Skip to content

News Feed

6:29 AM
Geolocated footage published on Sept. 26 and analyzed by the Institute for the Study of War indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced near the village of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, located 11 kilometers northwest of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast.
3:41 AM
Three Ukrainian footballers had strong performances at the League Cup quarterfinals on Sept. 27 in the U.K., bringing further attention to the country’s sports potential, Channel 24 reports.
Ukraine Daily
News from
Ukraine in your
inbox
12:15 AM
Russian forces used tanks, high explosive aerial bombs, and guided munitions in attacks in civilian areas of Donetsk Oblast that killed one and injured four others on Sept. 27, the regional prosecutor’s office reported on Facebook.
11:22 PM
In the city of Kherson, Russian strikes hit the same buildings several times as firefighters battled fires caused by the first round of shelling, the Ukrainian State Emergency Service reported on Telegram. They then had to return to extinguish the subsequent fires.
7:33 PM
The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the alleged shooting of civilians, including a German citizen, by Russian troops at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the German news agency Tagesschau reported on Sept. 27. The prosecutor’s office is investigating evidence that Russian troops shot at and injured civilians in Hostomel, a suburb of Kyiv and the site of major battles in February-March 2022.
6:35 PM
Timofey Sergeytsev, a columnist for the Russian-state run news agency Ria Novosti, Mikhail Tereshchenko, a photographer for state news agency TASS, and military expert Konstantin Sivkov said they had found the heads at their homes over during the week of Sept. 19-26.
MORE NEWS

watch us on facebook

Edit post

Russia launches 7th mass missile attack on Ukraine's energy system

by The Kyiv Independent news desk December 16, 2022 10:35 AM 2 min read
This photo published by Kyiv Oblast Police Chief Andriy Nebytov shows a Russian missile shot down in Kyiv Oblast during Russia's mass missile strike on Dec. 16, 2022. (Andriy Nebytov)
This audio is created with AI assistance

Editor's Note: This story is being updated as new developments regarding Russia's mass missile strike on Ukraine on Dec. 16 are emerging.

Russia unleashed the seventh large-scale missile barrage on Ukraine on the morning of Dec. 16, targeting energy infrastructure across the country.

Explosions were reported in Kyiv, and multiple other Ukrainian cities after the air raid alert went off in all regions but occupied Crimea and Luhansk Oblast.

Russia launched a total of 76 cruise missiles at targets across Ukraine, according Ukraine's air force. 60 of these missiles, a mix of Kh-555, Kh-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles, were shot down by Ukrainian air defense.

According to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the President’s Office, Russia hit energy facilities in several Ukrainian oblasts. Due to that, the authorities are imposing emergency blackouts, Tymoshenko said.

Russian troops hit a critical infrastructure site in the Chuhuiv district of Kharkiv Oblast, according to the oblast governor, Oleh Syniehubov. There is no information on casualties and damage yet. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said Kharkiv city is left without power due to the Russian attacks.

Russia hit Kyiv early on Dec. 16, according to the city mayor Vitali Klitschko. There were three explosions in different city districts on the left and right banks of the Dnipro River, and rescuers were sent to the site, Klitschko reported. He added that water supply interruptions have occurred in the city. Ukraine’s private energy company DTEK said emergency electricity cut-offs had been implemented in the capital.

According to Tymoshenko, Russian forces hit a residential building in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. He said people were under the rubble, and emergency services were working at the site.

Later on, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko reported that the attack on the residential building killed at least two people and wounded five.

Russian military launched 12 missile strikes at Zaporizhzhia, the acting city mayor Anatolii Kurtiev reported. He didn’t provide information on casualties and damage.

Air defense was working in the city of Vinnytsia, and Poltava and Zhytomyr oblasts, according to the local authorities.

Poltava is left without electricity due to the Russian strikes, according to the city mayor, Oleksandr Mamai.

The governors of Sumy, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, and Mykolaiv oblasts also reported power outages in the regions.

In Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, several railway stations were de-energized due to damage to the power system, Ukraine’s state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia reported.

Russia has repeatedly been launching mass missile strikes across Ukraine, targeting the country’s energy infrastructure since Oct. 10. The attacks killed dozens of people and forced authorities to impose blackouts in all Ukrainian regions.

The previous large-scale missile strikes on Ukraine took place on Oct. 10, Oct. 17, Oct. 31, Nov. 15, Nov. 23, and Dec. 5.

Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight.
Freedom can be costly. Both Ukraine and its journalists are paying a high price for their independence. Support independent journalism in its darkest hour. Support us for as little as $1, and it only takes a minute.
visa masterCard americanExpress

Editors' Picks

Enter your email to subscribe

Please, enter correct email address

Subscribe

* indicates required
* indicates required

Subscribe

* indicates required
* indicates required

Subscribe

* indicates required

Subscribe

* indicates required
Successfuly subscribed
Thank you for signing up for this newsletter. We’ve sent you a confirmation email.