Air alert declared in Ukraine

An air alert was announced throughout Ukraine, according to the data of the official resource for alerting citizens of the Ministry of Digital Development of the country.

According to the online map, an air alert has been announced in Odessa, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine. In addition, the warning system worked in the parts of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions controlled by Kyiv.

The edition “Strana.ua” writes that explosions are heard in Kyiv. TASS with reference to eyewitnesses clarifiesthat explosions sound in the north-west of the Ukrainian capital. In particular, one of the explosions occurred around 08.20 (09.20 Moscow time). Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has not yet commented on reports of explosions on his Telegram channel.

Poltava Mayor Oleksandr Mamay on Telegram also confirmed the announcement of an air alert in the region. He urged the residents of the city not to neglect the safety rules and stay in hiding.

Even at night, the explosions were reported by the authorities of Kharkov, Dnepr, Nikopol and Sumy. In particular, the head of the administration of the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, Oleg Sinegubov, claimed that strikes were being carried out on Kharkov and the region. The head of the military administration of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Valentin Reznichenko, reported that the region was attacked by drones at night.

The day before, on December 28, an air raid alert was also announced throughout Ukraine. This was evidenced by the data of the online air alert map of the Ministry of Digital Affairs of the country.

Russia’s special operation in Ukraine began on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the protection of the inhabitants of Donbass, as well as the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, its goals. During the special operation, Russian troops took control of the LPR, as well as most of the DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Subsequently, these territories became part of Russia, and on October 19 martial law was introduced in the regions.

On October 10, the Russian military began to strike at Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Putin, during an operational meeting with members of the Security Council, said that such a decision was made in response to Ukrainian attempts at terrorist attacks on Russian territory, including an explosion on the Crimean bridge. He emphasized that the reaction to such actions would be tough.