Russian forces launch 60 drones, 150 missiles, targeting Ukraine's energy grid overnight
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Russian forces conducted one of the largest missile attacks on Ukraine, the Energy Ministry assures.
Enemy troops took off with Tu-95MS strategic bombers and launched Kh-101/555/55 cruise missiles.
Explosions were heard in a number of Ukrainian cities, as critical infrastructure was hit in Kryvyi Rih and the Dnipro region. Casualties and injuries were reported in Khmelnytsky and Zaporizhzhia.
Russia has launched a massive attack on critical infrastructure facilities, and power outages have begun.
An air alert was declared over most of Ukraine, before which Russia launched Shahed attack drones.
13 Tu-95 bombers took off from the Olenya airfield (Murmansk region).
One of the power lines supplying Zaporizhzhia power station was down due to the shelling.
Kryvyi Rih
On the night of March 22, Russian forces attacked Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipro region with "shaheds" and rockets. Critical infrastructure facilities were hit.
At 5 in the morning, the mayor Oleksandr Vilkul reported explosions in the city and urged not to film or post anything.
Vilkul said that emergency shutdown schedules had been introduced in Kryvyi Rih:
Ivano-Frankivsk region
Russian forces attacked the region with missiles and drones. A critical infrastructure facility was hit.
Explosions were also heard in the Carpathian region. A critical infrastructure facility was also hit.
One person was injured, but no power outages have been reported in the region.
Russian troops fired ballistic missiles at Kharkiv. About 15 explosions were heard in the city, as the enemy targeted the energy structure.
During the attack, 12 explosions occurred in Zaporizhzhia on March 22. There were injuries, seven houses were destroyed, and dozens were damaged.
