Russia Strikes Ukraine Overnight As Zelenskyy Denies Plans For Elections On War Anniversary
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Russia Strikes Ukraine Overnight As Zelenskyy Denies Plans For Elections On War Anniversary
"Russian forces launched overnight ballistic missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed reports that elections or a referendum on territorial integrity would be announced on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. In Kyiv, a ballistic missile strike damaged a private residence, injuring at least two people, one of whom was hospitalized in serious condition, Mayor Vitali Klitschko and the city's military administration head Tymur Tkachenko reported."
"Local authorities reported on February 12 that the overnight attack on the southern city of Odesa damaged civilian and critical infrastructure and injured at least one person. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, ballistic missiles struck the cities of Dnipro and Pavlohrad, damaging residential buildings and cars. Dnipropetrovsk regional Governnor Oleksandr Hanzha said two young children were wounded in the attack on Dnipro and are receiving medical care."
"Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha condemned the strikes, saying Russia had launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles overnight, targeting the energy system and depriving people of electricity, heating, and water. "Civilians were injured, including a toddler and a 4-year-old child. No one can close their eyes to Russia's terror. It is happening right now in the middle of Europe," he wrote on X, adding that the attacks came despite talk of an Olympic truce and US-led peace efforts."
Russian forces launched overnight ballistic missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. A missile strike in Kyiv damaged a residence, injuring at least two people, one hospitalized. Attacks damaged civilian and critical infrastructure in Odesa and injured at least one person. Ballistic missiles struck Dnipro and Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk region, damaging buildings and cars; two young children wounded in Dnipro are receiving medical care. Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles targeting the energy system and depriving people of electricity, heating and water. Russia said it intercepted a missile over Volgograd, but falling debris ignited a fire at a Defense Ministry facility and forced a village evacuation.
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