Five drones recorded in late night attack in Kiev – Kyiv City Military Administration
The Kyiv City Military Administration has just released preliminary information about the attack.
It said on Telegram that five Shahed drones entered Kyiv airspace and were all destroyed by Ukrainian air defenses, but ammunition fired by one of the drones hit an administrative building in Holosiiv, destroying parts of the building and destroying nearby residential buildings. The windows were also damaged.
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Dmitro Zivitskygovernor Koh Samui The region, which lies in northeastern Ukraine and borders Russia, has posted to Telegram that Russia opened fire on three settlements in the region overnight. He said details about the aftermath were being clarified.
Reuters quickly reported that the Ukrainian air force reported on Friday morning that Russia launched 16 so-called kamikaze drones overnight and that Ukrainian air defenses destroyed all of them. It added that the drones were sent from the southeast and north.
Earlier, the Kyiv city military administration informed residents that five Shahed drones entered Kyiv airspace and fragments of one of them hit an administrative building in Holosiiv.
Sean Walker
Here’s the full story of Russia’s missile launch on Thursday:
Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning as Moscow rejected the country’s peace plan and continued attacks on the country’s infrastructure.
Targets from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east were hit on Thursday morning. Ukraine’s army command said Russia fired 69 missiles from land, sea and air, 54 of which were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses.
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine wrote On Twitter, the attack constituted “one of the largest missile strikes since the beginning of the full-scale invasion”.
European gas prices fall to pre-Ukrainian war levels
Jasper Jolly
European gas prices have fallen to their lowest levels before Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine, after warmer weather on the continent eased concerns about shortages.
European gas futures contracts settled as low as 76.78 euros per megawatt-hour on Wednesday, the lowest level in 10 months, before closing higher at 83.70 euros, according to data firm Refinitiv.
The intrusion has roiled global energy markets and forced European countries, including industrial powerhouse Germany, to find alternative suppliers to those that bankroll the Kremlin. Even after it annexed Crimea in 2014 and supported separatists in eastern Ukraine, Europe continued to depend on Russian gas.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address on Thursday night that air forces in central, southern, eastern and western Ukraine fought off 54 Russian missiles and 11 drones on Thursday.
Zelensky acknowledged that most areas were without power. Zelensky said areas where power outages were “particularly difficult” included the capital Kyiv, Odessa and Kherson in and around the south, and areas around Lviv near Poland’s western border.
“But it’s nothing compared to what could have happened without our heroic anti-aircraft gunners and anti-aircraft units,” he said.
Footage captured by Reuters on Thursday showed first responders searching through the wreckage of houses in Kyiv destroyed by blasts and smoke trails from missiles in the sky. Officials had earlier said more than 120 missiles were fired in Thursday’s attack.
More than 18 residential buildings and 10 critical infrastructure were destroyed in the latest attack, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
UK sends metal detectors, bomb defuses to Ukraine
Britain said on Friday it had provided Ukraine with more than 1,000 metal detectors and 100 bomb deactivation kits to help clear minefields, the latest military support.
“Russia’s use of landmines and targeting of civilian infrastructure underscores the appalling brutality of Putin’s invasion,” British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said in a statement.
“This latest UK-backed package will help Ukraine safely clear land and buildings as it reclaims its rightful territory.”
Metal detectors, made by German company Vallon, can help troops clear safe routes on roads and pathways and help eliminate explosion hazards, while the kits can defuze unexploded bombs, the ministry said.
President Mayasandu, who was elected in 2020 on a pro-European and anti-corruption platform, said on Thursday he wanted crisis-hit Moldova to join the European Union by 2030.
“My aspirations are very ambitious,” Sandu said in a speech on the Moldova-1 public television channel. “I think we have to be a member of the EU by the end of this decade.”
The EU accepted Moldova as a candidate member in June, while extending the same status to neighboring Ukraine. It was a diplomatic victory for Sandu, one of the poorest countries in Europe facing numerous economic struggles.
Moldova has been struggling to wean itself off its reliance on Russian gas as it grapples with blackouts caused in part by Moscow’s attack on power infrastructure in neighboring Ukraine. It also faces protests over soaring inflation.
In a sign of progress on Wednesday, Moldova’s state-owned utility Energocom announced a deal with Romania’s Nuclearelectrica to provide enough power to make up for 80% of an expected power shortage in January 2023.
Romanian power producers are allowed to sell electricity to Moldova at 450 lei per megawatt-hour because of the war in Ukraine.
Five drones recorded in late night attack in Kiev – Kyiv City Military Administration
The Kyiv City Military Administration has just released preliminary information about the attack.
It said on Telegram that five Shahed drones entered Kyiv airspace and were all destroyed by Ukrainian air defenses, but ammunition fired by one of the drones hit an administrative building in Holosiiv, destroying parts of the building and destroying nearby residential buildings. The windows were also damaged.
Explosions heard in Kyiv
Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were urged to head to bomb shelters early on Friday as sirens blared across the city, a day after Russia launched its biggest airstrike since the war began in February, Reuters reported.
Shortly after 2:00 a.m., the Kyiv city government issued an alert on its Telegram messaging app channel about the air raid sirens and called on residents to seek shelter. Reuters witnesses heard several explosions and anti-aircraft fire 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Kyiv.
Kyiv region governor Olekskiy Kuleba said on Telegram that a “drone attack” was underway. Hours later, he said the attack targeted infrastructure and there were no casualties.
Kuleba wrote on Telegram: “Night attack by martyr drones. Russia again targeting our infrastructure. Air defenses repel drones. Previously, no hits. Emergency services are working at the crash site.”
Summary and welcome
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine. Air strike sirens sounded in Kyiv early Friday morning, just a day after Russia launched a massive missile attack on cities across the country. Several explosions were heard Friday morning as residents were urged to stay in shelters.
Kyiv Governor Oleksiy Kuleba posted at 5 a.m. that the attack targeted infrastructure and there were no casualties.
I’m Helen Sullivan and I’ll keep you updated on developments.
Here’s a summary of news from the past 24 hours:
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Belarusian official news agency BelTA reports that a Ukrainian S-300 missile landed in Belarus It was one of the largest Russian missile attacks on Ukraine since the war began.
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Ukrainian ambassador summoned to Minsk foreign ministry for formal protest Earlier, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said that the missile falling on the territory of Belarus was “extremely serious”.
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Russia launched a wave of missile attacks on Ukraine on Thursday morning, The Ukrainian air force claimed it shot down 54 of 69 Russian winged cruise missiles fired into Ukraine from Rostov, Russia, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea.
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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said three people were known to have been wounded in the capital, including a 14-year-old girl. Two people were rescued from a private home hit by debris. Klitschko said 40 percent of consumers in the capital lost power after the missile strike.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pledged that Rome would continue to help Kyiv’s war effort And she will visit before the end of February.
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UK to pledge £2.3bn aid to Ukraine in 2023British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said.
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Kazakhstan is preparing to deport a Russian security official who fled his country because he opposed the invasion of Ukraine And hope to find sanctuary in the West, his wife said Thursday. Major Mikhail Zhilin, 36, an officer of the Federal Protective Service (FSO) tasked with protecting the Russian president, was barred from leaving Russia and entered Kazakhstan illegally in September when it became clear he might be sent to Ukraine.