On Monday morning, Russia carried out a fierce air strike against Ukraine. In total, over a hundred missiles and around a hundred Iranian Shahed drones were fired from Russia at Ukraine, writes President Volodymyr Zelenskyj on Telegram on Monday. – This was one of the biggest attacks, he says. He is asking the country’s allies to come together to establish a joint air defense together with Ukraine. More than half of Ukraine’s regions were hit in the attack, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Sjmyhal. – 15 regions were hit by a massive Russian attack, the Prime Minister wrote on Telegram on Monday morning. Reuters reports. news’s Ukraine correspondent sought refuge in a bomb shelter when the flight alert went off on Monday. Attack on energy infrastructure According to Shmyhal, Russia used drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, including the hypersonic Kinzjal missile. – There are injured and killed, he writes further. At 9 a.m., the AFP news agency reported that three people had so far been confirmed killed in three regions. Among other things, the attack was aimed at power plants and other infrastructure in several regions of the country. People in Kyiv had sought refuge in the Teatralna metro station on Monday. Photo: ROMAN PILIPEY / AFP – The Russian terrorists have once again attacked energy infrastructure. Unfortunately, there is damage in several regions, writes the Prime Minister. At the same time, he is asking for help from allies to protect Ukraine against the Russian airstrikes. Ukraine is now again asking the West to let them use Western long-range weapons to attack targets in Russia. – Such a decision will bring an end to the Russian terror more quickly, writes the president’s chief of staff, Andrij Jermak on Telegram. Drones sent towards Russia The sirens went off in several places in Ukraine before 6 o’clock on Monday morning. In the capital Kyiv, several explosions were heard, writes the Kyiv Independent. Parts of Kyiv were without water and electricity on Monday morning after the Russian attacks. Mayor Vitalij Klitschko announced this. Smoke rises on the horizon after the Russian attacks on Monday morning. The photo was taken in Kyiv. Photo: Gleb Garanich / Reuters A large-scale attack against Ukraine has been expected for some time, according to Reuters. Last week, the US embassy issued a warning that there was a greater risk of attacks in connection with Ukraine’s Independence Day, which was celebrated on Saturday. On the night of Monday, Ukraine carried out a drone attack against Russia. The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that they shot down 20 drones, including over the regions of Saratov, Kursk and Belgorod. The governor of the Saratov region, Roman Busargin, shared this photo on Monday of an apartment block he claims was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike. Photo: AP On Monday morning, there were also reports that Ukraine allegedly attempted to carry out a drone attack against an oil refinery north of Moscow, writes Reuters. No damage has been reported as a result of the attack. Ukraine has invaded Russia. Urix explains why: Published 26.08.2024, at 11.19 Updated 26.08.2024, at 12.13
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