According to Ukrainian Air Force, Russia shot “six Kalibr cruise missiles, up to 35 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles in the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions and used seven Shahed drones” from manufacturing Iranian.
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“Five Kalibr cruise missiles and five Shahed drones were destroyed” for anti-aircraft defense, the army said in a statement.
“The enemy attacked cities and basic infrastructure in Ukraine”, adds the note.
To date, Ukrainian authorities have reported no casualties.
According to the command of the Ukrainian army, two Russian cruise missiles flew over Friday morning the Roménia, member country of Nato, and Moldova, before entering the airspace of Ucrania.
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Two projectiles launched from the Black Sea “crossed Romanian airspace at 8:33 GMT” (5:33 GMT), before entering Ukrainian airspace, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Valery Zaluzhny, said in a statement.
Romania stated that the information “not confirmed” and Moldova summoned the Russian ambassador for clarification.
“Preventive cuts”
The new Russian attack on Ukrainian energy facilities comes after the visit of Zelensky to London and Paris on Wednesday and to Brussels on Thursday to ask European allies for long-range missiles and fighter jets.
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It also comes just days before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, which began in February 24, 2022.
AFP correspondents heard explosions in Kiev. Anti-aircraft sirens were sounded and residents of the capital sought refuge in metro stations.
Since October and after several defeats on the battlefield, Moscow has frequently attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructures, leaving millions of people without electricity or heating in the middle of winter (northern hemisphere).
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Ukrainian operator Ukrenergo said in a statement that “several high voltage infrastructures were affected in the east, west and south regions, which caused electricity cuts in some areas”.
