KYIV ― Russia launched dozens of kamikaze drones and missiles at Ukraine’s cities and towns in the early hours of Monday, causing emergency electricity shut-offs in several cities.
The massive attack, which came in several waves and was continuing late morning, caused multiple explosions in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipro and many smaller cities of central and western Ukraine. Four people were reported killed in the strikes.
“Fifteen regions suffered today as a result of the massive Russian attack,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in a post on Telegram. “Energy infrastructure has once again become the target of Russian terrorists,” he added.
Monday’s assault is Russia’s first large-scale attack with drones and missiles since Kyiv launched its surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region earlier this month. Ukrainian forces took control of two more settlements in Kursk over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement Sunday evening.
