Ukrainian authorities have counted 90 missiles fired by Russia in one night. At least 4 people have been killed.
In southeastern Ukraine, a Russian strike on the night of Monday to Tuesday killed two people and injured four in the region of Zaporizhzhia during the night. Local authorities also reported damaged infrastructure and seven residential buildings affected.
The Zaporizhzhia region is located in southeastern Ukraine, close to the front lines, and has been continually caught in crossfire.
Last night’s attack, which also targeted Krivoy Rogin central Ukraine, follows an intensive barrage that hit energy facilities across the country the previous day.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service says two people were killed and five others injured in a Russian strike on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih, President Zelensky’s hometown.
The bombing took place at night. The four-story building was partially destroyed.
The service said the rocket hit the hotel at midnight, partially destroying the four-story building in the central Ukrainian city.
Search and rescue operations were underway on Tuesday, with two more people reportedly found under the rubble.
In the region of Kyivwhich faced power outages after Monday’s attack, five air raid alerts were issued overnight.
The regional administration said air defenses had destroyed all drones and missiles fired by Russia, but falling debris had sparked forest fires.
According to Kyiv firefighters, two fires have been extinguished in the Dnipro district in the east of the capital.
In the capital region, which faced power outages after Monday’s attack, five air raid alerts were issued overnight.
The President Volodymyr Zelensky called Monday’s barrage, which included more than 100 missiles and a similar number of drones, “despicable.”
The strikes hit civilian infrastructure and most of the country was targeted, he said.
In Russiaauthorities say four Ukrainian missiles were shot down over the Kursk region, where Russian forces are battling Ukrainian troops who made a surprise incursion this month.
Fighting in the region has raised concerns about the nuclear power plant there.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said he would visit the plant on Tuesday.