Red Alert Sounded Across Ukraine As Russia Launches More Than 100 Missiles In Fresh Strike - Top Points

<div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00"><strong>New Delhi:</strong> An air raid siren sounded across all Ukraine's regions on Thursday after a fresh wave of Russian missiles strike several big cities.&nbsp;</p> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych shared on social media that more than 100 missiles had been launched toward Ukrainian cities in "several waves".</p> <div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Blasts were also heard in the cities of Kharkiv, Odesa and Zhytomyr. At least two explosions were reported in Kyiv, but it was unclear if they were the result of missile attacks or air defences, reported BBC.</p> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Maksym Marchenko, Odesa regional leader, said in a statement that Russia has carried out a &ldquo;massive missile attack&rdquo; on Ukraine.&nbsp;</p> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00"><strong>Here's what is happening in Ukraine-</strong></p> <ul> <li class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Power cuts were announced in the Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions, aimed at minimising potential damage to the energy infrastructure, news agency Reuters reported.<br /><br /></li> <li class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">"After the night attack of self-exploding drones, the enemy is attacking Ukraine from various directions with air and sea-based cruise missiles from strategic aircrafts and ships," CNN quoted the Ukrainian Air Force as saying.<br /><br /></li> <li class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">&ldquo;Air defense is working over the region now,&rdquo; Marchenko said, calling on residents to stay in shelters, CNN reported.<br /><br /></li> <li class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI" data-testid="paragraph-4">Moscow has repeatedly denied targeting civilians, but Ukraine says its daily bombardment is destroying cities, towns, and the country's infrastructrure from power to medical.</li> <li class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Earlier, Ukraine's southern command had issued a warning that Russian force were preparing to launch up to 20 missiles from positions in the Black Sea.</p> </div> </li> <li class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI" data-testid="paragraph-7">Ukraine's recently liberated southern city of Kherson has remained under constant bombardment from Russian forces which had retreated to the east bank of the river when the city was retaken in a major victory for Ukraine last month.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="teads-adCall">Recently, Ukraine has been subjected to dozens of Russian strikes, which have repeatedly resulted in power outages across the country.&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> </div> </div>