Entire Ukraine under air raid alert as Russia launches 'heavy wave' of missiles | 5 points
missiles across Ukraine early Monday. 1. Russia said on Monday it hit military-industrial targets in Ukraine from sea and air.
"This morning, a multiple attack was carried out with high-precision, long-range, sea and air-based weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, on facilities of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine," the defence ministry was quoted by Reuters as saying. 2. A total of 59 projectiles were fired at Ukraine, including drones and missiles, the air force said, adding that Moscow had targeted civilian infrastructure.
The Ukrainian Air Force intercepted 18 of the 51 cruise missiles and all the drones, Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said. ALSO READ: Did Ukraine Miss an Early Chance to Negotiate Peace 3. The strikes came amid a cold snap sweeping Ukraine, with Vilkul also reporting that 15,000 residents were without power and that local trams and trolleybuses were not running.
4. While it launched "several waves" of missiles targetting Ukraine, Russia said Monday it had moved some 300 people from the border city of Belgorod due to Ukrainian shelling. According to AFP, this was the biggest evacuation from a major Russian city since the conflict began. Belgorod lies less than 20 miles (32 kilometres) from the Ukrainian border.
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