots of components of the nation. This consists of the capital Kiev, but additionally the southern and central components of the nation.

7:29 am: Because the Kursk offensive started in early August, Ukraine has captured greater than 240 Russian troopers, based on a media report. That is reported by the Washington Submit, noting the evaluation of picture and video materials. A number of the recordings present the interrogation of prisoners of conflict. Accordingly, there are no less than 247 troopers, a few of whom state that they’re conscripts.