Ukraine war: Russia launches new airstrikes on Ukrainian cities

Kyiv. Russia has, according to Ukrainian information, attacked Kyiv and other major cities in the country again at night with ballistic missiles. At least five people were killed and 20 others were injured in the city of Zaporizhzhia, located in the south of the country, as military governor Ivan Fedorov wrote on Telegram. Industrial facilities and infrastructure were attacked.

One injured person was initially reported from the capital, Kyiv. Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on the platform Telegram: "Explosions in the capital. The city is under attack. Stay in the shelters." The rescue teams were on their way. The news portal "Kyiv Independent" reported that Russia had launched a new attack with ballistic missiles.

The Ukrainian air force warned in the report that Russian missiles were targeting Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv.

Because the Ukrainian armed forces have been at war for four and a half years and are running low on ammunition for missile defense, Russia has intensified its attacks with ballistic missiles on Kyiv and other cities. The Patriot systems produced by the USA are considered the most effective defense against ballistic missiles, which are particularly difficult to intercept due to their high speed.

The Ukrainian army has several of them, but not enough interceptor missiles. In Kyiv, there is growing fear that unrestricted missile attacks could severely damage the country's infrastructure again by next winter and plunge the people in Ukraine into even greater distress.