Power was restored in Kharkiv Oblast after a Russian missile attack on Dec. 16 left the second-largest city and its surroundings without electricity, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Emergency blackouts remain across Kyiv Oblast, Governor Oleksii Kuleba said, adding that around half of the region is without power.
Five people were killed, including a 64-year-old woman and a young family with a 1-year-old son, in Russia's Dec. 16 missile attack on the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Twelve were wounded, including four children.
Basic utilities like water, power, and heating had been out for most of the city following Russia's missile attack on the morning of Dec. 16.
Three workers of electrical substations in Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts were wounded, according to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko.
The Kyiv City State Administration called it “one of the largest missile attacks” thus far aimed at the capital.
Missiles were launched from the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, and aircraft, according to Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman of Ukraine's Air Force.
Energy facilities were hit in several Ukrainian oblasts during Russia's latest mass missile strike, according to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the President’s Office.
Two children are among the wounded, according to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko.
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
There could be casualties as people may be under the rubble, according to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the President’s Office.
Russia's seventh mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure started on the morning of Dec. 16.
According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, at least three explosions have been recorded in the capital after Russia launched an early morning strike. At least one blast occurred on Kyiv's right bank and two on Kyiv's left bank. Water outages have been reported across the city.
Kyiv Oblast Governor Oleksiy Kuleba said that Russia is "massively attacking Ukraine."
According to Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, there is a temporary power outage in the region due to a massive Russian missile attack. Zhytomyr Oblast Governor Vitaliy Bunechko said that power engineers try to prevent large-scale damage to energy infrastructure facilities by implementing power shutdowns.
Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitaliy Kim reported early on Dec. 16 that Russian forces have launched about 60 missiles. First missiles have already entered the region. Governors of many Ukrainian oblasts urge residents to remain in shelters.
