Russia hit Ukraine with 40 missiles and drones on Saturday, according to reports.
The airstrikes began at 5am local time and lasted for three hours, sending residents scrambling to air raid shelters in the southeast of the country, including the cities of Kyiv and Lviv, and in the north.
The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched 37 missiles and three drones.
The Ukrainian military was able to shoot down eight missiles, and reported that many airstrikes missed their targets.
“More than 20 launched air strike weapons did not reach their targets due to widespread electronic warfare countermeasures,” the Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement on social media.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Telegram that its airstrikes had hit “facilities of the Ukrainian military industrial complex” that produce gunpowder, drones and other war materials.
Ukrainian soldiers pile into a vehicle during a Russian airstrike on Bakhmut. REUTERS A Ukrainian resident in Shostka inspects his damaged car after Russia pounded Ukraine with 40 missiles and drones Saturday. REUTERS Local residents look at the crater that formed after a Russian airstrike on Shostka in Ukraine Saturday. Reuters
In Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine, missile fragments caused damage to unoccupied residential buildings, according to reports.
“Enemy missile fragments caused destruction in the private residential area of Chernihiv. Fortunately, no one was injured,” the police wrote on Telegram.
Residents in Kyiv take shelter inside a subway station during a series of Russian airstrikes on Saturday. Reuters
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