Russia launches 18 missile and 39 air strikes on targets in Ukraine over past day

“The enemy continues to attack our positions by fire, conducts aerial reconnaissance and tries to take measures to restore the lost position,” the statement said. “A further threat of air and missile strikes remains on the entire territory of Ukraine. Over the past day, the enemy launched 18 missile and 39 air strikes on military and civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine.”

“More than 30 settlements were affected, in particular, Kramatorsk, Kostyantynivka, Dnipro, Pavlohrad, and Velykomykhayilivka. The Russians committed another terrorist act - they launched a missile attack on the Kharkiv Thermal Power Plant, an object of the city's critical infrastructure. As a result, power was partially cut off in several oblasts,” it added. (ILKHA)