Missile attacks: “Russians have returned to their pathetic tactics”

In the Lviv region in the town of Zolochiv, a rocket fell in a residential area, whereupon a fire broke out, Governor Maksym Kosytskiy said on Telegram on Thursday morning. At least five people were killed. In addition, according to rescue services, a civilian was killed in the central Dnipro region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the massive Russian rocket attack on his country and offered his condolences to the families of the victims. “It was a difficult night,” Zelenskyj wrote on his Telegram channel on Thursday. According to him, Russia fired a total of 81 missiles. There have been impacts and “unfortunately also injured and dead” nationwide.

“Pathetic Tactics”

The Russians have returned to “their pathetic tactics,” Zelenskyy continued: “The occupiers can only terrorize the civilian population. That’s all they’re capable of.” But that won’t help them win the war, the president said.

In the capital Kiev, Mayor Vitali Klitschko spoke of several injuries. In addition, around 40 percent of Kievans are currently without heating as a result of the attacks, he wrote on Telegram. In an interview with the “Bild” newspaper, Klitschko also said that Kiev had been attacked with both combat drones and various types of rockets. He explicitly praised German military aid: “Thanks to the German Iris-T missile defense system, all but one of the attacks in Kiev were repelled, which damaged critical infrastructure.”

Meanwhile, Kiev’s military chief Serhiy Popko announced that the Russians had also used the “Kinzhal” hypersonic missile in the attacks.

The first reports of the heaviest wave of attacks for some time had been around since the early hours of the morning. According to Ukrainian authorities, energy systems in particular were hit. In addition to Kiev, the regions of Kharkiv in the east and Odessa in the south of the country also complained about power cuts. For a total of around seven hours, there were air alerts throughout Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia more than a year ago.