Third wave of Russian shelling blitz begins in Ukraine

A third wave of Russian missile attacks consisting of approximately 100 shells was launched against Ukraine today. Kyiv has taken a direct hit, with three blocks of flats on fire in the district of Pechersk in the city centre. Other explosions have also been confirmed in Lviv, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Zhytomyr, Kryvyi Rih and Rivne, and some cities have been cut off from electricity. Critical infrastructure and power plants appear once again to be Russia’s main target. The Ukrainian government has already declared that emergency power cuts must be implemented across the whole country.

Most of the missile hits have been reported in central Ukraine and the north of the country. President Zelensky’s office has described the situation as ‘critical’. Massive power outages were also reported across Moldova after Russia struck a key power line responsible for transporting electricity into the country from Ukraine.