On the night time between Friday 6 and Saturday 7 February, Russian forces carried out a mixed assault towards Ukraine. Following drone and missile assaults, a number of cities had been focused, together with within the western a part of the nation.
Electricity provide has been disrupted throughout giant areas of Ukraine following Russian assaults on the nation’s vitality infrastructure. Meanwhile, Polish authorities mentioned that resulting from raids in western Ukraine, operations had been suspended at Lublin and Rzeszow airports within the japanese a part of the nation, close to the border between the 2 nations.
Swarms of drones and missiles
According to the army, the Russians tried drone assaults all through the night time. By the night, the variety of drones over Ukraine elevated considerably. From 10.33pm Kiev time, the Air Force recorded teams of drones, each small and huge, over the areas of Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Mykolaiv and Odessa. Around 02:30 about 200 drones had been flying over Ukraine. Overnight, experiences additionally emerged that Russia had deployed Kalibr missile launchers over the Black Sea and, at round 02:40, fired cruise missiles at Ukraine. At 03:13, hostile targets had been recorded over the Mykolaiv area, triggering a nationwide air alert. About 40 minutes later, the missiles had been already over the western areas, together with Khmelnytskyi, adopted by Ivano-Frankivsk. While monitoring Kalibr missiles in the direction of Burshtyn, the military additionally reported a high-speed goal shifting from Odessa in the direction of Vinnytsia, probably a Zircon missile. The take-off of strategic bombers was additionally reported. After 6 am, the primary cruise missiles entered the Kherson area after which headed in the direction of western Ukraine.
Energy infrastructures affected
The head of the Volhynia Regional Military Administration, Roman Romanyuk, mentioned that over the previous 24 hours, air raid warnings had been repeatedly issued in each district of the area resulting from Shahed drones: one of many assaults broken vital infrastructure within the area. Around 4 am (Kiev time), a sequence of explosions rocked Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk area, as Kalibr missiles headed in the direction of the town. Almost instantly afterwards, loud explosions had been reported in Vinnytsia. At 05:35 Kiev time, Burshtyn suffered its sixth explosion for the reason that starting of the night time. At 06:55 Kiev time, explosions had been reported in Rivne, following one other explosion in Burshtyn. Furthermore, final night time Russia hit Kharkiv with a drone. Mayor Ihor Terekhov mentioned the impression was recorded within the Kholodnogirskyi district. A couple of minutes after the assault on Kharkiv, explosions had been heard in Kropyvnytskyi.
Unidentified drone present in Moldovan territory
An unidentified drone was present in Moldovan territory, as reported by The Kyiv Independent which experiences what it has discovered from the Moldovan authorities. The object was discovered within the village of Sofia, Drochia district, close to the border with Ukraine. Police cordoned off the realm and despatched the bomb squad to conduct an inspection. According to the police, it’s the third discovery of a drone within the nation for the reason that starting of the 12 months. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns any incident that may constitute a violation of the country’s airspace and a potential threat to the safety of its citizens,” the Moldovan ministry mentioned, including that Moldova stays steadfast in defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity and carefully displays developments in coordination with the related nationwide authorities.
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