Russia used 43 missiles and 17 Iranian-made drones in the bombings carried out this Monday (10) against several cities in Ukraine, according to a report released by Hanna Maliar, Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defence.
According to a spokesperson for the Ukrainian air force, quoted by the local newspaper Kyviv Independent, 43 of the launched missiles were shot down by the Ukrainian defenses.
Maliar also confirmed the use, by part of the Russian forces, of Shahed-type drones, manufactured by Iran, launched from Belarus and Crimea.
The launch of missiles against Kiev, Lviv, Pryluky, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipro, Nizhyn, Zhytomyr and Kharkiv were made from the Caspian Sea and from Nizhni Novgorod, a city located in western Russia, according to information from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
The large-scale Russian bombings left an undetermined total number of dead, while the population seek refuge. In Kiev alone, the information provided was of eight victims and 42 injured.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, indicated in a message sent to the Ukrainian people, that the mass attacks in various regions of Ukraine are aimed at hitting the energy infrastructure and causing casualties among the civilian population.
“The morning is hard. We are dealing with terrorists. Dozens of Iranian Shaheds missiles,” said the Ukrainian head of state.
The first target, according to Zelensky, are energy facilities throughout Ukraine, and the second “is people.” .
“Targets like this are being specially chosen to cause the greatest possible damage”, guaranteed Zelensky.
The Shaded drone 500 is a guided and unmanned aerial apparatus, developed by the company Hesa, which entered service in 2021.
With a radius of action of 2. 500 kilometers, the weapon is used exclusively for selective attacks.
Putin threatens
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine this Monday, with more “firm” responses, such as missile attacks later this Monday, “in case” of following the “attempts to carry out terrorist attacks on our territory”.
The increase in bombings comes after an explosion on Saturday that caused damage to the Crimean bridge, a setback for military logistics. from Moscow.
By the structure, Russia transported heavy military equipment and material to troops in southern Ukraine.
