War in Ukraine: several cities hit by Russian strikes, including kyiv
Building damaged after the Russian bombardments on kyiv, November 15, 2022. AP - Andrew Kravchenko
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The capital, kyiv, and other Ukrainian cities, such as Lviv or Kharkiv, were hit this Tuesday, November 15 by new Russian strikes, the first since mid-October, a few days after a humiliating retreat of Russian forces from Kherson, in the south of the country.
We deplore at least one death in kyiv at this stage.
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Russia launched "
about a hundred missiles
" at Ukraine on Tuesday, November 15.
These missiles "
were fired (...) from the Caspian Sea, the (Russian) region of Rostov
", and also "
from the Black Sea
", indicated Yuri Ignat, a spokesman for the air force. Ukrainian.
Live on Ukrainian television, he also clarified that “
at this stage, the use of attack drones has not been recorded
”.
Air defense warning sirens sounded across Ukraine shortly before 3:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. UT).
A few minutes later, explosions were heard in kyiv, Lviv, in the west of the country, and Kharkiv, in the northeast.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko counted at least three Russian missiles that hit residential buildings in the capital.
"
Rescue and search operations are ongoing
," Klitschko added.
A Ukrainian presidential administration official released a video showing a five-story building in flames.
Strikes in the northeast and west
Other cities have been targeted elsewhere in the country.
In the northeast, “
missile attack against the Industrialniï district in Kharkiv
”, indicated on Telegram Igor Terekhov, mayor of the second city of Ukraine.
And in the west of the country, “
explosions are heard in Lviv.
Everyone stay safe!
“, Urged on Telegram his counterpart from Lviv, Andriy Sadovy, who clarified that “
part of the city (was) without electricity
”.
In Rivné, also in the west, the mayor, Oleksandre Tretyak reported on social networks "
a strike on an essential site
", without giving further details.
“
The city is partly without electricity
,” he lamented.
The situation is the same in the city of Kremenchuk, in central Ukraine, where the town hall deplored "
a strike on critical infrastructure near (the city)
".
Khmelnytskyi, in the center, was also hit by “
two strikes
”, announced the regional governor, Serguï Gamaliï.
“
Critical
” situation of the electricity network
The situation of the electricity network is "critical" deplored the Ukrainian presidency, following the Russian strikes, which affected energy infrastructure.
“
Russian terrorists have carried out yet another planned attack on energy infrastructure.
The situation is critical
,” deputy head of the presidency Kyrylo Tymoshenko said on Telegram.
►Also read: The withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson: a "great victory" for Ukraine
(
With
AFP)
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