A massive missile attack by Russia taking place right now. Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Ochakov, Vinnitsa, Zaporizhe, Odessa under rocket fire.
Power shortages in neighboring Moldova, as some missiles have hit civil infrastructure.
Ukraine warns that a second wave of strategic bombers is airborne in Russia
Explosions in Mykolaiv, Odessa and Kyiv
Water and power outages in Kyiv and Zaporizhe following explosions.
Conflicting reports of rockets being shot down by Ukrainian air defenses from same regions. Or SOME are shot down while others hit cities below.
Confirmed rocket hit in a Zaporizhe residential area, there are casualties among civilians, say local authorities.
(Reminder, Putin declared Zaporizhe part of Russia following a "referendum" despite never capturing the city)
Power outages in Zhitomir (a cit not far away from Kyiv)
Kyiv air defenses active, say locals.
Mind blowing that this could be happening in the 21st Century and that no one can stop Russia from attacking a sovereign European country. Horrifying and incredible at the same time.
Around 100 missiles have been launched by Russia (sourse: Eugen Karas)
Krivyi Rig and Sumy are complete without power and heating. Precautionary measures were taken by local authorities in anticipation of missile strikes
Moldovan National Energy agency and Border Control made official statements warning of power outages caused by Russian missile strikes (Moldova relies in large part on Ukrainian infrastructure)
Two people confirmed killed and two injured by a rocket strike on residential area in a village in Zaporizhe province.
3 waves of missile strikes are expected, says Kyiv.
It's scary that this kind of shit got normalized.
Authorities in Khmelnitsky congratulate air defenses on successful downing of a russian missle
