Russia launches massive rocket attack on major Ukrainian cities
Photo: Telegram / Andrii Sadovyi
Russian rockets attacked Ukraine early on the morning of February 15.
Explosions rocked the major cities of Dnipro, Lviv, and Zaporizhzhia, with documented hits on infrastructure facilities, Rubryka reports.
According to initial reports from the Ukrainian Air Force, several Tu-95MS bombers took off from the Olenya airfield in the Murmansk Oblast, Russia.
Later, the Russians launched rockets, and an air raid warning was declared across Ukraine. The danger lasted for over two hours.
At 4:33 a.m., the Air Force reported a missile danger in the southern and eastern regions due to the launches of cruise missiles from Russian Tu-95MS aircraft.
Lviv
The first explosions in the western city of Lviv and the region were heard at 06:35 a.m. Air defense forces started repelling the aerial attack.
According to the Air Force, Russian missiles were in the Lviv and Khmelnytskyi regions at 06:38, with their course constantly changing. A few minutes later, a Russian missile was spotted within Lviv.
"It was very loud. We're not filming anything. We're not posting it anywhere. Air defense is working," said Mayor Andrii Sadovyi.
The city official stressed that the threat of missile strikes still persists, and around 07:00, he confirmed a Russian missile strike in the city.
Photo: Telegram / Andrii Sadovyi
"According to preliminary information, windows were blown out by the blast wave in several buildings on Naukova Street. There is no information about casualties yet. The threat is still relevant," he said.
Later, local authorities reported that two people were injured in the morning attack on Lviv. A man and a woman living in buildings on Naukova Street sustained minor injuries. They were assisted on the spot.
Mayor Sadovyi added that over ten missiles flew to Lviv.
"Air defense successfully repelled this attack, but we still have one hit on an infrastructure facility," the official said. "A school was hit. Emergency services are working at the scene. We are assessing the consequences of the attack."
Later, the city's leader revealed that the blast wave blew out part of the windows in 16 residential buildings on Naukova Street, and cars parked nearby were damaged.
The head of the region, Maksym Kozytskyi, added that three people were injured.
Zaporizhzhia
During the rocket attack on Ukraine in the morning, the Russian forces struck the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia with ballistic missiles. An infrastructure facility was hit, and four people were injured, the head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov, reported.
Photo: From open sources
Multi-story residential buildings, an educational institution, and a commercial facility (windows were smashed, roofs were destroyed) also suffered damage in the city.
Photo: From open sources
"The relevant services are already working on-site," said the city council secretary Anatolii Krutiev.
Dnipro
A few minutes after the first report of the ballistic attack, the correspondents of the Ukrainian national broadcaster Suspilne heard repeated explosions in the central city of Dnipro.
Shortly after the resounding of the air raid siren, the head of the regional military administration, Serhii Lysak, reported on the attack on civilian infrastructure facilities and thanked the air defense forces for their work.
Currently, the regional military administration is gathering all the information.
What we know about the most recent Russian massive attack on Ukraine
On the morning of February 7, Russian forces launched cruise missiles of various types and strike drones over Ukraine. Loud explosions were heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv.
The Russian missile and drone attack on the southern city of Mykolaiv destroyed about 40 private houses. One casualty was transported to the hospital and later died in intensive care due to severe mine-blast injuries.
The Russian forces also struck the northeastern city of Kharkiv. At least four strikes hit the Kharkiv region. Impacts were recorded in the Slobidskyi city district, with damage to non-residential infrastructure. At the moment, there are no casualties reported.
On the morning of February 7, a Russian missile hit an industrial facility in the western Lviv region, and firefighters are extinguishing the fire. According to the head of the Lviv Regional State Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, a fire area is about 300 sq. m.
In Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, a residential high-rise caught fire. Debris also struck in the Dniprovskyi district. As of now, a total of 13 residents in the capital are affected, with two reportedly killed.
In Novomoskovsk, Dnipropetrovsk region, a strike occurred at a municipal beautification enterprise.
During the Russian missile attack on Ukraine, air defense downed about 20 missiles near and over Kyiv.
Moreover, on the night of February 7, Ukraine was attacked by Shahed kamikaze drones; the air defense forces downed most of them.
Overall, Russian forces launched a massive attack on Ukraine with 64 missiles of various types and kamikaze drones, with the Ukrainian air defense forces managing to destroy 44 targets.
